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.

Welcome to June! Can you believe we just started the sixth month of 2026? May went out like a lion with rain, wind, and cold. Yesterday, some of our towns lost power for a few hours because of the storms. I had my suit jacket and a raincoat, and I was freezing. It was not the day to show houses, but I had a full day of it.

This is the express version of my post. I am tired and have an inspection in the morning. Work is kicking my tail. Tried to take a day off this weekend. Wasn't successful. Looking forward to vacation more and more.

In my reading world, I listened to Eat That Frog! Action Workbook: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy. Great book! All this driving around is good for listening to books.

I also started the audiobook, Digital Detox for Remote Workers: Reclaim Your Focus, Productivity, and Work-Life Balance in the Digital Age by Dr. Guenter H. Schamel.

I didn't finish The Ladies Hall by Vanessa Miller, though I loved what I read. I will run out of time before it is archived. I will have to catch it when it's available for my Kindle.

Need to write a review of Hi Honey, I'm Homo: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture by Matt Baume.

I didn't read The Ledger by Steven Manchester, a companion to his novel The Menu.

I didn't pick up The Eyes of River by Cindy K. Sproles.

I started Love on the Shelf by Sheila Roberts, which came out in May.

These are next:

Staged by Caitlin Rother, which is the sequel to Hooked

The Ghost and the Key is the first book in Bill Cusano's The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club series. I am reading this series this summer.

The second book of The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club is The Widow Murderess.

Book three is The Sparrow and the Crow. All of these are July reviews.

Massawa by Pam Weber is a book that I will take on vacation with me in July.

Joyce McCullough sent me a copy of Max and Her Stacks to review.

Photo credit: Freepik

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 think I had an empty physical and virtual mailbox this week. See, I can be good about the book-buying ban sometimes. It just takes me working almost non-stop to do it. :)

Upcoming Events

The Ledger by Steven Manchester - June (Review)

Fighter Pilot's Daughter by Mary Lawlor - June 10 (Guest Post)

Staged by Cailtin Rother - June (Review)

The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club: The Ghost and the Key by Bill Cusano - July 1 (Review)

The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club: The Widow Murderess by Bill Cusano - July 8 (Review)

The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club: The Sparrow and the Crow by Bill Cusano - July 10 (Review)

Massawa by Pam Weber - July (Review)

Love on the Shelf by Sheila Roberts - (Review)

Christmas Year Round

This week's Journey through Christmases Past is about family in transition. You can see photos from my family through the years if you click here.