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message 1: by Booknblues (new)
Jun 02, 2022 09:33AM

Booknblues | 12151 comments You should be able to open, because I am gifting article, but I will be back to fill in:
21 books
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message 6: by Booknblues (new)
Jun 02, 2022 02:53PM

Booknblues | 12151 comments Joanne wrote: "I have 3 from the summer list I am planning to read

Ordinary Monsters
Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath..."

There are several, which I have been drooling over but haven't put any on my TBR.

Ordinary Monsters looked good even though I don't usually read fantasy.


message 7: by Sue (new)
Jun 02, 2022 03:12PM

Sue | 2733 comments Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise looks really interesting - and perfect for the tag this month.


message 8: by ~*Kim*~ (new)
Jun 02, 2022 04:03PM

~*Kim*~ (greenclovers75) Thank you for taking the time to post these. I've added a couple of them to my wish list.


message 9: by Booknblues (new)
Jun 03, 2022 10:00AM

Booknblues | 12151 comments I found yet another list of Summer Books and decided to amend thread title and put it here:

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo...

I will be back later to link the books.


message 11: by Theresa (new)
Jun 03, 2022 12:38PM

Theresa | 15665 comments Booknblues wrote: "I found yet another list of Summer Books and decided to amend thread title and put it here:

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo...

I will ..."

I just saw this one and came to add it but you beat me to it! Are you procrastinating from working on something else or having a day off? I had to wait today until work wound down to check it out.


message 12: by Theresa (new)
Jun 03, 2022 12:40PM

Theresa | 15665 comments My Feminerdy Book Club is looking at The Daughter of Doctor Moreau for a future read. Definitely caught my eye after reading the delightfully creative The Album of Dr. Moreau.


message 13: by Booknblues (new)
Jun 03, 2022 01:33PM

Booknblues | 12151 comments Theresa wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "I found yet another list of Summer Books and decided to amend thread title and put it here:

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo......"

Well, I am retired so have a lot of time to play, but generally procrastinating from cleaning something. Laundry is finishing at the moment.

I am quite fond of the Book Bubs lists and will now peruse it.


message 14: by Theresa (new)
Jun 03, 2022 01:57PM

Theresa | 15665 comments Booknblues wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "I found yet another list of Summer Books and decided to amend thread title and put it here:

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo......"

Well you can be retired and still be serving on boards, volunteering, and number of things that are the equivalent of 9 to 5 job schecules, on top of laundry and cleaning!


message 15: by Booknblues (new)
Jun 03, 2022 02:08PM

Booknblues | 12151 comments Theresa wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "I found yet another list of Summer Books and decided to amend thread title and put it here:

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo......"

You can, but I haven't moved in that direction at this point.


message 16: by Booknblues (new)
Jun 05, 2022 01:12PM

Booknblues | 12151 comments amazon has a big Kindle sale today. Some of which were on the above Summer Reading lists

https://www.amazon.com/b?node=1155228...


message 17: by Booknblues (new)
Jun 17, 2022 03:21PM

Booknblues | 12151 comments Book Bubs historical fiction coming out this summer:

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-his...

So I just added them all to my wish list and will ponder which I want to read first.


message 18: by Theresa (last edited Jun 17, 2022 10:30PM) (new)
Jun 17, 2022 04:18PM

Theresa | 15665 comments Booknblues wrote: "Book Bubs historical fiction coming out this summer:

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-his...

So I just added them all to my wi..."

I was checking those out on my way home from getting a haircut. Interesting list. I am adding a few, including the one set in Paris during the reign of terror.


message 19: by Booknblues (new)
Jun 17, 2022 04:48PM

Booknblues | 12151 comments Theresa wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Book Bubs historical fiction coming out this summer:

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-his...

So I just adde..."

There was a point in which I loved to read anything to do with the French Revolution.


message 20: by Theresa (new)
Jun 17, 2022 10:38PM

Theresa | 15665 comments Booknblues wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Book Bubs historical fiction coming out this summer:

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-his......"

Well, being a francophile...plus I took a superb seminar at Barnard on the French Revolution led by Professor Darlene Levy who was so passionate and knowlegeable about it! Three of my favorite fiction reads for the period are A Tale of Two Cities, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and City of Darkness, City of Light.

So many of my favorite reading themes in my youth remain interests.


message 21: by Theresa (new)
Jun 17, 2022 10:50PM

Theresa | 15665 comments Did anyone else notice how a dress or needlework is a theme? I am thinking these are the legacy of the success of The Gown as historical fiction.

1t is also a refreshingly diverse list. Not all WWII!


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