Happy Saturday Links
11-13-21
Hi readers,
Today represents the end of another long week. When the time changes, it throws everything off for a few days. I’m an early riser/early to bed kind of person, so the early sundown doesn’t bother me like it does most people. I just feel “off” for a few days, and it makes the week seem so long. Most weeks seem too long to me anyway, and the weekend is never long enough. This week, my family received some good news in what has been a long, drawn-out court battle, so I’m thankful for this. The resolution takes a lot of worry and concern off my heart, and finally, this is no longer residing rent-free in my brain.
I finished a couple of books this week; both were just ok, nothing terribly exciting, but I had started them and wanted to complete each one as they were both pretty quick reads. I did read some interesting online articles this week, and I’ll share some of those below in the weekly links section.
Bookish gift guides are all the rage this time of year, and I had every intention of putting one together for my readers; I think I even mentioned it in a prior newsletter. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize how long it would take to put it together, and I just don’t have the time to devote to it and create something I would be proud to put my name on. I may throw a few links in here and there between now and the holidays, but there will not be a dedicated post related to bookish gifts. Maybe, I can start sooner next year, so I have more time to put together something worth publishing.
Here are this week’s links; enjoy!
A couple of years ago, I read my first middle-grade book as an adult as part of a postal book club that I participated in. This Bookriot article helps you choose a middle-grade book that might be right for you. I took the quiz, and one of the books recommended to me was this book, the one I read two years ago. And there are two other books in this series that I didn’t know about either.
Copper, a new app, describes itself as the “linked in for books.” This article with founder Allison Trowbridge tells why she created this and what we have to look forward to. As a book lover, I can’t wait to see where she takes this.
I enjoyed this article about Jennifer Weiner and how she learned to love cycling alone. A way to grieve her mother’s death and escape reality turned into cycling saving her life.
I see many posts on social media showing off bookshelves and others asking how to organize bookshelves. This Bookriot article gives several tips on how to organize along with great-looking items to decorate the shelves with.
Giving Tuesday is coming up on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Here are eight bookish nonprofits to donate to and spread the love of books and reading to others.
Here’s a quick read on how Disney’s Magic Kingdom transforms overnight into a winter Christmas wonderland. Guests left the park decked out in its Halloween theme and the next day’s guests arrived to see its Christmas theme. I guess this is one reason it is called the Magic Kingdom.
There are a couple of books publishing on Tuesday next week; one that I’m interested in reading and the other I’m almost finished with:
The Singles Table by Sara Desai - This is book three from Desai, and while books two and three connect to book one by family, each book reads as a stand-alone. It is a rom-com that’s funny, goofy, exasperating at times, and heartwarming that you can get lost in for a few hours. I read the first two during Covid and earlier this year, and both books were exactly what I needed at that time, an escape.
The Cartographers Secret by Tea Cooper - This is the third book of the new Harper Muse imprint of Harper Collins publishers that focuses on women historical fiction writers. From the publisher, “The Cartographers Secret follows a young woman’s quest to heal a family rift as she becomes entangled in one of Australia’s greatest historical puzzles.” Told in two timelines, 1880 and 1911, Evie goes missing while working to solve a mystery, and thirty years later, her niece, Leticia, is determined to learn what happened to her aunt. I’m almost finished with this ARC from NetGalley so that I can write my review in time for Tuesday’s publication day.
Have I told you how much I appreciate you? I receive such lovely comments and emails from several of my readers every week. When I hit publish, I hope that book lovers enjoy what I write, and the comments and emails tell me that they do. I love book recommendations from you as there are always books that you introduce me to that I’ve never heard of before. Thank you for reading, and thank you for the comments and recommendations. If you have book-loving friends that you think would like to read this, you can share it by clicking the link below.
I’ve got a lot on my list of things to do this weekend, and one of those things is, of course, reading. I hope you have some time to do the same. Happy reading!
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