Cat Thursday

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Third Gilmore Girl

Hi All,

Stopping by to let you know about a book that I am waiting on.

Author: Kelly Bishop
 
Summary from Amazon:
A candid and captivating memoir from award-winning and beloved actress Kelly Bishop, spanning her six decades in show business from Broadway to Hollywood with A Chorus Line, Dirty Dancing, Gilmore Girls, and much more.

Kelly Bishop’s long, storied career has been defined by landmark achievements, from winning a Tony Award for her turn in the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line to her memorable performance as Jennifer Grey’s mother in Dirty Dancing. But it is probably her iconic role as matriarch Emily in the modern classic Gilmore Girls that cemented her legacy.

Now, Bishop reflects on her remarkable life and looks towards the future with The Third Gilmore Girl. She shares some of her greatest stories and the life lessons she’s learned on her journey. From her early transition from dance to drama, to marrying young to a compulsive gambler, to the losses and achievements she experienced—among them marching for women’s rights and losing her second husband to cancer—Bishop offers a rich, genuine celebration of her life.

Full of witty insights and featuring a special collection of personal and professional photographs, The Third Gilmore Girlis a warm, unapologetic, and spirited memoir from a woman who has left indelible impressions on her audiences for decades and has no plans on slowing down.

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Book Date: Shut Up and Run

Happy Book Date Monday!

Stopping by to share one my recent reads. I enjoyed this one very much! 

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Feb 2024 Book Tag

Thank you The Strawberry Post or Cat Strawberry for being the creator of this book tag!

A book in a genre you love (one you’ve read or plan to read for Febookary)
I am still all over the board on this one, but being that it is Feb, I might as well enjoy a romance!

A book set in a country or world you love. (one you’ve already read or plan to read for Febookary)

National Parks and the Outdoors...

 

A book by an author you love (one you’ve already read or plan to read for Febookary)

 

A book with a cover or blurb that you love (one you’ve read or plan to read for Febookary)

A book you’d like to re-read?

I am not sure.

A classic book or book published a while ago that you loved or would love to read?

 
I enjoy Jane Austen, so maybe one of those again?
 

What books are you reading for #Febookary or in February in general?

 I'm a bit of a mood reader, so TBD.

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Cat Thursday

 

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Book Date: Check & Mate

Happy Book Date Monday.

Stopping by to share my current read.

Author: Ali Hazelwood
 
Summary from Amazon:
In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life’s moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart.

Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory’s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious “Kingkiller” Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess.

Nolan’s loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone. What’s even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory’s victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything, she can’t help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist....

As she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren’t only on the board, the spotlight is brighter than she imagined, and the competition can be fierce (-ly attractive. And intelligent…and infuriating…)

 

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Stacking the Shelves

Hi All,

Happy Saturday! Stopping by to share a few books that I have been granted access to recently. Thank you to the publishers! I am so excited to check these out.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

 

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Book Date: The Women

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Happy Book Date Monday. Stopping by to share my current read.

Author: Kristin Hannah
 
Summary from Amazon:
From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.

 

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Feb Bookish Bingo

Hi All,

Stopping by to share the bookish bingo card for this month. Happy Reading! 

 

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Waiting on Wednesday: When We Flew Away

Hi All,

Stopping by to let you know about a book that I am waiting on.

Author: Alice Hoffman
 
Summary from Goodreads:
A beautiful novel exploring the little-known story of Anne Frank's life before she went into hiding – from bestselling, award-winning author Alice Hoffman and published in cooperation with the Anne Frank House. In soaring prose, bestselling author Alice Hoffman brings Anne Frank to life on the page, drawing from her extensive research in Europe and the United States, to depict her experiences from the moment the Nazis invade the Netherlands until her family is forced into hiding in the annex of her father's office building at 263 Prinsengracht, in Amsterdam.

As state-sponsored discrimination turns ordinary people into monsters, the Jews of the Netherlands are caught in an inescapable swell of violence and hate, and Anne is shaped as both a young woman and as a writer who will change the world.

WHEN WE FLEW AWAY features archival content provided by the Anne Frank House, as well as information about Otto Frank's desperate bids to get his family to safety in America gathered from correspondence between Otto Frank and Nathan Straus, Jr., from the Straus Historical Society's Archives.

A heart-wrenching exploration of Anne's life before the annex By New York Times bestselling author of The World We Knew, Alice Hoffman
 

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Book Date Monday: Not Dead Yet

Happy Book Date Monday! 

Stopping by to share my current read. What have you been reading?

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Stacking the Shelves Saturday

Hi all,

Hope you are all having a great weekend! Stopping by to share a few books I picked up recently. Thank you publishers for the early access to these.

Happy Reading!