Lovely Books and Things - 5.29.22

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Yerba Buena outdoor summer free concert series: Gamelan Sekar Jaya (here)
2. National Hamburger Day (yesterday) with a burger from Violet's (here)
3. Received the Forbidden Fiber Co. (here) Sunnyvale mystery cross stich box of goodies inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer fyi: the box is no longer available but the kit, chart patterns and threads will be in the shop for a limited time

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Bought:

Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
by Ariel Delgado Dixon
Contemporary, Thriller, LGBTQ | Published: 2022 | Goodreads
Library:

Easy Beauty
by Chloe Cooper Jones
Memoir, Disability | Published: 2022 | Goodreads

Time Is A Mother
by Ocean Vuong
Poetry, LGBTQ, Vietnamese American | Published: 2022 | Goodreads
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Virtual Author event: hosted by bookreporter
See archive of this (here)

Two Nights in Lisbon
by Chris Pavone
Mystery, Thriller, Portugal | Published: 2022 | Goodreads

The Paris Library
by Janet Skeslien Charles
Historical, WWII, France | Goodreads
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AND watched: theatre

Men (2022)
Director/ Writer: Alex Garland
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear
Drama, Horror, SciFi, England | imdb | my rating: 4
creepy, with beautiful cottage setting
A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband.

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Sunny's Book Club

Sunny's Book Club
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Sunny’s Book Club is a monthly book club highlighting both new releases and backlist titles we love.

JUNE:

Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
by Ariel Delgado Dixon
Contemporary, Thriller, LGBTQ | Published: 2022 | Goodreads
JULY:

New Animal
by Ella Baxter
Literary, Australia | Published: 2022 | Goodreads

AUGUST:

Death by Landscape
by Elvia Wilk
Essays, Feminism, Environment, Climate Change | Published: 2022 | Goodreads | my rating: 4

SEPTEMBER:

Dogs of Summer
by Andrea Abreu
translated by Julia Sanches LGBTQ, Spain | Published: 2022 | Goodreads
OCTOBER:

Motherthing
by Ainslie Hogarth
Horror, Ghosts | Published: 2022 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
NOVEMBER:

How to Read Now: Essays
by Elaine Castillo
Essays | Published: 2022 | Goodreads
DECEMBER:

Out
by Natsuo Kirino
translated by Stephen B. Snyder
Thriller, Japan | Published: 2022 (first 1997) | Goodreads | my rating: 5