Lovely Books and Things - 4.12.20

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

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Free nightly Met opera streaming (here) - great opportunity to see/hear ones I am unfamiliar with, which is most. They start 4:30 pst and is available until the next one is posted.

Schedule for April 13-19
Monday: Rusalka
Tuesday: Boris Godunov
Wednesday: La Rondine
Thursday: Le Comte Ory
Friday: Madama Butterfly
Saturday: Adriana Lecouvreur
Sunday: Der RosenKavalier

2. Yummy recipe: Butternut Squash and Mushroom Enchilada with Tomatillo Sauce (here)

3. Taking a break from work-at-home with a mini puzzle

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Bought:

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson
-Mystery, Thriller, YA | Goodreads

Free Little Library:

The Best American Travel Writing, 2001
edited by Paul Theroux
-Essays, Anthology, Travel | Goodreads

Free virtual Author Events from local bookstores: (some of these are recorded and can be watched)

Why We Swim
by Bonnie Tsui
-Nonfiction, Swimming | Goodreads
Green Apple Books on the Park (events schedule) hosted an online conversation with Bonnie Tsui, Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer.

I've Been Wrong Before: Essays
by Evan James
-Memoir, Essays | Goodreads
Booksmith (events schedule) hosted a conversation between Evan James and Andrew Sean Greer.

The Pelton Papers
by Mari Coates
-Historical, Art | Goodreads
Booksmith hosted a conversation between Mari Coates and Peg Alfond Pursell.


Upcoming online book event:

I signed up for Dewey's Readathon on April 25, 2020 (here). It will be my 5th one.

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* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

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