I hope everyone had a great weekend. Ours was very good and I’ll tell you about it in a minute but first let’s find out who won a copy of The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff.
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The winner is Lori from She Treads Softly. Congrats, Lori! Thanks again to everyone who commented and stay tuned as I’ve got a couple of other books to giveaway soon.
So what did we do over the weekend? We went to Borders so I could use my Borders Bucks. Of course I was tempted by lots of books but I was in the mood for a mystery and I found Poison Pen by Sheila Lowe. I remember Literary Feline and Tanabata both mentioning they enjoyed the book so that’s all I needed to know.
Aside from making smoothies, I went to yoga, read some in the manual of my new camera (which is actually my husband’s old camera as he got a new one), took pics of some new books for the shop, and have been having so much fun reading one of my birthday books, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
Now, back to weeding out some books. Yep, it’s time to make room in the shelves for more books. I’ll let you know how that’s going.
I missed your birthday? Happy belated birthday!! I really enjoyed the Guernsey book. And now that you say smoothies, that sounds so good I wish I could go make one (or buy one…). Good luck weeding!
I’m so excited! Thank you so much! I’m looking forward to reading The 19th Wife!
I bought two books earlier, when I was out lunching, LOL. Both are YA novels – Stolen by Lucy Christopher and The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti. Now I’ll have to look out for Poison Pen. 😉
Smoothies and yoga sounds good! I haven’t tried yoga, but then I haven’t been exercising for some time! Running after the kids and household took care of that, LOL.
Sounds like a good weekend! And I’m glad you mentioned Guernsey because I need to add it to my library wishlist. Now if I just didn’t have to go downstairs to get my library card #. Oy!
I’m so glad to hear you are enjoying the Guernsey book! I read it last year and loved it – it’s one of those books that I kept recommending to friends and random strangers too!
Mmmm a smoothie would be good right now! Have fun with the book shelves!
Guernsey is such a sweet book. I listened to it on audio, which I think makes it even more special because each character has its own narrator. One of my favs of the year, for sure!
all good! congrats to Lori.
Sounds like you had a good weekend! Any tips on weeding would be appreciated. 🙂 I have a hard time letting go.
Danielle – Aw, thanks! It was a good one and I got some great bookish things 🙂 Aren’t smoothies the perfect thing for summer?
Lori L. – Congrats! I really hope you’ll like the book. I’m sending David your info so hopefully you’ll get it soon 🙂
Melody – Ooh, have not heard of the books you bought before. Now I ned to see what they are about! I love yoga. Hadn’t been able to do it for the past two weeks what with all the stuff I had going on with my family & such but it’s good to be back. I need it to calm my monkey mind 🙂
Andi – You must read it! I love it so far. I think it’s just the perfect comfort read. Have fun at the library 🙂
Karen – I think this is a book that’s easy to recommend even to strangers isn’t it? It’s a fast read and just sweet. Definitely reminds me a lot of 84 Charring Cross Road!
Claire – I swear with the heat now all I want are smoothies and fruit! haha…
Sandy – Ooh, I bet that was great! I haven’t had much luck with audio books but I think this one would have been fun to listen to!
Care – Yep 🙂
Tiffany – I used to have such a hard time letting go but not so much anymore. I can’t buy another bookcase until we are actually in a house so that’s why the weeding is necessary. I’ll have to post on my weeding process 🙂
Did you celebrate your birthday while you were out of town? Happy Birthday! 🙂 Guernsey is, I’m sure, a fun summer reading! 🙂
I”ve heard some good things about the Guernsey book. I look forward to hearing what you have to say.
I have to make room on my bookshelves after bringing home my haul from BEA. Where to put it all?? It’s so hard to give up books…
Matthew – No, my birthday was on Memorial Day this year which is great really as my husband had the day off and we went off to the bookstores, to the movies and to eat. So fun 🙂
Book Escape – I am so jealous of everyone that got to go to BEA! 🙂 I bet that was so much fun. Did you get to meet book blog friends?
Good luck with the weeding, Iliana! I need to do some of that too. My mother-in-law suggested we start packing our books in boxes now (even though we won’t be moving for at least another two years). My first thought was that I could pack all the “read” books and fill the shelves with my overflowing TBR books. LOL I’m sure that’s not what she had in mind. 🙂 Thinking though of moving all those books gives me a bit of a headache though. I know I’m going to have to say goodbye to some.
Enjoy your reading and have a great week!
I am in need of editing the bookshelves to make room for some of the new books we have been bringing home. We have a book area that has seemed to form in our bedroom now. Funny how books almost have a way of taking over!
Literary Feline – That’s too funny! Yea, when we moved last year it was rough. I had 22 book boxes and my husband probably had something like that too! Hope you are having a great week too! 🙂
Christine – Ha,ha.. that happens with books all the time doesn’t it? We have books everywhere – even in the kitchen!
Good luck with your weeding; that can be overwhelming!
Happy Belated Birthday! I know lots of June birthday girls (and guys!) It’s a lovely month for celebrations.
I loved Guernsey…I hope you do too. And I”m dying to read The 19th Wife.
Diane – It definitely can. I’m just doing a little bit though so I won’t feel too sad about letting some books go 🙂
ravenous reader – Actually mine was at the end of May but I’m still a gemini girl 🙂 Oh and hope you get to 19th Wife. Very good and so interesting!
Anna loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows! And yet, another book for the WWII Reading Challenge! Happy reading!