Literary Friday ya’ll…

Well… It’s Literary ~~Friday~~… err Sunday 🙂 How has your weekend been?

Yesterday’s morning walk was COLD. It was 42 degrees and I was NOT loving it. My hands were freezing, I dropped and broke my favorite water bottle, and it’s just a reminder that I need to get my cold weather walking supplies together… because winter is coming.

But TODAY. Glorious weather. Gorgeous. Nice. I was not cold at all. That’s the thing about MS weather- it will change on you in a minute.

What did you read over the weekend?

1. ICYMI at Traveling With T: Before She Was Found, The Wife Stalker, and Invisible Girl.

2. Have you read Invisible Girl?

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{partner @atriabooks} Where are my @lisajewelluk fans at? Invisible Girl publishes tomorrow & I guarantee you want to have this in your hands as soon as possible. . . I did enjoy this book- not as much as The Family Upstairs- but this is a solid entry in the LJ catalog of books & one that you should read. . . What is your favorite Lisa Jewell book? Let me know! . . #travelingwithtreads #travelingwithtbookreviews #invisiblegirl #lisajewell #lisajewellauthor #readreadread📚 #genxbookstagrammers #oneworldreaders #mississippibookstagrammers #msbookstagrammers

A post shared by Tamara Welch (@rockstar1023) on Oct 12, 2020 at 8:23am PDT

3. Sometimes you need kitten therapy. Meet my aunt’s new kitty- Nancy! She’s a ball of energy 🙂 🙂

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Sometimes you just need kitten therapy. Meet Nancy ( aka Nancy Drew because she’s always in search of a mystery.) My aunt called me today to come get her because she had a flat tire & my reward was getting to play with Nancy for a bit today!

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4. October 1 was National Post Card day ( and I didn’t know it till my pal Jaymi told me). She sent me this cute postcard and it’s from a bookstore in Seattle that WE WILL meet at one day when all this social distancing is behind us.

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Did you know that October 1st was National Postcard day? I didn’t until @theocbookgirl posted about it AND sent me this adorable postcard! And on one side she wrote “let’s meet here one day” and here is @elliottbaybookco and Instagram- you are here to formally witness my agreement with Jaymi- we will meet one day in Seattle because I have never been & we will shop till we drop at that book store… because books! . . And just in case you don’t know- book Friends make the best friends 👭❤️📚

A post shared by Tamara Welch (@rockstar1023) on Oct 13, 2020 at 12:30pm PDT

5. #FridayReads: I’m reading The Good Girl’s Guide To Murder (not super far into it, trying to decide whether to keep reading) and re-reading A Is For Alibi (because I LOVE Sue Grafton.)

6. Have you read The Wife Stalker? Julia Whelan is one of the narrators and she is great!

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Ok.. do you have a favorite audiobook narrator? For me, it’s hands down @justjuliawhelan. She is perfection. From when I first discovered here narrating Amy in Gone Girl to all the other books I’ve listened 🎧 to by her- she’s got the magic voice. . . At first I wasn’t going to get The Wife Stalker but seeing the narrator changed my mind. . . Has that ever happened to you? . . #travelingwithtreads #travelingwithtbookreviews #thewifestalker #genxbookstagrammers #oneworldreaders #mississippibookstagrammers

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7. Reviews and ‘grams from around the web: BakingBookWorm reviews The Last Flight, cozybookwormsociety wants to know if there are people who try to interrupt your reading time, bookperfume talks about re-reading Rebecca every October (what a good idea!), danythebookworm_ has a bookstagram aesthetic that I just want to live in, relishthepages has some thriller suggestions, Jenn Tarheel Reader reviews Absolution, ReecasPieces reviews First To Lie, & The OC Book Girl reviews Playing With Fire.

8. Have you read Before She Was Found?

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I was walking around Walmart one day over the summer & getting some groceries when I found myself near the book aisle & then I saw this @heathergudenkauf book. The next thing I knew- it was in my hands, then in my shopping cart 🛒🤣 . . I REALLY enjoyed Before She Was Found- although if I had children, I probably would never want them to go to spend the night at a friend’s house after reading this. . . Do you have a favorite Heather Gudenkauf book? This might be mine! . . #travelingwithtreads #travelingwithtbookreviews #beforeshewasfound #heathergudenkauf #heathergudenkaufbooks #readreadread📚 #genxbookstagrammers #oneworldreaders #mississippibookstagrammers #msbookstagrammers

A post shared by Tamara Welch (@rockstar1023) on Oct 16, 2020 at 5:03pm PDT

9. My Atlanta Braves have REALLY disappointed me in the past couple of games. Hoping they will pull it together for a Game 7 win- because they REALLY need to go to the World Series.

10. One of my current reads- have you read it?

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I requested this book from my library right before the library shut down earlier this year. When the library opened back up, I requested it again & I’ve been trying to get into it. I’m not super far into the book, but it hasn’t grabbed me yet. . . Have you read A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder? . . #travelingwithtreads #librarybook #agoodgirlsguidetomurder #readreadread📚 #oneworldreaders #genxbookstagrammers #mississippibookstagrammers

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11. I have read 72 books so far in 2020. 3 books away from goal! What about you?

12. Peaceful Sunday morning walk…

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I woke up an hour-ish later today than normal & by the time I started my walk- the day had really started without me. This is my view on my way back to my house from my part of the walk down to the mailbox & back ( I do that 10 times a walk- & most days I walk 2 times- so 20 back & forths!) . . I grumble about the ‘modern’ conveniences I live without in this town- super fast internet, a cell phone that works reliably in every corner of the house, the nearest Kroger being 60 miles away… . . Since some of my exercise time has come about in our social distancing phase of life- this walk, this view has kept me at least somewhat sane. I haven’t had to worry about wearing a mask. Be concerned that someone is getting too close to me as I walk. I’ve had peace, solitude & good books, music or podcasts to keep me company. Some days nature brings me a visitor ( geese in the spring, a crane that visits the pond many mornings & birds chirping as I complete my walks). Some days I get to see the sun not exactly rise ( but shortly after that as it gets ready to start the day )& most evenings I’ve seen the gorgeous orange, reds & pink of sunsets that make me wish my camera could capture the view as brilliantly as it looks in real life. . . I still would prefer to have some conveniences closer- to not have to drive many miles for things that are needed. But this view, well it’s peaceful. And I’m not quite ready to give this up either. . . How is your Sunday going? . . #rockstar1023getshealthy

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13. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and many of you know that mom was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. It was discovered on a routine mammogram. So, don’t forget to get yours scheduled. I have my first one scheduled for this week- my family history has upped my odds of breast cancer, but my mom’s doctor says my best course of action- yearly mammograms!

Did you do anything fun this weekend?

Happy Reading and Bookishly Yours,

T @ Traveling With T

4 thoughts on “Literary Friday ya’ll…”

susieqlaw says:

I love sending postcards and have a stack of them stamped on my desk!

October 18, 2020 at 12:10 pm
- travelingwitht says:
  
  NICE! I need to get back in the habit of sending out happy mail to friends. I used to send cards and stuff all the time to folks.
  
  October 19, 2020 at 3:47 pm
jennifertarheelreader says:

Thanks for sharing my review, T! Love the post, as always!

October 20, 2020 at 9:13 am
- travelingwitht says:
  
  Aww you are welcome- thank you!
  
  October 24, 2020 at 4:00 pm