This past week was a whirlwind of reading and reviewing when I wasn’t working my day job. I finished up my reviewing for The Historical Novel Society, but I can’t post any of those eight reviews until they are published in their magazine on August 1st. I have begun reading submissions for the Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) panel, and I’m enjoying it! I’m also trying to catch up on Netgalley!
Today is Father’s Day! Happy Father’s Day to my Dad in Heaven, and to my husband Doug, a great husband, father, grandfather, and dog dad! Happy Father’s Day to all the other Dads out there.
I made Doug a pineapple upside down cake for Father’s Day, and he has requested chicken fried steak for dinner.
Last week was a quiet one on the blog. I participated in Top Ten Tuesday and Indie Spotlight, but that is all I could fit in due to all the reading.
Next Week
On Monday, I will be one of the last stops on a blog tour for Austenprose. I’ll be reviewing A Shadow in Moscow by Katherine Reay.
Tuesday I will participate in Top Ten Tuesday. The topic is: “Books On My Summer 2023 to Read List.”
That’s as far as I’ve gotten in planning my week, but more reviews are coming!
BOOK HAUL
A collection of stories about horses and humans, and how they help each other get second chances.
How about you? How was your week?
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY, DOUG!
Doug said Thank You!
Thank you!
Your Father’s Day dinner sounds wonderful. Pineapple upside down cake is my husband’s favorite dessert. 🙂 Hope you both have a great day!
Thanks! Have a wonderful day too!
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Thanks for visiting and trying to comment, Bonnie!
Whew! That’s a lot of reading and reviewing. I’ve gotten behind with mine.
Historical Novel Society gives me three months to read them, but I’m often plugging away on some of them at the last minute!
Okay, “often” should be “always.” LOL.
A shadow in Moscow sounds interesting. I love stories set during the cold war.
I am eager to see what books you would list for Top Ten Tuesday 😊 My summer list is full of cozy mysteries.
I’m going with books on my Netgalley shelf that I’m actually reading this summer. Some are summer books, but one’s a Christmas book!
Same. Mine too are netgalley ARCs. 😊
My husband loves it when we celebrate with a meal he likes. This year, we are going to my brother’s house, though, and he is cooking for all of us, including my 96-year-old dad. It will be wonderful to spend time with all of these great dads.
I think it sounds like fun to be on the Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) panel. Nobody knows good books like book bloggers do.
That sounds like a wonderful family meal!
Sounds like a nice Father’s Day! Enjoy your week.
Thanks. You too, and I wish you lots of great reading!
Hope you guys have a great Father’s Day 🙂
A busy but productive week! I hope you have a nice weekend and some relaxing.
Anne – Books of My Heart
Enjoy your Sunday Father’s Day evening.
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You amaze me with the amount and quality of the things you get done, Bonnie. My mom used to make pineapple upside down cake and I loved it. I bet Doug had a happy Father’s Day. 🙂
I think so, though he will tell you I made him do the dishes.
🙂
It’s been a million years since I’ve had pineapple upside-down cake! My grandmother used to make it, and I loved it. I need to look up a recipe. Hope you and your husband enjoy your Father’s Day Dinner.
Happy Father’s Day to you too! I didn’t know there was a Blogger of the Year Award.
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Happy Father’s Day to your loved ones!! And I’m also new to the Blogger of the Year award, sounds intriguing though. I hope you enjoy your new book and have a lovely week. Thanks for dropping by my post 🙂
Juli @ A Universe in Words
I approve of Doug’s choice of Father’s Day foods!