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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

6/11/2018

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
I actually went to a bookstore last week and walked out without buying anything!! This is not a common occurrence for sure. It's a really nice used bookstore, but there were at least ten books filed in the Fiction section that were actually nonfiction (like Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt). It was really starting to bug me, but I didn't quite have the courage to say anything to the person at the desk. Sadly, I wasn't really in the mood to buy any books after noticing that. Hopefully the next time I visit will be different, because I've certainly walked out of there with stacks of books before!

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What I Read Last Week

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The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan (Georgette Heyer and James Herriot references?? Yes, please! This book is pure delight for any book lover.)

What I'm Reading Now

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Birth of the Chess Queen by Marilyn Yalom (I haven't been in the mood to read nonfiction for a long time, so I'm taking advantage of the feeling while it lasts.)
The Pirates! in an Adventure with Communists by Gideon Defoe (This was a library book sale find. It's small and short, so I decided to read it and check it off my list of books to read. It is hilariously satirical so far!)
​The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall (Continuing my audio reread of this series!)

What's Coming Up Next

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The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley (I love Lucinda Riley's books, and I'm so excited to dive into this fourth book in her Seven Sisters series!)
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Jade @ Reading with Jade link
6/13/2018 08:25:16 am

Leaving a bookshop without books, that's true willpower from a bookworm. Hehe. Happy reading!

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Erin @ Cracker Crumbs link
8/26/2018 06:57:02 pm

Yes to Jenny Colgan! I have become addicted to her books this year! And it is so hard to leave a bookstore without buying, kudos!!

Erin @ Cracker Crumbs (formerly Quixotic Magpie)

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Sherry link
10/14/2018 05:11:11 pm

Nominations close tomorrow (Monday) for Cybils, the blogger awards for children’s books. If you haven’t nominated your favorites yet, here’s the link for placing your books published between October 16, 2017 and October 15, 2018 into the nominations pool: http://www.cybils.com/2018/10/the-2018-nominations-are-now-open.html

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