Lovely Books and Things - 1.23.22

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. Release of the The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis stitch along from the Stitching Book Club (details)
2. Super easy and yummy Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce recipe from Gimme Some Oven (here)
3. Mystic Package by Claudio Bravo - a hyper-realism still life painting currently on exhibit at the Legion of Honor

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Bought:

Cry Wolf
by Hans Rosenfeldt
Mystery, Thriller, Sweden | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

When We Cease to Understand the World
by Benjamín Labatut
translated by Adrian Nathan West
Short Stories, Historical | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
Library: audiobook

Feels Like Family
by Sheryl Woods
Women's Fiction | Published: 2020 (first 2007) | Goodreads

Library:

New York Drawings
by Adrian Tomine
Graphic Novel, Art, New York | Published: 2012 | Goodreads

Tenements, Towers & Trash
An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City
by Julia Wertz
History, Art, Artchitecture, New York | Published: 2017 | Goodreads

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Virtual Author event: hosted by Book Passage
See archive of this (here)

The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan
Literary, Dystopia | Published: 2022 | Goodreads

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AND watched: Netflix

The Lost Daughter (2021)
Director/Writer: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Based on book: Elena Ferrante
Stars: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson
Drama | imdb | my rating: 5
A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.

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

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