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The Sunday Salon: I Am Not Going to BEA, but That’s Okay

Sunday Salon

Book Expo America seems like a fun event to attend, and so many of you are in New York right now for the big event, but once again I find myself unable to go. Money, time and the fact that The Boy is leaving for his DC trip this Thursday. Those are the main reasons and the others have to do with my hatred of crowds and pushy people. However, it would be so nice to finally meet those who I have been conversing with for well over two years now and in some cases, four! Someday.

This weekend has been uneventful. I’ve spent much of it picking up last minute items for The Boy’s trip. Five days in DC…sigh. I am going to be a nervous wreck. He’s not one to check-in with me regularly but I’ve voiced my concern over that so hopefully he will try harder. Sometimes, those Smart phones are just useless in that they die way to soon. Before the end of the day, with constant use (picture taking and the like) they end up dying. They need to come out with better batteries for those things.

Today, I am just running more errands and doing laundry. So exciting! I just finished The Age of Miracles. Hmmm. I have to think about that one more before writing the review. I also finished Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Not sure what I plan to read next but there are about eight galleys on my Kindle that I need to get to.

Dinner is leftovers because I don’t feel like cooking a thing! What are you up to?

My 2012 Summer Reading List

The Bird Saviors

In One Person

The Dog Stars

Jaws
Disturbing the Peace
Wild
Norwegian Wood

There But For The
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
For me, summer starts Memorial Day weekend and guess what? We are already there! Hard to believe, but it’s true. This summer, my list is all over the place. I never use these lists as a hard and fast rule for anything because I am easily influenced by Net Galley, Edelweiss, other book blogs and what shows up on the “New Books” shelf at my local library. However, these are the books that I hope to read this summer. Not your typical beach fare but I like the heavier stuff anyway and I have always, always wanted to read Jaws. I plan to read that one while sitting on the beach, slathered in Coppertone with the book in one hand and a tuna fish sandwich in the other.

Each cover links to Indiebound in case you want to know more about the book.

What’s on your list?

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