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First book I have started reading in months!

I'm taking Wednesday off work as a mental health day because I need a rest I am mentally and physically exhausted, so a bit of self care today and tomorrow: new tattoo, book shopping then a walk, dinner with a friend and catch up.
It was bliss. 😊

We the Mapless by Ian McBryde (litsy doesn't have it so can't tag it)

Repost for @Librarybelle

Voting for next year‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead list is now open! It‘s a great list, I think I will be hard to choose favourites.

Please follow this link to vote: http://forms.gle/C6y6bxkEhaSrTsGd8

If you would like to vote select your top 5 choices from the list (links for each book included)

Voting is open through Thursday November 21st

The form also includes space to indicate if you wish to be on the 2025 tag list

#hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows 9,406 points for Oct 14-31. For the whole month, 9,836. Thanks @PuddleJumper for hosting the games and @Catsandbooks for being our awesome team leader. And thank you to all the hosts of readathons, bingos, word searches, doodles,, etc. So. Much. Fun. 🎉🎊🖤🧡🐈‍⬛🧡🖤

Final #HauntedShelf points check in for Team #Flerken

9380 points! I did not read as much as I had hoped, and most of my bingo boards have single lines finished, with only Body Count Bingo getting a blackout, and only after I decided to count short stories individually. I did not, in fact, catch 'em all. I did much better in Pokemon Sleep this month. 😂

@PuddleJumper

How did book of the month know I love hats??🤣
I really do love this reading challenge gift!!💙💙💙

#DaysDevotedTo
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#candy

I'm really missing my grandma right now. 🍭💚🍭

#thinkpositivebepositive

Embrace your imperfections.
You are beautiful the way you are.

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Villa

I have a bad feeling about where my book is heading... 😬

#HyggeHourReadathon
@AllDeBooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

The current temp is 59º F, and it has been raining on and off all day. I am weeping in gratitude. In 10 minutes, I plan on revisiting these lovely Naturalisty Solstice cards from last year as I prepare for this year's. I have Kate and Pippa at my feet, hoping for some delicious Canadian snacks from the lovely @mcctrish. 😘

Life is good. Remember this on Nov. 5th. 💙

Here are the four books I will attempt to read in November. I have so many ebooks it is hard to narrow my list to just 20 each month. I have a hard time sticking to the list. However, this challenge is helping my address my backlog.

#ReadYourKindle #ReadYourEbooks @CBee

I did manage three bingos in October. I was going for four but ever the mood reader, I fell a little short. #BookSpin #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Repost for @CBee

And here we gooooooo!! The November #ReadYourKindle numbers are here👏👏 Have fun! #readyourbooks #readyournook #readyourkobo (please note the new hashtag 😊)
Let @CBee know if you want to be added or removed from the tag list.

Repost for @PuddleJumper

#QueerBC December buddy read.

Suggest 3 books and then we‘ll vote on them.

http://forms.gle/kt1DPYHJYd9ofx8x7

Suggestions will remain open until November 15.

#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

Currently working on two books. I need to start a third. So many books not enough time.

#bookspin #bookspin2024 #bookspin24 @TheAromaOfBooks

Bookspin: SOVEREIGN
DoubleSpin: THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM

Thanks for all your hard work, @TheAromaOfBooks! 🧡🍁🤎

#DaysDevotedTo
#sandwich

In which Jon Stewart rhapsodizes on what is the best sandwich. If you haven't seen this, you should! 😂 Here's the link: https://mashable.com/video/jon-stewart-colbert-questionert

The sandwich part begins roughly 2:40 into the clip.

Hello, November! The end of the year is coming up fast. The only challenges I really want to complete are the #gottacatchemall, #nonfiction2024, alphabet challenge, and the diversity across genres challenge (hosted on Insta). I'm so close to finishing them. This month will be dedicated to filling most of the remaining prompts so I can have a low key December full of bonus reads.

@thearomaofbooks #bookspin

Late Halloween pics of Chloe Okoye — poor Buddha was no up for my nonsense. I figured y‘all would get a little chuckle from her first Halloween with us. She was not in the mood for my antics either. She was wondering why do we have so many outfits. #spookyseason

I‘m excited about my November #ReadYourKindle choices! @CBee 😃

Here‘s my #readyourkindle #readyourbooks options for this week. Thanks @CBee for organizing!

#DaysDevotedTo @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Sandwich

Happy Sunday 💕

#DaysDevotedTo #AllSouls
My mother-laws birthday is the day before #AllSouls day.

Write girl is a creative writing organization for teens.

No Character Limit features the creative work and candid voices of over 125 writers in one emotionally charged volume. Definitely a treat!

#DAYSDEVOTEDTO
Prompt 1 - authors

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Have a good day everyone 📚💕
I have work today then coming home to cook a roast dinner. Hubby will be watching the footie so a quiet afternoon reading sounds good to me. 🛋️

Just been approved to read these ARCs - question is, which one done read first?? 😂
#myweekendisbooked

I decided to start this book. I choose my Dragon Bookmark to use. It is the same sticker that is on my laptop. Am I the only one that changes bookmarks with my mood.

💚📖🐉

Here is my #BookSpin Bingo board for November. Now I am ready for the month. Come on November!! 😂

@TheAromaofBooks

Of the 16 books I read in October these were the top 12. It was a good month!

#DaysDevotedTo
#AllSouls
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters
#Viking
@TheSpineView

I see the word “Viking“ ... I think of this song.
Because ... Led Zeppelin.

Oh, who am I kidding? It's all about Robert Plant. #vikingindeed

I hope to get some more of Aztec and Queen Hereafter done this weekend, finish I Once Was Lost and The Glass Hotel, start Seven Fallen Feathers and the new HRC book. #weekendreads

#BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for November

This is shocking https://lithub.com/have-you-purchased-a-weirdly-low-quality-paperback-book-latel...

I'm pretty sure the only print on demand I've acquired recently was an out-of-print book. The idea of this becoming routine with new books from traditional publishers is troubling.

Day 1 of #NFN in the books. #TodayILearned

When you‘re debating the key to success is to articulate your opponent‘s perspective better than they could themselves.

From the How To Be A Better Human podcast

October 2024
Host of Maggie's Book Bites Podcast
Goodreads.com/MaggieCarr
#2024SpineStack
#MaggiesSpineStacks

September 2024
Host of Maggie's Book Bites Podcast
Goodreads.com/MaggieCarr
#2024SpineStack
#MaggiesSpineStacks

My TBR keeps getting longer and longer...we'll see how many I actually finish from this list!!

@AromaofBooks #BookSpin

It wasn't the best reading month -- and I pulled mostly OFF my TBR. Again, the library keeps messing with my TBR! 😂

@AromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo

My final total for #HauntedShelf: 12530 points.

@PuddleJumper Thank you for all your work in organizing this event and for being an inspiring leader for team #Flerken!

Many thanks to all those who organized #HauntedShelf readathons and challenges, especially @TheSpineView @Catsandbooks @TheAromaofBooks @Texreader @Emilymdxn @TEArificbooks @Bookwormjillk

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Venue

#DaysDevotedTo
#Authors
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

My shoutout today is for my two favorite comic book authors, Charles Schulz and Patrick McDonnell. The words are just as important as the drawings. 🧡🤎🧡

#Wardens2024 #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 #ReadMyKobo #ReadMyRoom #BookSpinBingo #HauntedShelf #TrappedInASpookyHouse

👻 Final points: 3,910

🤓A much slow reading month…life🤷🏻‍♀️ I did however, manage to finish 4 audiobooks, 1 Kobo, 3 magazines & 2 physicals (‘Girl Forgotten‘ not pictured above🤦🏻‍♀️).

🫂🤓Thanks so very much to all October hosts & participants!! A wonderfully fun month👻🎃

October wrap-up: 15 books read in October, not counting Part 2 of David Copperfield and short stories. A successful month!!

#5JoysFriday

1. Family trip to East Point Lighthouse
2. Ready to binge S2 of The Diplomat
3. Got my LEGO sets today
4. Kept organizing our home library
5. Cancelled our subscription to The Washington Post

#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii

Some joys this week:
1. The lovely package graciously given by @MommyOfTwo. 🧡
2. Pippa trying to open the treats from #1 while Kate patiently watches. 🧡
3. Matt and Pippa cuddling. 🧡
4. The weather finally broke. High temps in the low 70s. Lows in the 50s. Heaven. 🧡
5. Pippa and Kate and how they greet me whenever I come home. 🧡

If you took the time to read this, please share your joys, too! 🧡🍁💛

#5joysFriday @DebinHawaii
1) hot chocolate and a book in the cafe at the fancy sports complex where my daughter is taking a lacrosse clinic
2) native wildflower garden in the city
3) a hike by the river
4) neighbors‘s trees even prettier this week
5) Halloween with my rat and cow

Happy Friday! Deb I hope you feel better.

#poetrymatters
#vigor
@TheSpineView