Little Break

Little Break

Nightstand July 26, 2023

Hello Friends – I hope you are all enjoying summer and staying cool. It’s been such a busy month I don’t even know how we are almost at the end of July but I’m super excited because we’re finally going on vacation!

I got very spoiled with our yearly vacations ever since we’ve been married but the last few years have been a struggle as we don’t have family in town so I need help with care for my mom while we’re out. Luckily it all worked out and I’m waiting for family to arrive so my husband and I can head out of town.

It won’t be our usual long vacation and we’re staying in the country but just to be away for a while, see new things, go to museums, trails and visit new bookstores is just the best.

Our bags are packed, I’ve got my Kindle full of books and my travel journal is ready for the next travel chapter.

I’ll be back in a couple of weeks. Hopefully feeling a bit more refreshed and relaxed and I promise to share some pictures.

Hope you’re reading some wonderful summer reads.

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Link-o-Rama

Link-o-Rama

Nightstand July 20, 2023

Hello everyone – I hope you are all doing well! I’m here surviving a lot of work and hot, hot days. I read today that we broke a record by hitting 105+ degrees for 11 consecutive days. Yuck.

Needless to say, all I’ve got is a short post but thought I’d share some fun bookish/paper art related items. If you have a chance take a look through some of these and let me know what you think.

Do you love portrait art? How about some portraits of famous people made out of book spines? Hm, I do have a lot of books on my shelves. Could I do this too? Ha.

Here’s another artist making sculptures out of abandoned books. The detail is amazing. I know a lot of bookworms may not like the idea of tearing apart a book but I like this as it definitely gives books new life.

Do you know how to act around books? In case you need some tips, check out what The New York Public Library has to say.

I love vintage photographs and scrapbooks. Finding a vintage scrapbook – the best! This scrapbook from a German solider in WWII is really neat.

Who doesn’t love a good used book? Well, A Good Used Book offers a wonderful curated selection of gently used books you can buy online. I especially love some of the older editions.

Finally if you are doing some traveling this year and need a guide to libraries, check out Library Planet! I want to visit them all!

Have a wonderful weekend and stay cool friends!

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New Releases for July

New Releases for July

Nightstand July 10, 2023

Are you looking forward to some new releases this month? I have received several ARCs that I’m excited about. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the copies.

At the End of Every Day by Arianna Reiche. A loyal employee at a collapsing theme park questions the death of a celebrity visitor, the arrival of strange new guests, her boyfriend’s erratic behavior, and ultimately her own sanity. On sale 7/4/23.

A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert. The fountain pen on the cover caught my attention but with a retired librarian and book collector as the central character this sounds delightful. On sale 7/11/23.

A Real Somebody by Deny Collier. Another cover that caught my attention. A novel set in Montreal, 1947 about a young woman who joins the steno pool in a prestigious advertising firm, hoping to make her dreams come true. On sale 7/11/23.

One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie. A thriller with a thought-provoking premise. If you could test your son for a gene that predicts violence would you? On sale 7/18/23.

Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn. Mrs. Loretta Plansky, a recent widow in her seventies, is settling into retirement in Florida while dealing with her 98-year-old father and fielding requests for money from her family. One night Mrs. Plansky is startled awake by a phone call from a voice claiming to be her grandson Will, who desperately needs ten thousand dollars to get out of a jam. On sale 7/28/23.

Kala by Colin Walsh. In the seaside town of Kinlough, on Ireland’s west coast, three old friends are thrown together for the first time in years. They were part of an original group of six inseparable teenagers in the summer of 2003, with reckless Kala Lanann as their group’s white-hot center. Soon after that summer’s peak, Kala disappeared without a trace. On sale 7/25/23.

Let me know if you’ve got any of these on your radar or which books you are most excited about this month.

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