Lovely Books and Things - 6.14.20

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. Starting a Spotify account - oh, the music!

2. Pop-up sidewalk Jazz ensemble performance (with plexiglass dividers and everyone in masks)

3. *!*~Winner~*!* of Spotlight Giveaway featuring Marlene Bell's Annalisse series

Stolen Obsession by Marlene M. Bell
Mystery, Romance | Goodreads

Spent Identity by Marlene M. Bell
Mystery, Romance | Goodreads

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NOTE: Most of the virtual author events below are recorded and can be currently accessed for a listen - check per site

Virtual Author event: hosted by Alta Magazine
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)
Tune in Wednesdays 12:30pm pst Alta Asks

Passage West
by Rishi Reddi
Historical, California, India, Sikh | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by BookShop West Portal
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)

Everything She Touched
The Life of Ruth Asawa
by Marilyn Chase
Biography | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by Green Apple Books
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)

A Burning
by Megha Majumdar
Literary, India | Goodreads

Parakeet
by Marie-Helene Bertino
Literary, Magical Realism | Goodreads
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AND watched: online part of We Are One Global Film Festival (here)

Mystery Road (2013)
Director/Writer: Ivan Sen
Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Australia | imdb | my rating: 4
An indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl.

LOVED the landscapes of the outback and slow pace that unravels this mystery.

Wrath of Silence (2017)
Bao lie wu sheng (original title)
Director/Writer: Yukun Xin
Stars: Wu Jiang, Yang Song, Wenkang Yuan
Crime, Drama, Mystery, North China | imdb | my rating: 5
A young boy tends sheep on a hillside in Northern China goes missing. His mute father looks for him with a special way of solving problems: Fisticuffs.

NOT your fancy balletic martial arts, but raw ugly fight scenes moves this mad/sad story along.

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* Prize was won at The Delighted Reader (here)

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

*** THANKS to those on the front line during these times ***
Shelter In Place - Day 90, Week 14
Stay healthy! Be safe!

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