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message 1: by Diana S (last edited May 01, 2018 09:11PM) (new)
Apr 02, 2018 10:34AM

Diana S | 2149 comments Mod
Post your books here

Directions for this task

★ 1. List 5 books (use bookcovers) that you would like to read this month.
** (this is for the 1st person who post)

example...
Here are my 5 books: The Boat People by Sharon Bala The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah White Houses by Amy Bloom Halsey Street by Naima Coster Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

★ 2. The next person to post will choose the two books for you to read for this task.

example....
For (name) I pick: Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan & The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

★ 3. Then they will list their books:

example....
Here are my 5 books: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin Honor Among Thieves (The Honors, #1) by Rachel Caine Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce, #9) by Alan Bradley

.... step #2 and #3 in one post.

★ 4. and so on .......

★★ Just a reminder: the 1st person to post doesn't pick any books. You just list your 5 books.


message 2: by Bethany (last edited Apr 02, 2018 01:27PM) (new)
Apr 02, 2018 01:26PM

Bethany | 313 comments Here are my five:
The Gospel of Loki (Runemarks, #0.5) by Joanne Harris Consider the Fork A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes


message 3: by Book Concierge (new)
Apr 02, 2018 02:37PM

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 726 comments Bethany .... My picks for you
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler and Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes


My five options:
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen Dispatches from the Edge A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival by Anderson Cooper Old Heart by Peter Ferry The Rooster Bar by John Grisham


message 4: by Linda C (new)
Apr 02, 2018 06:05PM

Linda C (libladynylindac) | 983 comments Tessa - for you
Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen and Dispatches from the Edge A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival by Anderson Cooper

My five:
Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7) by Alexander McCall Smith Starlight, Starbright by Saranne Dawson Strawberry Fields by Marina Lewycka Pizza A Slice of American History by Liz Barrett A Remodelista Manual The Organized and Artful Home Pare Down, Put Away, and Discover the Joy of an Uncluttered Home by Julie Carlson


message 5: by Amber (new)
Apr 03, 2018 07:05PM

Amber (arboan) | 761 comments For Linda I choose
Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7) by Alexander McCall Smith Strawberry Fields by Marina Lewycka

My 5 are
A Turn for the Bad (County Cork, #4) by Sheila Connolly Six Women of Salem The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5) by Darynda Jones Body on Baker Street (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #2) by Vicki Delany


message 6: by Marilyn (last edited Apr 05, 2018 01:24PM) (new)
Apr 04, 2018 09:42AM

Marilyn Lott | 537 comments For Amber, I choose:
Six Women of Salem The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

My 5 are:
Fire and Fury Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff The Boy in the Snow (Edie Kiglatuk Mystery, #2) by M.J. McGrath Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout The Telling Room A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese by Michael Paterniti


message 7: by Diana S (new)
Apr 05, 2018 09:25PM

Diana S | 2149 comments Mod
For Marilyn, I choose:

My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout & Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

My 5 are:
Malagash by Joey Comeau A House Among the Trees by Julia Glass Beartown by Fredrik Backman My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz


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