Sunday, April 24, 2022

Lovely Books and Things - 4.24.22

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. Yerba Buena Gardens Festival show: A Song of Triumph: The History of Black Music by Maestro Curtis featuring The Curtis Famly C-Notes and The Song of Triumph Ensembles (here)
2. Strawberry Rhubarb pie with a dollop of The Greek Gods honey vanilla greek yogurt
3. Reading Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida at Shakespeare Garden on Shakespeare's birthday
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Library: audiobook
The Paper Palace
by Miranda Cowley Heller
Literary | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

Borrow: from friend -Thanks D!
The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring
by Ruth Sanderson
Children's, Fairy Tale, Russia | Published: 2021 | Goodreads


Freebies: from Free Little Library
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
by David Sedaris
illustrated by Ian Falconer
Short Stories, Humor, Fables | Published: 2010 | Goodreads


For Review:
Ordinary Monsters
by J.M. Miro
Fantasy, Victorian, London | Published: June 2022 | Goodreads
courtesy of publisher -Thanks!

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AND watched: virtual theatre for 65th SFFILM Festival (details)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
Director/Screenplay: Dean Fleischer-Camp
Screenplay: Elisabeth Holm, Nick Paley, Jenny Slate
Stars: Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Isabella Rossellini
Animation, Comedy | imdb | my rating: 5
adorable; life gems and observations

Feature adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusk named Marcel.


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