#3books

[givemethedamnflowers]

Brand new craft project starting tomorrow : an aftg pillowcase, with all the covers embroidered

[jimfostercoc]

Derek Anderson, Author and Illustrator of "How the Easter Bunny Saved Christmas," talks about what happens when the Easter Bunny tries to fill in for an ailing Santa at the North Pole. This full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

[lauraelizabethmarazzi]

2024 Book Review

As the year comes to a close, one of my favourite traditions is reflecting on the literature I consumed this year. It was an ambitious year with the goal being 50 books - and yet I exceeded it, finishing 68! My most prolific year yet.

Stats:

For those titillated by pie charts, statistics, and graphs, here is the breakdown of my books as provided by the app Fable:

My most-read genre was Romance with a total of 35 books read (Emily Henry being the top author in this category [ with 3books read] closely followed by Abby Jimenez). Fantasy was next with 18, Literary Fiction 16, Historical Fiction 14, and lastly 12 Mystery Books. (Some books fall under multiple genres, of course.) My average rating was 4 stars. I read the most in August and December, finishing 8 books in each. One book was read on my Kobo, 32 were "physical" reads, and 34 were courtesy of audiobooks (mostly through the Libby app).

Last year I broke down my reading highlights into categories and I thought I would follow that same vein this year.

Reese's Book Club:

I read 12 novels from Reese's Book Club. Anyone who knows me is aware of my perhaps unhealthy love of her Book Club. Her team has the ability to consistently pick well told stories. Of the 12, the only book I wouldn't recommend would be "The Cactus" by Sarah Haywood. Otherwise, Reese is your girl for a good story.

General Lit:

A broad category with some highlights: "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver, "Intermezzo" by Sally Rooney, "Blue Sisters" by Coco Mellors, and "Obasan" by Joy Kogawa. An honourable mention to "Lolita" by Vladimir Nakobov, which has been on my TBR list for years and didn't disappoint.

Biographies:

One of my tried and true genres. The standouts this year were "Thicker Than Blood" by Kerry Washington, "Down the Drain" by Julia Fox, and "Crying in H-Mart" by Michelle Zauner. Fantasy This year I properly got into fantasy, with top favourites being the second and third books from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, "The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi" by Shannon Chakraborty, and the Fourth Wing series.

Summary:

This was my best reading year yet, which has now led me to the slightly delusional goal of reading 75 books next year. For Christmas, I got a Kobo, and I'm interested to see how that changes my reading habits. I also surprised myself by completing more audiobooks than physical books this year, and might have found a good hack to read ALL the books ALL the time (plus it really helps me tackle classic lit). Moving forward I am wanting to read more classic literature and focus on books that have been on my TBR list for quite a while.

Thank you for indulging this chronicler,

Laura

[anmolsmsblog]

The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus Book 3)+The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus Book 4)+The Bloo

Price: (as of – Details) The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus Book 3)+The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus Book 4)+The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus Book 5)(Set of 3books) ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09GYG6LDZ

[emkntrs28]

Hey its me ,Em.

I draw a lot of=

1book/dreams and nightmares

2book/my life/moments

3book/about how i handel my sicknes/how i feel…

And oc if u know about my life u will understand my sickness and im not even happy about how i was and how my life was in the past.

[fictionophile]

Fictionophile's SEPTEMBER 2023 Reading Wrap-Up #bookblogger #MonthlyWrapUp

SEPTEMBER by the numbers: Total novels read: 9 Published in 2023: 8Backlist titles: 1Five star reads: 3 Debut novels: 3Books that are part of a series: 3Goodreads challenge: 93/120 (77%)GR NetGalley challenge: 52/80 (65%)GR Edelweiss challenge: 19/20 (95%) In September, my armchair travels took me to England (3 times) Scotland (once) U.S.A. (5 times) In this past month I’ve read nine titles. (I…

[hellogatorbymoni]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Mark of the Lion Trilogy 3Book Gift Set.

[takeeachdayonebookatatime]

[scrumptiouskidprofessorfish]

Hold up Uncle Stan. Those are 6 fingers. - #memes#oof#gravityfalls#disney#goodmorning#awesomememes#hands#childhood#yes#epic#bill#illumanati#3books#grunclestan#humananatomy#medicalmemes#gravityfallsmemes#dank#goodmemes https://www.instagram.com/p/ByXVrjUHH1E/?igshid=9lgjlzku3i21

[jimfostercoc]

David Shannon, author and illustrator of "It's Christmas, David!," talks about some of the ways the version of David within the book gets himself heading toward trouble in the lead-up to Christmas, including playing with the ornaments on the tree. This full interview from a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

[notreallyuseless]

I have a problem called "I-like-this-piece-of-content-too-much-and-i-am-almost-done-with-it-so-now-I-have-to-start-a-new-thing-so-that-the-fun-lasts-longer".

Basically i have 6episodes left of Fantasy High Sophomore Year, 5 episodes left of The Seven and 5 episodes left of A Crown of Candy.

In other words i'm planning on starting EXU Calamity (finally) today.

[goddessgardener]

Publishers Weathering the Corona virus: https://www.ibpa-online.org/news/494659/IBPA-Members-Share-Tips-to-Weather-the-Effects-of-the-Coronavirus.htm

[ghostfilles]

i am so exhausted by the queer experience being told through a cishet lens because cishet people are the quickest ones to fetishize/dramatize/capitalize on traumatic experiences that surround things like coming out or having to hide a relationship. like. bro. i LIVED that shit. i don’t want every piece of media i consume relating to my identify to be a constant reminder of it. give me MORE fluffy, happy, colorful queer media please i fucking beg you

[pointman74250]

Three Books to Take on a Deserted Island:

1. How To Survive on a Deserted Island: Beginner's Edition.

2. Boatbuilding 101, with Blueprints.

3: How To Stop Ferocious Iguanas From Mounting You: Volume 7.

Joseph Lewis Szabo III