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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

5/1/2017

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon was on Saturday! Did you participate? I had a great time! My husband did his best to give me the day off from taking care of my little guy, which mostly worked (he was a little clingy - working on those one-year-old molars). It was so wonderful to be able to sit and read without having to feel guilty about the myriad of things that weren't getting done. Can we do it again next weekend?

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What I Read Last Week

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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (This was a book to read slowly and savor. It's beautiful!)
The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood (This is the first book in The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series, and I loved it. I will be checking the next book out on my next visit to the library!)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (Perfect read for a readathon. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.)

What I'm Reading Now

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The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (My husband is finally done reading this, so I now have access to it all day, which should speed up the process of finishing it!)
Be Frank with Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson (I got halfway through this one during the readathon. Frank is quite the character.)
Still Life by Louise Penny (There is so much love for this series in the blogosphere that I decided to try the first book on audio during the readathon, even though murder mysteries are not really my thing. I'm enjoying it so far.)

What's Coming Up Next

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Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde (This was supposed to be my April Fforde reread, but I seem to have run out of days. I guess I'll just have to read two in May!)
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Sarah @ PussReboots link
5/1/2017 07:13:06 pm

I did not participate. Actually I never have. 24 hours of reading and blogging is just too much for me.

Saturday was my the junior to cadette bridging ceremony in San Francisco. My daughter and I are sore and sunburnt from our adventure but we had fun. <a href="http://pussreboots.com/blog/2017/comments_05/what_are_you_reading_0501.html">Come see what I'm reading</a>.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/4/2017 10:25:31 am

That's what I love about this readathon - you can participate as much or as little as you like. There's no pressure to actually be involved for the whole 24 hours. In fact, one time I only read two hours, which isn't really more than I would read in a normal day. It's just fun to know there are people across the world hanging out and reading at the same time you are! Glad you had fun on your San Francisco adventure! :)

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Lindsey link
5/1/2017 10:19:15 pm

That sounds like a great Readathon indeed!

Are you going to continue the Louise Penny series? I haven't read any of her books yet.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/4/2017 10:27:45 am

I was convinced to try Louise Penny by listening to the What Should I Read Next podcast. Whenever she mentions this series, Anne always says the first couple books are slow, but book 3 really starts to pick up. So I'd like to keep going at least for a few more books in the series. If mysteries were one of my top genres, I would have loved this book. Even so, I enjoyed it quite a bit and am looking forward to trying the next couple.

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