The Book Connection...: It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are, and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit, comment, and add to that ever-growing TBR pile! So welcome, everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and was then taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Hello, everyone. Hope you had a nice week. It is the wee hours of Monday morning, and my mind is rambling. It was an emotional weekend. The Lil' Diva moved into her new house. It's quiet here. No TV show noises coming from across the hallway. No loud conversations as she Facetimes friends. No music. Just quiet. Well, except for Dwight scratching at her bedroom door to be let in. But her bed isn't there. She isn't there. I thought I was ready, but I wasn't. Still, I am thrilled for her as she embarks upon this new chapter in her life.

Here are a few photos from the week:

Moving day

Travis and Boots hanging

in the Lil' Princess' Room

Dwight waiting by the Lil' Diva's door

Theo keeping me from making the bed

In my reading world, I finished The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall by Jaime Jo Wright. Amazing book! Look for my review and a giveaway later this week.

I didn't touch The Curiosities by W.H. Eatons this week, but it archives in twelve days, so I need to get going.

I started The Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts. My review is coming soon.

Singing the Forge by G. H. Mosson will be next.

I want to read Old Flames, New Beginnings by Lea Schizas during the holiday season.

Eager to read Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron for a November review.

Also looking forward to reviewing Charlie Can't Sleep by Rachel Joy Welcher.

Will be posting a First Chapter Review of A Quarterback for Christmas by Linda West in November.

Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest by Chris Grabenstein will also be archived in twelve days.

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books they added to their shelves the previous week. This weekly meme is now hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach.

I picked up Thistlewood Manor: A Speakeasy Demise by Fiona Grace as part of Chirp's sale on Friday.

Upcoming Events

The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall by Jaime Jo Wright - Oct 29 (Review)
One Foot in the Ether: Whispers of the Pendle Witches by Kayleigh Kavanagh - Oct 30 (Spotlight)
The Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts - Oct 31 (Review)
The Neighbor and the Gifts by Danielle Grandinetti - Nov 1 (Spotlight)
A Quarterback for Christmas by Linda West - Nov 13 (First Chapter Review)
Singing the Forge by G. H. Mosson - Nov 25 (Review)
Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron - Nov 27 (Review)

This week's Christmas... in the news post is up at Christmas Year Round. This week, we are talking about guest artists for the Tabernacle Choir, the Sharing Christmas Store, and Pottery Barn's traditional Christmas decor. You can find that post here.

Check out my interview with Danielle Grandinetti, author of The Neighbor and the Gifts. You can find that here.