Hello Friends, I hope you’ve had a lovely holiday with your loved ones, even if it may have been at a distance.
How is everyone doing with staying home? I do miss our visits to the bookstore, going to work and just being able to go out and not being fearful but I’m so grateful that we are home and hopefully all of these efforts by everyone will prove to be successful.
Work has been crazy busy but I was able to relax this weekend and just hang out with my husband and my mom. And, last night I was even doing a bit of online shopping. Well, I just couldn’t resist some book deals. So here’s what I got:
The Binder of Lost Stories by Cristina Caboni. From the summary: With her delicate touch, Sofia Bauer restores books to their original splendor. In this art she finds refuge from her crumbling marriage and the feeling that her once-vibrant life is slipping away. Then an antique German edition takes her breath away. Slipped covertly into the endpapers is an intriguing missive, the first part of a secret…from one bookbinder to another. How could I not get this given that I love bookbinding!
Someone to Love by Mary Balogh. From the summary: Anna Snow grew up in an orphanage in Bath knowing nothing of the family she came from. Now she discovers that the late Earl of Riverdale was her father and that she has inherited his fortune. She is also overjoyed to learn she has siblings. However, they want nothing to do with her or her attempts to share her new wealth. But the new earl’s guardian is interested in Anna… I have really enjoyed some of Mary Balogh’s romance novels over the years so I’m looking forward to this one.
Fuimos Canciones by Elisabet Benavent. This is a rom-com about three girlfriends who are living the single life in Madrid, Spain but one of them has a secret and his name is, Leo. I’ve heard really good things about this author so I’m looking forward to a fun book.
Also, speaking of book buys, have you guys heard of Bookshop? Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support independent bookstores and give back to the book community. I love this. I see that some of the indie bookstores in my area are participating with Bookshop so I plan to do a bit more shopping soon.
Anyway, that’s the scoop around here. I hope you are all well and staying home as much as you can. Wishing you a good start to the week and lots of great reads ahead.
The Spain book sounds like a fun read!
Happy Easter to you and yours!
How wonderful that you are ordering books and supporting indie shops while you do so. it must be great fun to open the packages and pet the new arrivals, when those books have travelled further in the past week than you have! Hah.
Iliana, glad to hear that you and your husband and Mom are doing well. I got out this morning for a walk and it was more than a little cold. I’m not looking forward to the 90’s every day, but I might like it a little warmer than 50 – ha! You guys take care and I think that book shopping sounds very good for the soul. I’ve done a bit of the same, even though I’m probably not going to be reading the books I’m buying right away. Just stocking up for later in the year when I’m not so anxious. At least we have the bluebonnets, right?
Glad to hear you’re doing well, Iliana! Thanks for your good wishes. Positivity and cheerfulness always helps. Have an awesome week! 😀
Yay for new books! I am glad to hear you had a lovely weekend and are doing well. The 4 inches of snow that fell yesterday made it easier to stay inside! Stay safe and well!
I dreamt about a combination ideal store: indie bookstore, craft store, coffee/tea shop with studio rentals.
Stay safe.
A little online retail therapy sounds lovely! I’m just not reading very much these days, so I should probably focus on what I already own. At least I don’t have to worry about library books calling for attention right now. I’m still working on travel posts and we got the RV out of storage this morning in order to do a couple of housekeeping projects. Sure makes me wish we were packing up and heading out. Hopefully this fall! Take good care.
I will have to look into Bookshop and see if my local indie is signed up with them. It sounds like a great service. We each got a book in our Easter baskets yesterday. I hope you enjoy your new books. I have a couple of Balogh’s books on my TBR pile. I hope you stay safe and well, Iliana.
Happy Easter, Iliana! I really miss visiting a physical bookstore or libraries but I’m glad there’re still online bookstores. Hope you enjoy your books and stay safe!