It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - Oct 9 (Giveaway)

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.     

Welcome back to Monday! Here in the States it is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. As I am writing this, I don't have appointments scheduled, but that can swiftly change. This past week was filled with appointments, meetings, some great food, and attending a client's wedding. It is one of the many joys of my career that many clients become friends. 

Hung three of these SOLD riders this week

Husband and I visited The Yarde Tavern for lunch on Sunday 

Made another HelloFresh meal

Took Theo for a walk in the woods behind our house

I also was thrilled to hear that Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein's latest book is now available on Amazon. For Seniors Only - Nostalgic Stories of Love, Family and Relationships is out in paperback. This is the first of three books that I formatted and edited for Barbara and her colleague Debbie Storz Higgins. If you check out the sample online, you will notice I am listed as a guest and contributed a few short stories. 

In my reading world, this review appeared at the blog last week. You can find it here. 

I read this one on Saturday and scheduled my November 27th review at The Children's and Teens' Book Connection.  

I read and reviewed this Christmas board book at The Children's and Teen's Book Connection. You can read my review here. On Sunday, I reposted the review to the Christmas Year Round blog and am holding a giveaway. 

I'm reading this one for an October 17th review. 

I am also reading Creating Your First Novel by Hank Quense. This comes out October 15th.   

I started this one on Audible as I continue my NaNoWriMo preparations. 

Reviews coming in November.

These are next. 

Upcoming virtual book tours:

• Death and the Sisters by Heather Redmond - October 17 (review)
• Racing the Dream by M. T. Bass - October 23 (first chapter review)
• The Folly at Raighvan Park by Judith Crow - October 31 (first chapter review)
• Resparking Creativity by Fatemah Mirza & Sumayyah Rafiq - November 20 (review)
• The 12 Months of Christmas by Sheila Roberts - November 21 (review)
• The King Who Lost His Colors by Glen Liset - November 27 (review at TC&TBC)
• The Location Shoot by Patricia Leavy - January 31 (interview) 

At Christmas Year Round last week:

• Christmas on TV: Great American Family's Countdown to Great American Christmas 2023
• Christmas Children's Book from 4RV Publishing
• Gifts for Those on Your List
• Christmas on TV: Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas 2023 Schedule
• Christmas on TV: iCarly, Season 2: iChristmas (2008) 

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.

I bought a copy of this book from Amazon as part of Glenys Nellist's launch team. As a thank you, I received another copy of this book. I am giving both away at the Christmas Year Round blog. 

Also in that delivery was a copy of this beautiful book.

 

On Saturday, this book by one of my favorite Christmas women's fiction writers arrived.

That's it for me this week. Hope you also had a nice week. Looking forward to visiting your blogs.