It’s Monday! What Are You Reading is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between! D This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!
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Welcome to the 101st It’s Monday What Are You Reading post! Last week we celebrated the big 100 with a couple bonus giveaways…. here are the winners from that:
The $20 Amazon gift card goes to….
#16: Bluestocking
and the comment with someone you were introduced to through this meme goes to:
Joy’s Book Blog
(winners were chosen using Random.org)
Well another awesome week but really – not a lot of action here. This is what I posted over the last week:
Small Town Sinners by Melissa Walker
Pictures from this weekend bike ride in Itasca State Park
Born Round by Frank Bruni (audio review) **With giveaway!!!
Pretty pathetic week… I was reading, just not big chunks. Of course now, I have three reviews to write and two more about finished. That said – here is what I am treating myself to this week: (Click on the cover to see descriptions)
*I have listened to this entire series by Patterson on audio and love these books – this story line of Michael Bennett (cop) and his 10 (yup 10!) adopted children …. seriously – check these audio out!
* It pained me to read a book with the word “winter” in its title this time of year…. but I heard good things about this and the audio was on sale at Amazon.
As for books….I am still (still still still…. ) catching up on books from the past couple of weeks so I am going to stick with that. This week I am at a Camp for people with AIDS. If you are curious about what in the world is Sheila doing at an AIDS camp…. check out the story here. I will be at camp from Monday morning through Friday morning. I am taking along my IPOD with books on it, my NOOK, a book or two, and of course Laptop so I will be in communication all week and I will keep you updated.
Right now though I am so excited to see what you are reading! Connect to this meme by adding your It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? where it says click here. Have an awesome week!!! 😀
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I’m going to be reading Small Town Sinners this week. The Kristin Hannah book looks interesting. I’m not ready to think about winter yet either (though I’m sure my winter will be milder than Minnesota’s). I still want to read beach books and prolong summer 🙂
Have a fantastic week!
Winter is my least favorite time of year Christina… I really want to ready beachy stuff 😛
Congratulations to the winners!
I don’t think I could bring myself to read a book with “Winter” in the title. I’m not looking forward to it! I’m enjoying our warm (not too hot at the moment) weather too much. Enjoy your week!
I didnt even think about it until it was in my hand… then I was trying to be brave….LOL 😛
I’ve heard great things about Kristin Hannah, I have one of her books on my shelf! Hope you enjoy it 🙂
She is a really good author!
Oh, I loved Winter Garden…hope you enjoy it, too!
Thanks Laurel…. I am liking it so far 😀
Looks like you have a busy week happening, Sheila!
Congrats to the winners as well!
I start school this week so a little nervous about getting reading done – but I’ll still be listening to my audio on the way to and from school, which will be good.
Left comments on 14 blogs tonight!
This week will be pretty crazy but I am thinking my evenings and part of the afternoons will be free time. I hope to read and blog during that time 😉
Congrats to the winners!
I like your line up for this week – both good authors.
Have a great week.
Thanks Martha – its light but I think it will be good – plus I should have a review a day this week…. its been awhile since I have been able to do that 😀
The Hannah book interests me! I wouldn’t mind some winter here in my part of the world.
Oh….I try to never wish for Winter 😉 I am a summer girl! 😀
I’m sure your week at the camp for people with aids will be inspiring.
Happy reading and catching up, I’ll be doing lots of that too. Hope you enjoy the Kristin Hannah book, I have that one waiting patiently on my bookshelf.
Thanks Sheree… this is going to be a good week. 😀
I am so inspired by your week! Hopefully you will get some reading time in, if you do not, no worries, you are doing such a good thing this week.
I think I will have reading time… classes are in the mornings, afternoons are free time…. thanks Jennifer, I have been waiting for this for a long time.
Wow, Tick Tock sounds interesting … imagine 10 adopted children 🙂
The series is awesome – not as crude as some as his series – this one has a grandfather who is a priest and the cop and the kids – others in the series are Step On A Crack, Worst Case, and Run For Your Life – the audio is fantastic!
I’m still thinking your experience this week is going to be simply incredible! I can’t wait to hear more about it! Hopefully you’ll get a little bit of reading in, but I’m sure if you don’t it will be entirely worth it. Have a fabulous week!
Thanks – I am pretty pumped! 😀
A debut author for me today.
OOH really Jo? 😀
I already have a couple of Christmas reads for this year, but not read them just yet. The nights are starting to draw in soon, so maybe then 🙂
Have a good week at camp
carol
I need to find one (Christmas/Holiday related soon – I am suppose to do a review for a local magazine but really dont have any idea on what to do…..
I used to love winter, until I came down with arthritis. I now pretty much hate winter….and yet, there is still this lingering joy when I see the clouds and rain, or fog…feel the bite of cold…as long as there’s enough pain medicine on board! LOL
I only finished one book this week, and since we just went back to school this past week, I’m not beating myself up over it – not much anyway. I hope to finish at least two this coming week, but with my work schedule and my weekend schedule, I think it’s going back to one book a week for me. That’s okay, I get to play with grandkids on the weekend and they’re growing so fast, that I need to treasure this time with them, while they still enjoy their grandparents. 🙂
Mardel I dont like the cold – and I cant bike… stationary bikes are not the same 😀
Good for you for getting out and having some fun! I am not beating myself up either…. I have been getting out and having fun. Yesterday we went motorcycle riding for 5 hours…. yeah I had plenty to do at home, but this was so much better 😀
I love the Michael Bennett series, too – maybe because I am one of seven so I can totally relate to all the chaos that goes on in that family. I also love most of the book series by JP.
I hadn’t read anything by Kristin Hannah in a while and recently finished Firefly Lane – great book. I am looking forward to hearing what you think about Winter Garden. I might have to do audio on that one, too.
We read Firefly Lane for book club a while back – so good!!! The audio was on sale at Amazon – thats why I picked it (love a good book sale!)
Patterson and Hannah are both authors I love. I enjoy the Michael Bennett series, too, although I’m behind on it.
I have listened to the whole Bennett series on audio – and they are so well read and have good sound effects too. Tick Tock is the latest and I have waited to long to listen to this one…. 😀
Hi Sheila! I’ve emailed you but yet to receive an email back.
So far I’ve commented 50 blogs!
OOPS – sorry Angela – thought I had – I received your email and will send out the gift card by email too yet this week 😀
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Thanks for stopping by my blog #BookthatThing!
The review for Epic Fail will be up later this week. I’ll sent you the link when it’s done.
Great blog! Trying to find GFC to follow? Might be blind…
Best,
_yay_
Sure! WordPress is weird that way – I don’t get the follow either… I think it runs along the top of this blog in the gray strip – otherwise I have email notification on the right side towards the top 🙂
I haven’t read anything by Patterson! And all his books look really good! and Winter Garden seems like an amazing read! : )
Enjoy your camp! : )
Some of his books can be pretty graphic and gory… this particular series is not – so I get the great writing of Patterson without his gift for gore 😉
A new Kristin Hannah book? Definitely going on my tbr list!!! Have a great week Sheila!!
Thanks Cheryl – you too 😀
I like to read Christmas books in the summer sometimes just to mix things up a bit, but I do love summer. Yesterday my husband was complaining about the heat while we were walking around a local Renaisance Faire and, while I was hot, I was happy too. I love how you plan out what you are going to read, unless I have a review due or something for work that I have to read I kind of pick up whatever I feel like. And sometimes I put one thing down to grab something else halfway through just because. Have fun at camp!
I like to talk about the reads, even before I read them Jill – LOL 😀 Books books books….
You have such a giving heart! I am so impressed with all you do. Have a great week.
Thanks Kathy – I am almost packed 😀
Congrats to the winners!
Hooray to you and Connie! Are you recording her story oral history style? Do you plan to make the recordings available or do you plan to transcribe her story? Just curious from an archivist perspective. 🙂
I have a little recorder I use – but then I transfer it to my notes and then into the book as I can use it.
I am writing the book and then (hopefully) I am publishing and the proceeds will go to her camp. I am working on the publishing part now… 😀
Aw, that’s so nice! You should save the recordings, too, if possible.
Congratulations to the Winners!!! This will always be my favorite meme!!!!
Blogger has been acting up the past week and I really don’t want to switch to WordPress because I have my blog just the way I want it, but it takes longer to do posts right now because copying and pasting are a bear!!!
HAPPY 101ST EDITION!!!
Ah you are so sweet Lori!
I have seen Blogger has been acting up on a few blogs today…. bummer. I know its a pain – but I would recommend wordpress. 😉
I think wordpress is too complication for my pea brain to figure out, lol.
Made it to 30 blogs plus your today and now the dryer repairman is up his way up the driveway. He’d better have the right parts this week or he is going to see my not so nice side!!!!
Have a great week!
Thank you Carol – you too 🙂
Reading ‘Year of Wonders, a novel of the Plague’, by Geraldine Brooks. I never would have picked up such a book, but a friend recommended it. It’s captivating, and not bleak. Beautiful prose. Also reading ‘Prayer’ by Ernest Holmes, and ‘Telling Yourself the Truth’, by William Backus.
Thanks for stopping by my site, so that I found yours!
You are reading some pretty interesting sounding books! I am going to have to stop back and see what you think of them!
Have a great week serving at camp! I love the Michael Bennett series as well. I have not listened to one, maybe the next one.
As big an audio fan as you are Nise I am surprised! I think you would love to hear the narration!
I won! Thanks! Back later to choose my prize. Hope you have a terrific week — it certainly sounds like a rewarding experience.
I think it will be Joy – I am tired now from a HUGE weekend but I am sure I will catch the excitement 😀
I’m shocked to see only two books on your post! 🙂 I’ve missed this meme while I’ve been away. Happy reading and have a great week!
Welcome back! I have books… just ones I am catching up from past Monday posts…. 😀
I am really excited about what I just read and I want to share it with everyone! hallililburn.blogspot.com
Super Hal! 😀
Thanks for this meme – As a newish book blogger, I am excited to find some other book bloggers and hopefully have them find me!
YAY Lindsey! SO glad to see you here 😀
I forgot to mention I visited 10 blogs so far…more later, I hope. 🙂
Sweet!!!
Sounds like your busy summer continues!
I haven’t read Winter Garden but I loved Kristin Hannah’s Firefly Lane. Hope you enjoy it!
Have a good week and enjoy your books –
Sue
Firefly is good… the one character really made me mad…. I cant think of her name but she was the one who’s name started with a “T”
As hot as it has been, I would think a book with the word winter in it would be nice.
I t must be hotter where you are…. we had a couple hot weeks but then it seems to have cooled to the 60 – 75 range…. as low as 50 at night 😦
Too soon for me.
Oh and I’ve been to 20 blogs so far, I’m on a roll!
http://deadtreesandsilverscreens.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-aug-22.html
Oh fun!!!! Hope you are finding some great blogs and books log the way 😀
here’s my response!
http://amandapearlsbooks.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-8222011.html
Sweet – thanks Amanda 🙂
Thank you for your work at the camp!
Thanks Debbie – it is the end of day one and I feel good.
It sounds like you’re doing great work with your AIDS camp. I hope you manage some reading this week, but also thank you for all of your work at the camp.
Thanks Audrey – I did get to read a little this afternoon and I will again tonight 😀
Sounds like you have a busy week. The best book I read last week was Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder. Please come see what I finished and what’s up next.
I know that book…. why do I know that book? I must have it… 😛
I’m new i found your meme on Julie’s blog http://bookretreat.blogspot.com/
So far i’ve visited and commented on 10 sites from the linky, so many people i’m finding and so many books i’m adding to my reading lists.
YAY and welcome Kia! Glad to have you join us 😀
haha, i’m not really ready for a ‘winter’ read either. enjoy your books!
Thanks Carrie 😉
I made 10+ comments today!
Awesome Joy – I still have more to get around too 🙂
Ugh Winter?! I’m ready for some autumn… but I winter is a stretch 🙂 Honestly, I wasn’t a fan of Winter Garden. I read it earlier this year, but I hope you enjoy it more than I did. We all have different tastes; that’s what keeps life fun 🙂
I would like it to be summer year around 😀
Tick Tock was one of my book club’s reads that I ended up missing because of vacation 😦
have you read the series Sarah? Very good!
Great review! You have a fabulous blog! I’m an author and illustrator and I made some awards to give to fellow bloggers whose sites I enjoy. It’s not a pass on award. This is just for you to keep. I want to award you with the Best Books Blog Award for all the hard work you do! Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review all these books for us authors and readers.
Go to http://astorybookworld.blogspot.com/p/awards.html and pick up your award.
~Deirdra
Hi Sheila – I had to comment later in the week (today) but I did get 10 visits in. 🙂 I was so shocked to see someone said they visit 90! Whew!
I am not surprised you’re away visiting a camp for people with AIDS. You’re always involved in good causes. Have a good week. Congratulations to the winners……
Whoops, can’t add my link to Mr. Linky. It’s closed. I’ll just visit some blogs. It’s alright.