Chris

http://www.muddypuddlemusings.blogspot.com

Chris’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (618)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1624)
did-not-finish‎ (60)
picture-books‎ (323)
read-some-of-it‎ (16)
adult‎ (622)
mystery‎ (551)
ya‎ (306)
middle-grades-or-beginning-reader‎ (228)
crf‎ (213)
romance‎ (122)

historical-fiction‎ (96)
police-procedural‎ (85)
series‎ (76)
2021‎ (68)
maine‎ (67)
fantasy‎ (66)
other-culture‎ (66)
2023‎ (64)
2022‎ (52)
biography-memoir‎ (51)
british‎ (45)
2024‎ (44)

scifi‎ (43)
mystery-thriller‎ (37)
dystopia‎ (34)
shorts‎ (34)
2020‎ (33)
arizona‎ (33)
2025‎ (31)
amish‎ (28)
poetry‎ (27)
holiday‎ (23)
jewish‎ (21)
multiple-time-periods‎ (18)

nonfiction‎ (16)
novella-short-story‎ (16)
steamy‎ (15)
magical-realism‎ (14)
2026‎ (13)
multiple-voices‎ (13)
australia‎ (12)
time-travel‎ (12)
lgbtq-gender‎ (11)
making-a-difference‎ (10)
bookshop‎ (8)
verse‎ (8)

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Chris’s Quotes

“A map says to you.
Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not...
I am the earth in the palm of your hand.”
― Beryl Markham

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“Nay, it's not the Devil been leading her astray. It's books! That girl has been nothing but trouble ever since she learned how to read.”
― Anya Seton, The Winthrop Woman

tags: books-reading

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“Open a book this minute and start reading. Don’t move until you’ve reached page fifty. Until you’ve buried your thoughts in print. Cover yourself with words. Wash yourself away. Dissolve.”
― Carol Shields, The Republic of Love

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Chris’s Groups

The Post Card Exchange — 1810 members — last activity Jul 24, 2026 06:31AM
Yay Postcards! We are an International group of people who love reading and mail. Please join our monthly postcard exchange! Newbies Welcome!

Ravelry Knitters — 2107 members — last activity Jan 14, 2024 01:58AM
For those out there who are addicted to reading, knitting and Ravelry!

Mock Newbery 2027 — 3187 members — last activity Jul 28, 2026 01:45PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.

Mock Printz 2027 — 1174 members — last activity May 14, 2026 09:00AM
Reading the best of the best in Young Adult literature published in the previous year. Our goal is to find the book the American Library Association's ...more

Mock Caldecott 2027 — 1588 members — last activity Jul 25, 2026 02:07PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Caldecott Award winning books.

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