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[Laurel County]

QOTD: In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, share a book recommendation written by an AAPI author.

[Vivian]

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Both of those books are really good! I've reread The Poppy War, and I want to reread Little Fires at some point.

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, share a book recommendation written by an AAPI author."

I actually think I've not read anything by an AAPI author?

[Dawn]

The Io duology by Wesley Chu. Good SF read.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What book recommendation would you give to someone wanting to read a book about books/writers?

[Krystyna]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, share a book recommendation written by an AAPI author."

Manga: Lovesickness by Junji Ito
Graphic novel: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker
Fantasy: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Contemporary: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Poetry: Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

[Krystyna]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What book recommendation would you give to someone wanting to read a book about books/writers?"

I'd recommend The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What book recommendation would you give to someone wanting to read a book about books/writers?"


The Help by Kathryn Stockett

[Laurel County]

QOTD: Do you like reading someone's annotations and underlined passages in books? Do you like annotating and underlining parts of a book for a future reader to discover?

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you like reading someone's annotations and underlined passages in books? Do you like annotating and underlining parts of a book for a future reader to discover?"

NO and NO!! If I see marks or writing on my book I'm gonna flip out lol

[Dawn]

Double negative!

[jb]

I love finding books that have annotations or underlines or even little treasures inside. I found one once that had two bubble gum comics in the pages.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: Name a book that starts with the same first letter of your name.

[Vivian]

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

I should get double points for the title and author starting with V.

[Elizabeth]

Emma by Jane Austen! Double points because my middle name is Jane lol

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What's your favorite memoir? Why?

[Krystyna]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Name a book that starts with the same first letter of your name."

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro – I guess I get double points as well since the title and the author share the same first letter as me.

[Vivian]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's your favorite memoir? Why?"

Does Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey count? It was just a fun read, and I got to learn more about the roles he played in movies. I learned about how he met his wife, and what his family was like while he was growing up.

[Debra Diggs]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's your favorite memoir? Why?"

The Paths We Choose: A Memoir by Sully Erna. Sully told the story of his early life and starting Godsmack. I enjoyed how he told about his struggles and how he kept pushing on.

Also

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim. I loved Little House on the Prairie when I was a kid. It was great to read about Alison's experiences. She also included her home life and struggles.

Both authors seemed to be up front about their lives. And both told interesting, entertaining stories.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What is your favorite science fiction and/or fantasy book(s)? Why?

[Vivian]

Science fiction: All Systems Red by Martha Wells or Skyward by Brandon Sanderson.

Fantasy: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune.
Mistborn was really good too. A bit more on the serious side.

[Dawn]

I have far too many!

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What is your dream travel destination? Why?

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is your dream travel destination? Why?"

England! Always, always England. London specifically, but the whole country. I've been a massive Anglophile since I first discovered Austen at a very young age. I have no clue why to be honest. My heritage is majorly English from the London area, so that could be why i'm so drawn to it.

[Vivian]

Wales seems like a beautiful place to go. I want to visit all of the old castles that are there.

[Dawn]

Greece or Italy. I love churches/cathedrals, art museums, old architecture, ancient ruins, and history, and both are loaded w/ all of these.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What's something you tried really hard to like but just couldn't?

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's something you tried really hard to like but just couldn't?"

A million things! Comic Books, Dave Matthew's Band, Sci-fi novels, kale lol

[Dawn]

Tempeh. Quite a few popular books. Red wine.

[Vivian]

food items: olives and mushrooms.

Magical realism is not something I can get on board with in books.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: Do you enjoy snail mail? (i.e., handwritten letters, holiday cards, etc.)

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you enjoy snail mail? (i.e., handwritten letters, holiday cards, etc.)"

Love it! But I agonize over how long it takes.

[Dawn]

Am in several postcard groups, so yes.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: How would you spend your ideal day?

[Krystyna]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is your favorite science fiction and/or fantasy book(s)? Why?"

My favorite fantasy book is The Invisible Life of Addie Larue.

[Krystyna]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is your dream travel destination? Why?"

Italy – I love the culture, the architecture, the language, the food, everything! I love watching movies set in Italy and I have always dreamed of going there.

[Krystyna]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's something you tried really hard to like but just couldn't?"

I'm sure I could list many things for this but the first thing that came to mind is matcha. I know many people love it but I can't stand the taste of it.

[Krystyna]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you enjoy snail mail? (i.e., handwritten letters, holiday cards, etc.)"

I love snail mail! I enjoy writing to penpals and sending cards to people in the mail. I also love receiving snail mail.

[Krystyna]

Dawn wrote: "Am in several postcard groups, so yes."

Oh wow! I need to check into postcard groups. I love to penpal so getting into postcards would be fun. Where do you get your postcards to send out?

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How would you spend your ideal day?"

I'd start with a delicious brunch, spend hours at a really cool museum like The Met, then end with an even more delicious dinner lol

[Dawn]

You can find postcards at most bookstores, a lot of touristy places and attractions, some travel centers/gas stations, and of course Amazon.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What is your favorite part of your daily routine?

[Vivian]

Going to bed lol.

[jb]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is your favorite part of your daily routine?"

LOL - I fully understand that Vivian!

I don’t really have a daily routine.

[jb]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you enjoy snail mail? (i.e., handwritten letters, holiday cards, etc.)"

Yes! I love receiving and sending snail mail. I was on TikTok and just a video about artist trading cards to make and trade which would be so fun!

[Laurel County]

QOTD: Fill in the blank: On a rainy day I like to _____?

[Jennifer]

On a rainy day I like to read and/or sleep!

[Laurel County]

QOTD: Do you consider yourself an introvert, extrovert, or omnivert?

[Vivian]

Omnivert. How reserved/outgoing I am depends on the situation I'm in.

[Jennifer]

Introvert.