Books on the Nightstand discussion

In the car I'm listening to Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life
On my iPad I'm listening to Summerland
I'm reading Uncommon Type: Some Stories and Washington D.C.

The Invisible Woman by Claire Tomalin
An interesting story.

In the car...

Temporarily abandoned while trying to catch up on the Tournament of Books...

Finishing this today...

And then I think I'll start...

And reading this for my book club...

Listening to and ; reading for Postal Book Club; for IRL book club; as a goodreads giveaway; just because; and hoping to get to in preparation for an upcoming trip to Iceland.

Finished two totally different books and loved them both

by Elizabeth Strout

My Review:
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by Lauren Oliver

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished by Michael Bornstein & Debbie Bornstein Holinstat

Book Hangover commences

My Review:
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I decided to start over with Louise Penny on CD in the car, now that I commute 2.5 hrs/day, 3 days/week!! Still Life

Emma in the Night ..Wendy Walker,,,Read her other one All is not Forgotten and really enjoyed it

Also, starting to re-listen to since just came out :)

I just finished listening to Louise Penny's first Inspector Gamache murder mystery: as an audio book, and am reading Elizabeth McCracken's

So far this month I have finished listening to Summerland, True Believer: Stalin’s Last American Spy, The Music Shop, and One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported. I finished reading Uncommon Type: Some Stories.

I'm in the ending discs of Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life. Also listening to Shooting Ghosts: A U.S. Marine, a Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War. Well into reading The Sun Also Rises

Dark Saturday by Nicci French....really really good

Finished by Kristin Hannah-- 5 Stars

I Loved this book!

My Review:
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Finished by L.M. Montgomery-- 2 stars

Not enough of Anne Shirley in this one for me...

My Review:
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Finished and started Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. Finished listening to The Woman in the Window

My recent 5 star reads include Kent Haruf's trilogy:
Plainsong
Eventide
Benediction
Beautiful writing of the Precious Ordinary
Other 5 stars for me were:
Reservoir 13
The Absolutist
Some 3 stars that I enjoyed:
LaRose
Winter
The Animators
The Plague Dogs
The Keeper of Lost Things
Lowly 2 stars, but I did finish:
The Bookseller
I always enjoy seeing what you all are reading. Thanks for taking the time to post!

Started listening to The Immortalists

Finished by Victoria Aveyard-- 2 Stars

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Katherine wrote: "Listening to and ; reading for Postal Book Club;..."
Boy did my February reading take a left turn! Finished and as planned. Re-listened to and then listend to when it came out; listened to and started a charming cozy mystery series, reading and .
Still need to finish up and . March will be all about Booktopia authors.

What exactly is Booktopia?

C. John wrote: "What exactly is Booktopia?"

Booktopia is a gathering of readers and authors. After Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness started their podcast (Books on the Nightstand) many of us came here to comment about books, the podcast, ask for help finding books, etc. We got to "know" each other, but of course had never met each other. Someone said, "Wouldn't be neat if we could meet!"
So, Ann and Michael arranged for some to meet in Manchester, VT in April, 2011. (They arranged discounts at B&Bs, worked with the fantastic independent bookstore AND got 9 authors to come, too. They did not know what to expect, but about 100 of us accepted the invitation.
Someone who attended (the actual person is not known) dubbed that fantastic weekend "Booktopia."
It was such a hit that Ann and Michael did it again in 2012 in April in Vermont AND added 2 additional venues later in the year. All were called "Booktopia".
Ann and Michael did this until 2015 when they got out of the Booktopia business (after all, they had jobs, families including young children, and wanted some personal time).
Since 2016 the original bookstore, Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont has picked up the ball and has kept the tradition going the first weekend in May.
This will be the third year they are hosting and this year there are 10 authors.
It's no longer just about the books and the authors because we are friends that now see each other (if we're lucky) once a year.
Here is the line-up of this year's authors:
Steve Yarbrough Presents The Unmade World

Ariel Lawhon Presents I Was Anastasia

Chloe Benjamin Presents The Immortalists

Heather Abel Presents The Optimistic Decade

Pamela Paul Presents My Life With Bob

Peter Swanson novel The Girl With a Clock For a Heart

Eric Rickstad novel, THE NAMES OF DEAD GIRLS—the sequel to THE SILENT GIRLS

Robin Oliveira Presenting Winter Sisters

Stephen McCauley Presenting My Ex-Life

Jonathan Miles presents Anatomy of a Miracle

And here is how to sign up if you're interested:

http://bit.ly/2BPC4Gk

If you need more information, feel free to send me a private message.

Most of us attending this year's Booktopia are busy trying to read ALL the books prior to May. Many of us don't get it all done, but we try.

Also, people who have been to a Booktopia and for whatever reason can not attend (i.e. child is graduating from college that weekend) do question which is the higher priority.

Linda wrote: "C. John wrote: "What exactly is Booktopia?"

Booktopia is a gathering of readers and authors. After Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness started their podcast (Books on the Nightstand) many of us came ..."
Perfect recap, Linda :)

Katherine wrote: "Linda wrote: "C. John wrote: "What exactly is Booktopia?"

Booktopia is a gathering of readers and authors. After Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness started their podcast (Books on the Nightstand) ma..."

Thanks, Katherine!

Finished by Diane Chamberlain-- 4 Stars

Couldn't put it down...

My Review:
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