Lovely Books and Things - 5.17.20

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. Sunday New York Times Book Review section

2. Pancakes with Guittard chocolate chips - yum

3. CinemaSF Stay-at-Home Saturday night: Clueless dvd, movie snacks from Balboa theatre popcorn pop-up sale and Balboa theatre movie chat room

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Library: audiobook

The Henna Artist
by Alka Joshi
Historical, India, Reese Book Club May pick | Goodreads

Virtual Author event: hosted by Alta Magazine
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)

The Lightest Object in the Universe
by Kimi Eisele
Dystopia | Goodreads

Virtual Author event: hosted by BookShop West Portal
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)
A conversation between Cara Black and Meg Waite Clayton

Three Hours in Paris
by Cara Black
Historical, WWII, Mystery, France | Goodreads

Last Train to London
by Meg Waite Clayton
Historical, WWII, London | Goodreads

Virtual Author event: hosted by Book Passages
Register and listen to the archive of this or to future Book Passages author talks for free (here)
A conversation between Jacqueline Winspeare and Jennifer Barth

The American Agent
(Maisie Dobbs #15)
by Jacqueline Winspear
Historical, Mystery | Goodreads

Virtual Author event: hosted by Green Apple Books
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)
A conversation between Phuc Tran and Que Mai Phan Nguyen

Sigh, Gone
A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
by Phuc Tran
Memoir, Vietnamese-American | Goodreads

The Mountain Sings
by Que Mai Phan Nguyen
Historical, Vietnam | Goodreads

AND watched: online

Deerskin (2019)
Le daim (original title)
Director/Writer: Quentin Dupieux
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel
-Comedy, Horror, France | imdb | my rating: 5
A man's obsession with his designer deerskin jacket causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime.

AND watched: online for CAAMFest 2020

And She Could Be Next (2020)
part 1 of 2
Director: Grace Lee, Marjan Safinia
Documentary | my rating: 5
Filmed from 2018 through 2019, the episodes center individuals at the heart of the movement behind the New American Majority, including: Stacey Abrams (Georgia), Bushra Amiwala (Skokie, IL), Maria Elena Durazo (Los Angeles, CA), Veronica Escobar (El Paso, TX), Lucy McBath (Atlanta, GA), Rashida Tlaib (Detroit, MI) and Nse Ufot, Executive Director of the New Georgia Project.

The Half of It (2020)
Director/Writer: Alice Wu
Stars: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire
Comedy, Romance| imdb | my rating: 5
When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.

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*** THANKS to those on the front line during these times ***
Shelter In Place - Day 62, Week 10

Mask Bear
by fnnch
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Stay healthy! Be safe!

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