My Weekly Books and Films Update
Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)
HAPPY THINGS:
1. Independent Bookstore Day, August 29, online author events (details)
2. Schnitzel (recipe) and noodles - a favorite thing from The Sound of Music :-)
3. Setting up an arm chair travel theme for September. Will start off the month with The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel.
Library: audiobook
by Lauren Willig
Historical, Victorian, Barbados | Goodreads
Freebies: from Free Little Library
by N.K. Jemison
Fantasy | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by Booksmith
Listen to archive of this and check out their calendar for future free author events (here)
A conversation between:
by Richard Kadrey
Urban Fantasy | Goodreads
by Christopher Moore
Humor Fantasy | Goodreads
A conversation between:
by Vanessa Veselka
Literary | Goodreads
by Emma Donoghue
Historical, Ireland | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore
Listen to archive of this and check out their calendar for future free author events (here)
A conversation between:
by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Mystery, Thriller | Goodreads
by S.A. Cosby
Mystery, Thriller | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by Book Passages
Listen to archive of this and check out their calendar for future free author events (here)
by Ursula Hegi
Historical, Germany | Goodreads
AND watched: in virtual theatre
Director: Dawn Porter
Documentary | imdb | my rating: 5
The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.
VOTE
Readalong update:
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen | Goodreads
co-read with Naida at the the bookworm
Aug 17-23: Prologue & chapter 1
I got halfway through the introduction and decided to stop as it was getting too spoilery for me. I will get back to it later along with the acknowledgments which was also part of the front matter of the book.
Enjoying the details of the trek and learning about the various members of the party and how they function.
Aug 24-30: chapter 2
Importance of a good comfortable pair of hiking boots made an impression. Similar to what I found when I read Wild by Cheryl Strayed.
Love his writing style. Felt the cold, danger and beauty of the Himalayas as the search for the Blue Sheep and Snow Leopard continue.
"I am here to be here, like these rocks and sky and snow, like this hail that is falling down out of the sun." -page 108
Liked the reference and thoughts about the Yeti.
Aug 31-Sep 6: chapter 3
Sep 7-13: chapter 4 & wrap-up
* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently
Shelter In Place - Day 167, Week 25
Stay healthy! Be safe!
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