Literary Friday ya’ll….

Errrrr… It’s Saturday…. but we’ll still call it Literary Friday 😉 January is still kicking my butt. Today’s weather is NOT helping- well it’s helping my nap time 😉 but productivity could be higher.

How is your weekend shaping up?

ICYMI at Traveling With T: Futuristic Friday: Find Your New Reads January-March 2019, Giveaway of An Anonymous Girl, & Our Prince of Scribes:Writers Remember Pat Conroy.

2. Is The Victory Garden on your TBR list?

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Thanks to @littlebirdpublicity for free copy of The Victory Garden. #partner . . Got to say this cover is SO pretty! . . Is The Victory Garden on your TBR list? . . #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagramandcoffee #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #booksofig #historicalfiction

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3. #FridayReads: I just finished last night Boardwalk Summer. Have you read it?

4. My friend Rhiannon gave me this book for the holidays- have you heard of it?

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A surprise gift from @writerrhiannon turned into a quick read this weekend making this Book 2 of 2019. . . Have you picked up this book? My fave story is about the fireman 🚒 ( last line is PRICELESS) but I also giggled at some pop culture references- Legally Blonde, Star Wars & Titanic- just to name a couple. . . #bibliophile #booksofig #booksofinsta #bookstagramandcoffee #booksofinstagram #neweroticaforfeminists #shortstories

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5. Reviews from around the web: Jenn Tarheel Reader reviews In Dog We Trust, PhDiva reviews An Anonymous Girl, Dressed to Read reviews The Au Pair, Audio Killed the Bookmark reviews Verity, Orange County Readers reviews An Anonymous Girl, Really Into This reviews Sweet Tea & Sympathy, Always With A Book reviews Cover of Snow, Bookfan reviews The Best of Us, & Ivory Owl Reviews reviews Sugar Run.

6. I was on tour this week with Suzy Approved Book Tours for Our Prince of Scribes- have you read it?

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Today, I’m participating in @suzyapprovedbooktours Our Prince of Scribes blog tour #partner . . This book caught my attention because of the authors that contributed to it- @pattichenry, @maryalicemonroe & more. I loved reading about how Pat helped them, inspired them, became a friend. . . Bottom line: This book is part love letter to Pat- the many ways he helped, touched people’s lives, inspired authors…. and a way for readers to get to see a deeper, dare say more personal side of Pat as the authors contributing to this book share their stories on how Pat touched their lives. . . Our Prince of Scribes is also a Fall/Winter @deepsouthmag Reading List pick. . . #bibliophile #booksofig #booksofinsta #bookstagramandcoffee #booksofinstagram #patconroy #ourprinceofscribes

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7. 2 of my 3 cats were feeling photogenic this week:

8. Don’t forget that I have a giveaway of An Anonymous Girl!

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Happy Pub Day to An Anonymous Girl! Thanks @stmartinspress #partner for review copy. . . You know how there’s books that just get all the buzz from the first day people know about the book? This book has been getting the buzz for like EVER! 🐝🐝🐝 . . I’m caught up in the story & have a few theories- but… these women are known for their twists. . . Is An Anonymous Girl on your TBR list? . . #bibliophile #booksofig #booksofinsta #bookstagramandcoffee #booksofinstagram #ananonymousgirl #books

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9. Can you guess what my fave filter is on Instagram?

9. What books on the Futuristic Friday list are you excited to read?

10. Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser released in paperback earlier this week. Have you read it?

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Happy (belated) paperback pub day to @jessicastrawserauthor! #partner @stmartinspress . . I love many covers, but this one spoke to me on many levels. ❤️ . . Have you picked up Not That I Could Tell? . . #booksofinstagram #bookstagramandcoffee #bibliophile #notthatIcouldtellpaperback #booksofig #booksofinsta

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11. The Paragon Hotel is on both mine and Katie’s January Futuristic Friday list picks- don’t you love this cover?

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Thanks @putnambooks for free review copy #partner of The Paragon Hotel. . . Is this book on your TBR list? . . #booksofinstagram #bookstagramandcoffee #bibliophile

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12. If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know my love for Kate White’s Bailey Weggins series is HIGH. I re-read this book back during December for first time in years- it was as good as first time I read it!

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I won’t tell you how long I’ve had this book, but I’ve been loving Bailey Weggins by @katewhite_author for many years. While my personal fave will always be If Looks Could Kill, a few weeks ago I saw this on my shelf & decided to re-read. . . It’s just as good as the first time I read it! . . #booksofinstagram #bibliophile #booksofig #booksofinsta #bookstagramandcoffee #katewhite #baileyweggins #baileywegginsmystery

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13. I’ve read 5 books so far in 2019- whoo! Feel free to randomly send out shout-outs of encouragement to me all through 2019! 😉 😉

* How is January shaping up for you? Any reads that I should be checking out?*

Happy Reading and Bookishly Yours,

T @ Traveling With T

14 thoughts on “Literary Friday ya’ll….”

Thanks for the link up! This is a great wrap up – such pretty photos!

January 12, 2019 at 5:53 pm

travelingwitht says:

You are so welcome! And thank you!!!!!!

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January 12, 2019 at 6:20 pm

I agree with Jaymi- an extra beautiful Literary Friday! ♥️ Thanks for the shout out! I love the kitty pics! The one on the right is Sir Thomas, right? I really need to try the Kate White books, and that cover is stunning! I’ll send you reading encouragement all year- congrats on your reads so far in 2019! 💗

January 13, 2019 at 9:07 am

travelingwitht says:

Aww thanks 🙂 No, Jerry is the one on the right. Sir Thomas is the one on the left in the bed- he loves that bedroom.

Kate’s covers are incredible. Love the details.

Thank you SO much. Encouragement rocks!

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January 13, 2019 at 3:14 pm

Hope your weekend is great! Are all your 3 cats black? Those two look so much alike! I happen to love black cats. I have a tuxedo male that is mostly black.

January 13, 2019 at 9:25 am

travelingwitht says:

It’s been a quiet-ish weekend. Rainy weather, lots of Law and Order 😉 No, I have 2 black cats and 1 tortoiseshell cat. They are brothers and sisters I think. All 3 showed up at my house when they were around 8 weeks old- I came home and they were sitting on the deck meowing their heads off. Love Tuxedo cats 🙂

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January 13, 2019 at 3:17 pm
- Holly B / Dressedtoread says:
  
  Aww you saved them💕Sox is from a rescue and I wasn’t looking for a cat but he came home with me 💗
  
  January 13, 2019 at 5:45 pm
- travelingwitht says:
  
  I did! I really didn’t want any animals- my dog had died a little over a year before and I was just not looking for a new animal- but these 3 came rolling into my life and nothing has been the same since.
  
  January 15, 2019 at 5:46 pm

Thanks for the mention! I love the Robyn Carr series. I also really enjoyed The Victory Garden. Have a great week!

January 13, 2019 at 3:46 pm

travelingwitht says:

You are so welcome 🙂 Hope you are having a great bookish week!

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January 15, 2019 at 5:45 pm

You would think with the snow that I would have had time to read. Alas, I did not.

denise

January 14, 2019 at 2:59 pm

travelingwitht says:

No snow here, but man it’s been busy. One thing after another.

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January 15, 2019 at 5:47 pm

Aww, your cats are the most photogenic! How cute 🙂

January 20, 2019 at 10:07 pm

travelingwitht says:

Thank you! They are a mess and they know they are the boss. I just live to feed them and go to work so they can have a better life. 😉

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January 22, 2019 at 4:51 pm