It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - Oct 20

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.

Happy Monday! I'm writing this late on Sunday, so if you come across typos, please give me a bit of grace. I'm exhausted. This last week was filled with appointments, meetings, a play in support of a local nonprofit, and a writers conference. Here are a few photos:

Greenfield Community College, where I attended a writers conference on Saturday

Spent last Monday replenishing my marketing material

Play to support Alianza DV Services

Theo warmed up with his coat on a cold and wet day

The week ahead has two closings, meetings, a training session, and photos for a new listing. All good stuff.

In books. I reviewed Eleanor Roosevelt's Nightly Prayer by Donn Mitchell. You can find it here.

I continued reading The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall by Jaime Jo Wright this week. Need to pick up the pace if I am to finish both October books. 

I read a bit of The Curiosities by W.H. Eatons, a middle-grade novel that I downloaded from NetGalley. 

The Man Next Door, another romantic comedy by Sheila Roberts, is next.

Singing the Forge by G. H. Mosson is still on pause as I read October books. 

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 is a middle-grade NetGalley download I need to read. 

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. 

Proving that I am my own worst enemy, I added two new titles to my review pile and then grabbed a bunch of Kindle freebies. 

Upcoming Events

• The Neighbor and the Gifts by Danielle Grandinetti - Oct 23 (Spotlight)
• 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)
• 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. We are talking about Netflix Christmas movie premieres, the Disney Springs Christmas Tree Stroll, and Christmas at Wooddale. Check it out here. Also, this week, I posted Three Things to Do in October to Prepare for Christmas. Check out my tips and links to recipes and decorating ideas here.

At The Children's and Teens' Book Connection, I shared a post about the January release of The Moon without Stars by Chanel Miller. You will find that here. 

You will find my Top Five Favorite Episodes from Little House on the Prairie - Season 3 at Laura's Little Houses if you click here. 

Gosh, that was a lot. Are you still reading? Enjoy your Monday!