Lovely Books and Things - 9.12.21

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Sunday Salon (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Finding a new hole-in-the wall thai restaurant gem - yummy
2. Planning a fall wardrobe - cozy cardigans
3. Spotting horses at Golden Gate Park

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Library: audiobook

White Ivy
by Susie Yang
Contemporary, Thriller | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
Library:

The Sleeping Nymph
by Ilaria Tuti
translated by Ekin Oklap
Mystery, Italy | Published: 2020 (first 2019) | Goodreads

Period Piece
A Cambridge Childhood by Gwen Raverat
Classics, Memoir, Victorian, England | Published: 1981 first (1952) | Goodreads

Freebies: from Little Free Library - thanks to the folks who share their books

The Glass Room
by Ann Cleeves
Mystery, Crime, England | Published: 2012 | Goodreads

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

Kept Animals
by Kate Milliken
Historical, LGBTQ, Horses | Published: 2020 | Goodreads

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AND watched: Netflix

Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (2021)
Director: Joshua Rofé
Documentary, Art | imdb | my rating: 5
Bob Ross brought joy to millions as the world's most famous art instructor. But a battle for his business empire cast a shadow over his happy trees.

Such a good guy.

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

Thanks for stopping by :-)

ibc 2021

International Book Club
(my online book club 2021 pics)
complete list (here)
~*~ JANUARY:

The Paying Guests
by Sarah Waters
Historical, LGBTQ | Published: 2014 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
friendship and beyond
FEBRUARY:

Migrations
by Charlotte McConaghy
Literary, Dystopia | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
letting go
MARCH:

The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
justice, ghosts

APRIL:

The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
Fantasy, Contemporary | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
the what-if's, life lessons and perspectives to ponder
MAY:

The Rent Collector
by Camron Wright
Historical, Cambodia | Published: 2012 | Goodreads | my rating: dnf
JUNE:

The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
Historical | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
living true, what's it worth
JULY:

Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell
Historical, England, Shakespeare | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
AUGUST:

Friends and Strangers
by J. Courtney Sullivan
Contemporary, Women's Fiction, New York | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
unlikable characters, but interesting slow-going story
SEPTEMBER:

White Ivy
by Susie Yang
Contemporary, Thriller | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
ugly characters, selfish, depressing
OCTOBER:

The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
Historical, Mystery | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4

NOVEMBER:

Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
Mystery | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 3
DECEMBER:

The Maidens
by Alex Michaelides
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
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