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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

6/30/2014

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This awesome weekly meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.
Each summer, I allow myself a week (well, in this case, three days) to sit in the sun and do nothing but read - and I don't let myself feel guilty about it. I averaged a book and a bit each day, and I may or may not have ended up with some interesting tan lines. . . Either way, it was still a lot of fun!

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The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: the Intersecting Lives of da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped by Paul Strathern (Long enough title for you? Luckily, the book is much more interesting and less pedantic than the title makes it sound.)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Stones of Florence by Mary McCarthy (It's always fun to read a travelogue from 50 years ago.)
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline (This was our book club book for the month. We're meeting tomorrow for lunch and discussion!)
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (Oh, my goodness, I see what everyone is talking about with this book!)

What I'm Reading Now

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The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence (Not quite what I was expecting, but it's okay so far.)

What's Coming Up Next

I'm not entirely sure. Wednesday is Library Day, so I'll soon have a new stack of books to devour. I'm thinking that some Newbery Award winners will make for good summer reading (and help me out on my challenge)!
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Erica Manoz link
6/30/2014 05:24:23 am

I love how you have a "Library Day." That's awesome!
Orphan Train sounds really good!

Visiting you from the IMWAYR linkup! :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/30/2014 12:03:13 pm

Orphan Train was really good! Thanks for stopping by!

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