Sunday, April 19, 2020

Lovely Books and Things - 4.19.20

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. Daily instagram videos from Leslie Jordan (here) - just the right amount of silly humor for these times

2. Yummy recipe: Wise Sons Roast Chicken Recipe from SFSU Alumni Association -Thanks! (here)

3. Supporting local businesses


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Bought:

The Snow Leopard
by Peter Matthiessen
-Memoir, Travel | Goodreads

Was intrigued after spotting this on bookworm's Sunday post (here).


Library: from my last visit (miss them)

Optic Nerve
by MarĂ­a Gainza
-Short stories, Art | Goodreads

And I Do Not Forgive You:
Stories & Other Revenges
by Amber Sparks
-Short Stories, Fantasy, Retellings | Goodreads

A Woman Like Her:
The Story Behind the Honor Killing of a Social Media Star
by Sanam Maher
-True Crime, Feminism, Pakistan | Goodreads


AND watched: online - YouTube

Murder Mystery and Makeup on Monday
by Bailey Sarian
-True Crime, Makeup | YouTube

Catching up on this true crime series created by Bailey Sarian. I like the short story format. I discovered Bailey from a Sunday post from I Wish I Liked In A Library (here).


Phantom of the Opera
part of the Shows Must Go On series
-Musicals | (YouTube)

For the next few weeks, Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals are being shown for free on Fridays 11am PST (7pm BST) and then available for 48 hours.

So far the following have been shown:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jesus Christ Superstar
Phantom of the Opera

Looking forward to the reveal of this coming Friday's show.

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

*** THANKS to those on the front line during these times ***
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