It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - June 19

Welcome to 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 and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.       

Happy Monday! I hope those who celebrate had a nice Father's Day. Thinking of and praying for those who have lost their dads as well.

We took my husband to Tables at the Farm in Palmer. This is a great farm to table restaurant, or as their motto says, "Farm to Fork." This weekend, I also caught up with my sisters, one of my nieces, and the maid of honor from our wedding. I also got a chance to meet the youngest baby in the family. Though my nephew and his wife have a baby on the way in October. 

IHOP with the family on Saturday

Italian Scramble from Tables at the Farm

Check out their goats

I'm preparing for two closings this week, plus one next week. Another closing looks like it might be delayed into July. It would be great to have most things wrapped up before we head to the Outer Banks. Maybe I will take a somewhat peaceful vacation this year; though I have a listing coming on and more potentials on the way. Plus I have five buyers regularly on the hunt for new homes. 

As far as reading go, I posted a First Chapter Review of this historical novel on Friday. You can read it here.

I read this one for a review that will appear at The Children's and Teen's Book Connection on July 19. You can check out my review on GoodReads if you don't want to wait.

I am about half way done with this book. Now, I understand why it is 12 hours. This is a great in-depth look into the world of editing. It talks about different editors, what their roles are, challenges they might face, etc. 

My review of the last Tempe Crabtree novel is up on Goodreads if you want to read it early, but my review will be posted at this blog tomorrow. 

I started this book over the weekend. 

I also read these two poetry collections over the weekend. 

I plan to sneak this one in, probably on the road to North Carolina, between my books slotted for review. As you will notice by my ever-growing upcoming VBT list, I did not heed my own advice about not signing up for a bunch of tours this year. LOL!   

Upcoming virtual book tours:

• A Final Farwell by Marilyn Meredith - June 20 (review)
• All That Glitters by Mike Martin - June 29 (review)
• Becoming Flawesome by Kristina Mand-Lakhiani - July 11
• Single Parents Rock! by Jaret Martino - July 19 (review TC&TBC)
• The Unempty Spaces Between by Louis Efron - July 20 (review)
• An Atomic Love Story: The Extraordinary Women in Robert Oppenheimer's Life by Shirley Streshinsky & Patricia Klaus - July 24 
• Come to Me by Amy W. Vogel - July 25 (review)
• The Five Watches: An Accident of Time by John York - August 4 
• Exits by Stephen C. Pollock - August 7 (review)
• Blood & Water by Linda Armstrong-Miller - August 9
• Sammy the Sailing Sea Turtle by Gwendol - August 16 (review TC&TBC)
• Ravage & Son by Jerome Charyn - August 21 (review)
• Victoria James: And The Mysterious Case of the Chilly Willies by Elizabeth Burns (review TC&TBC)

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

Amazingly, both my physical and digital mailboxes remained empty this week, but I have books on the way. 

Hope you have a blessed day today. I look forward to visiting your blogs.