Lovely Books and Things - 8.4.18

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update
Linking up with:
Stacking the Shelves (details)
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. August is National Romance Awareness month - who knew?
I found out while listening to the morning show of the local classics radio station, KDFC.

2. Got organized and reduced the file pile

3. Planner Par-Tea event at Crown and Crumpet - always love the high tea service and the "lucky dip" planner related goodies ;-)

Although not pictured, my Happy Planner was at the scene along with colored pens and stickers for decorating.



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Bought:

Havana Lunar
by Robert Arellano
-Mystery, Caribbean, Havana
Amazon | Goodreads
AUGUST pick for the Foreign Intrigue Book Club (here).


Freebie:

The Curfew
by Jesse Ball
-Dystopia
Amazon | Goodreads
FOUND an ARC of this in the free bin at a local independent bookstore, Dog Eared Books, San Francisco.

SPEAKING of freebies, does any one want these swag pins for Laini Taylor's Strange the Dreamer? Let me know in comments or email me directly and I will send them your way.


Author event:

The Incendiaries
by R.O. Kwon
-Literary, Coming of Age, Asian American, Korean
Amazon | Goodreads
Green Apple Books on the Park, hosted a lively conversation about the release of The Incendiaries between author R.O. Kwon and poet Esme Weijun Wang. Cults are explored and examined in this novel.

The Completionist
by Siobhan Adcock
-Dystopia
Amazon | Goodreads
Green Apple Books on the Park, hosted a reading and Q&A with Siobhan Adcock for the release of The Completionist which is being recommended as a must-read after experiencing Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

PART of the BookSparks Summer Reading Challenge 2018 (here).


Library:

Her Pretty Face
by Robyn Harding
-Thriller, Women's Fiction
Release date: July 10, 2018
Amazon | Goodreads
PART of the BookSparks Summer Reading Challenge 2018 (here).


AND watched: on DVD

Juan of the Dead (2011)
Juan de los muertos (original title)
Director/Writer: Alejandro Brugués
Stars: Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andros Perugorría
-Action, Comedy, Havana, Horror, Zombies | imdb | my rating: 5
A group of slackers face an army of zombies. The Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government.

MIX of zombie modes - slow, fast, climbers with a memorable makeshift guillotine scene.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2006)
Las Vegas, season 7
Miniature Killer storyline
Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger
-Crime, Drama, Mystery | imdb | my rating: 4
WATCHED this for the Miniature Killer story arc which drew me in.


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