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

Welcome back to Monday! My weekend went by in a flash. How about yours? I knew last week would be full, and then the Lil' Princess came home for the weekend! I would share photos from her time here, but I practiced being present and didn't take any. She flew in on Friday night, and we spent Saturday together shopping and hanging out. Then, we drove her back to the airport on Sunday afternoon. She might try flying home for a couple of days in March. If not, we won't see her again until the end of April.

Travis and Dwight took over within moments

of me putting clean sheets and blankets on the bed

I made a strawberry and blueberry crisp

on Friday night

Shifting to reading, I finished Chapters and Second Chances by Evelyn Grace Berry. Look for my review soon.

I finished I Heard the Bells. Look for my review soon.

I did not listen to Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor this week, but I have appointments that will keep me in the car, so I plan to put this back on.

I started reading Creepy Kid by Caleb Roehrig. Love it!

I need to start Dream Facades: The Cruel Architecture of Reality TV by Jack Balderrama Morley soon. I only have it on NetGalley for 41 more days. It sounds fascinating!

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.

Since I am totally disregarding my promise not to buy more books, I might as well keep going. I pre-ordered This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman for Audible based on its description.

Dr. Holstein sent me her latest book, Women's Freedom: The Dawn of Possibilities, to review.

Two Bodies Are Better Than One by Erica Ruth Neubauer is the first in a series. I grabbed this as an Amazon First Reads.

At least I am keeping my promise not to overcommit to book reviews. :)

Upcoming Events

Winter's Season by R. J. Koreto - Feb 13 (Spotlight)

I Heard the Bells by Darlene L. Turner et al - February (Review)

Chapters and Second Chances by Evelyn Grace Berry - February (Review)

Hook, Line, and Murder by GG Calpo - Mar 2 (Interview)

Agatha Christie, She Watched by Teresa Peschel - Apr 15 (Review)

Christmas Year Round

Christmas Year Round's latest "Journey through Christmases Past" reflects on Christmas 1865 and how the Civil War changed Christmas, and led to it being named an official holiday. You can find that here.

The Children's and Teens' Book Connection

I reviewed Evan's Gift by Karen Charles at my kid's book blog. You can read that here. I also decided to join the Grow Your Writing Challenge. You can read the details of this challenge here.