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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes

BonnieReadsAndWrites50 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is run by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each Tuesday a topic is assigned for a new top ten list. This week the topic is Bookish Wishes.

Though the topic suggests you list ten books you’d like to own, I really can’t think of ten that I don’t already own, so I added some signed books and bookish gifts. These are in no particular order.

  1. Signed Harry Potter books. JK Rowling has traditionally not signed as many books as other authors, so these are quite pricey. Does anyone have $10,000 lying around? Click on the cover for a link to four Potter books, Order of the Phoenix, Goblet of Fire, Half Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows, signed and with certificates of authenticity, for $9,550.

2. Personalized Corner bookmark. Back down to earth. A cute bookmark for only 9.99

3. Reading themed socks. Comfy socks and reading go well together.

4. Signed Lauren Alaina book.

I’ve been a big Lauren Alaina fan for over 10 years now, ever since she was on American Idol. I have met her and have several items signed by her, but I don’t have the signed book yet. I have read it and it’s really great with lots of advice for young women about healing from bad relationships. It’s on my wish list and affordable. She is always so open to fans and has signed many, many autographs so this is not pricey.

5. Dolly Parton and James Patterson signed: Run Rose Run

This is signed by both Dolly and Patterson, and while I wouldn’t part with $350 for it, I will look for it at cheaper price. I actually haven’t read this one. Photo credit to the person who made the ebay listing.

6. Cool Book Tote. I guess you could tote anything, but we all know it will be books. Great for the beach.

7. C.S. Lewis Quote Art: C.S. Lewis has so many great quotes out there. This art would look great decorating a book nook.

8. A Book-Themed Purse. I am the owner of many purses. This one really catches my eye. At the link are options for other classics as well but I like Pride and Prejudice.

9. Book Earrings. So cute!

10. Pendant bookmarks: These are very pretty and affordable.

How about you? What’s on your bookish wish list?

Top Ten Tuesday: Things that make me instantly want to read a book.

BonnieReadsAndWrites29 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

I think this is going to be an easy list for me. Top Ten Things That Make Me Want To Read a Book:

  1. Church. The Bible of course.
  2. A Time Travel Theme.
  3. My Favorite Author Releases Her Next Book. Jodi Taylor, who also writes two different time travel series. Go figure.
  4. A Cup of Coffee
  5. An Overflowing TBR
  6. The Power Goes Out. No more computer or tv, and I instantly pick up a book. Hopefully my Kindle is charged.
  7. A brand new book comes in the mail and it’s so much more attractive than my other books because of its newness.
  8. Laying down in bed. That always makes me want to read, but I fall asleep quickly.
  9. Snow Days. I always read The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  10. July. When it’s super hot outside, I always read a Christmas book so I’m reminded of trees and holly and cold, cold snow.

How about you? What makes you instantly want to read a book?

Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 books featuring animals #TopTenTuesday #bookswithanimals

BonnieReadsAndWrites39 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want. Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to The Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie. We’re to come up with any topic we want. I decided to go with Top Ten Books or Series Featuring Animals. It can be any animal, but they have to feature prominently in the story.

TOP TEN BOOKS OR SERIES FEATURING ANIMALS

10. MARLEY AND ME

A story about a dog and his family

9. Old Yeller

Who didn’t cry at Old Yeller?

8. The Thin Place

This is a bit of a stretch, but the true story of the many dogs who have inexplicably plunged to their deaths from Overtoun Bridge in Scotland is included in this thriller and remains a mystery to this day.

7. Watership Down

When I was a kid, we always went to the library but had few books we actually owned. Watership Down was one of those, and I read it over and over quite often at a young age.

6. The “CAT WHO” Series by Lillian Jackson Braun

Lillian Jackson Braun died in 2011, but she gave us 29 books in the “Cat Who” mystery series and they are fun cozies featuring Jim Qwilleran and his cats Koko and Yum-Yum. Everyone should this series out if you love cozies and you’ve never read them.

5. Funny Farm

Funny Farm is the story of Laurie Zaleski, her mother, and many, many rescue animals. They started Funny Farm Rescue in the midst of their own poverty and while being criminally harassed by Laurie’s father. Laurie’s mother had left her wealthy father due to abuse, and they started out with nothing in a small shack and began adopting animals. The story of how this all turned into Funny Farm Animal Rescue is amazing.

4. THE JAX DIAMOND SERIES

This is Gail Meath’s amazing cozy mystery series set in early 1920s New York. Jax Diamond is a private detective and he solves mysteries with his German Shepherd sidekick, Ace. The first book in the series is called Songbird. I put up Book 3 because it has Ace on the cover.

3. All Creatures Great and Small

This series by James Herriott about a 1930’s vet in Yorkshire is a heartwarming and realistic look at the life of a country vet in that time. Of course, there is a new TV series based on this book, and it’s fantastic!

2. The Door Into Summer

Dan Davis has had his business stolen from him by his former business partner, Miles, and his former fiancée, Belle. This is the story of how he turns all that around, using cryogenics and time travel, and always assisted by his cat, Petronius the Arbiter (Pete). This is my favorite fictional book and started me on my love of all things time travel. And it’s by the one of the icons of Science Fiction, Robert Heinlein.

  1. The Chronicles of Narnia

From the time Lucy Pevensie stumbles through the back of the wardrobe, she meets a world full of magical, talking animals, including the most powerful of them all, Aslan the Lion. I love this series and have been re-reading it since I was a kid. I just downloaded the complete audio set read by Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, Michael York, Lynn Redgrave, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam, Patrick Stewart

So there are my Top Ten Books Featuring Animals. What are yours?