Katie's Reading Room - 2026 - #4

Currently Reading
(Kindle) (Audio)

BOOKS COMPLETED

Books Off My Shelf: 13
Books Off My Kindle: 4
Books from Audible/Chirp: 8
Library Loans (print/e-books/audios): 14
Friend Loan:

JUNE
040.

Did Not Finish (YTD)
09. The Blondes by Emily Schultz (70pp)
08. We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (70pp)
07. At Paradise Gate by Jane Smiley (84pp)
06. Bitter is the Wind by Jim McDermott (45pp)
05. The Five by Hailie Rubenhold (75pp)
04. The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy (75pp?)
03. The Real Liddy James by Anne-Marie Casey (1:50 on audio)
02. Marlena by Julie Buntin (~45 minutes on audio)
01. This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald (~1 hour on audio)

For anyone new to my thread, I’m Katie: reader, wine drinker, food appreciator, pub trivia player, shenanigan-ator, and non-sufferer of fools. I live outside New York City with my husband, "The" Wayne, our cat, Leonard, and our dog, Nuala/Noodles. I have been a member of the 75ers since 2011. I left the workaday world (in non-profit mmanagement) a few years ago and now fill my time with reading, jigsaw puzzles, and volunteer work (I volunteer with three different organizations, all related to food insecurity in my local area).

My reading varies widely from genre fiction (primarily romance and crime) to contemporary and historical fiction to nonfiction (primarily memoir, essays, current events, and history). I try to balance my reading in all these areas. I also use my thread as a bit of a life journal, which mostly means I might talk about what I’m cooking, eating, drinking, watching, doing, and avoiding doing, as well as reading and bookish topics.



My amended* ratings:
5 stars - perfect for me
4 stars - a very good read
3 stars - better than meh
2.5 stars - meh; didn’t hate it, didn’t love it
2 stars - should have DNFed it

* - I think I change my rating scale every year...

Q1 Completions

MARCH
Favorite:

025. Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell (3.25 stars)
024. Tell Everyone on This Train I Love Them by Maeve Higgins (audio) (3.5 stars)
023. Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (4.5 stars)
022. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie (audio) (3.5 stars)
021. Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel (4.5 stars)
020. The Names by Florence Knapp (4.5 stars)
019. Sex of the Midwest by Robyn Ryle (4 stars)
018. The Roommate by Dervla McTiernan (audio) (2 stars)
017. America the Ingenious by Kevin Baker (3 stars)
016. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (audio) (3.5 stars)
015. Marking Time by Elizabeth Jane Howard (4.25 stars)
014. New Beginnings at Wildflower Lock by Hannah Lynn (audio) (2.5 stars)

FEBRUARY
Favorite:

013. Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert (audio) (3 stars)
012. Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (4 stars)
011. The Wedding People by Alison Espach (4 stars)
010. Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb (4.25 stars)

JANUARY
Favorite:

009. Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey (3 stars)
008. Writers and Liars by Carol Goodman (2.5 stars)
007. All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (4.25 stars)
006. The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell (3 stars)
005. Dark Ride by Lou Berney (4 stars)
004. Happiness by Aminatta Forna (3.5 stars)
003. Just Like You by Nick Hornby (audio) (3.75 stars)
002. The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard (4 stars)
001. Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades (audio) (4 stars)

Q2 Completions

MAY
Favorite:

039. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, vol. 1 by Beth Brower (audio) (3 stars)
038. To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder by Nancy Rommelmann (3 stars)
037. That Swoony Feeling by Meghan Quinn (audio) (3 stars)
036. F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton (2.5 stars)
035. Good People by Patmeena Sabit (4.5 stars)
034. Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard (4 stars)
033. Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (audio) (3.5 stars)

APRIL
Favorite:

032. The News from Dublin by Colm Toibin (3 stars)
031. The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty (2.5 stars)
030. James by Percival Everett (audio) (4.5 stars)
029. How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair (audio) (4 stars)
028. Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin (3.5 stars)
027. Hungered by Amanda Rizkalla (4 stars)
026. Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister (3.75 stars)

Welcome to my thread!

Glad to be here!

Hi Linda! I was just over at your thread...

I'm pleased to be getting in early, Katie. Happy New Thread! Hard to believe that we are starting into June already!

>10 DeltaQueen50: - Hello, Judy! Time seems to have sped up for me. On Thursday, I had no idea this was Memorial Day weekend. I thought it was the following weekend. Oops...

Happy new thread!

Ref temperatures, it's been over 30C here the last day or two. And a nice Bank holiday Monday, which is almost unheard of! It's been warm enough for me to have shed my cardigan. >:-0 I once went to Italy with a colleage to audit a supplier. We were in the carpark, on our way out, and Mathias stopped and took a picture of me. I asked why and he said that he had to take a photo of me without a cardi, as no-one would believe it otherwise. >:-)
Hope the weather returns to comfortable territory for you asap.

Happy new thread, Katie!

>12 Helenliz: - This afternoon turned out to be lovely, Helen-the-Cardigan-Lady :) The rain cleared out and temps are in the 70s...

>13 Familyhistorian: - Thanks, Meg!

Happy new one, Katie!

Happy new thread, Katie.

>10 DeltaQueen50: Judy is right; this year is whizzing by and I notice that time seems to accelerate as we get older.

>7 katiekrug: Love this. More people should take this advice.

Happy new thread!

New-thread orisons, Katie, and a load of good outdoor fun since it's pretty perfect out there.

Happy new one, Katie!!

#33
Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Audio (library loan)
3.5 stars

#34
Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Paperback (mine)
4 stars

#35
Good People by Patmeena Sabit
Hardcover (library loan)
4.5 stars

Thank you, Jim, Paul, Beth, Richard, and Reba!

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I was behind on reviews, despite my snail-like reading pace, so I just made some quick comments for the three books up there. I liked them all. I would especially encourage anyone interested in Good People to not read any reviews or much else, really, about it. It benefits from going in "blind."

I'm so happy to see you still enjoying The Cazalets, Katie!!

I'm on the library list for Good People and you've confirmed it will be worth the wait (I'm #30 in line). Your advice to go in blind is duly noted! Vivian had the same advice for Ruins and I can see why. It's interesting we even need to say that isn't it? We see so many reviews and opinions on LT and everywhere, and have become so accustomed to looking up reviews before deciding to read a book that it's second nature. But maybe not always necessary.

I am looking forward to Good People, Katie.

Happy new thread, Katie!!

>22 katiekrug: well that sounds worth seeking out.

>24 lauralkeet: - I do love a meaty family saga!

I also noted Vivian's advice about Ruins (too many touchstones to wade through...)... I hope you enjoy Good PEople when your number comes up :)

>25 BLBera: - I think you'll like it, Beth.

>26 curioussquared: - Thank you, Natalie!

>27 Helenliz: - I hope you can get hold of a copy, Helen.

Happy Almost Friday! We are enjoying some beautiful weather here, by which I mean it looks very pretty out the window, and I am not too hot :)

Maribel is here, so Nuala and I are hanging out in my office. Nuala hasn't been to day care in a while because she has a sore leg, and I don't want her over-doing it. But I think she's bored out of her gourd, so if I can get an appointment to get her her bordatella booster in time, she'll be going to day care next week. I have zero plans for today until playing mahjong tonight (with actual people, not bots online).

Tuesday, we had a spur of the moment trivia evening, as a friend got some disappointing work news and wanted to drown her sorrows. We came in first, so I'm sure that made her feel aaalll better ;-)

Last night, we went out to a political dinner. We are having a very contentious primary for town council, with three progressive Dems running against the Democratic "machine" candidates. We're supporting the former, and the guy running in our ward was having a dinner at a local restaurant for supporters and undecided voters. I was already decided, as I have a yard sign up for him, but it was nice to meet other people with similar views about our township politics. We are an overwhelmingly Dem town (and county), but our mayor and most of the council members are awful, so it would be good to get some outside thinkers in. Interestingly, the three insurgent candidates have been endorsed by our new Congresswoman, who won a bit of an insurgent campaign herself, though she now has the mainstream party backing her, and Senator Andy Kim. It's the first time a sitting US Senator has endorsed candidates for local office not backed by the party apparatus. So exciting stuff in Jersey politics! (Apologies for the boring tangent, but I'm a politics nerd...)

Tomorrow, I am serving lunch at the community kitchen where I volunteer, and maybe then going bowling. Saturday, I am going into the city to see a play (by myself because my BFF whose idea it was, can't go now; I don't mind, as I like to have Katie time)...

Occasional cooking update: I haven't been trying much new, as I've been so busy. I do have a cookbook out from the library - Milk Street Cook What You Have - and I've bookmarked several recipes to try. First up for dinner tomorrow: "Fried White Beans with Bacon, Garlic, and Spinach."

Occasional viewing update: Besides sports, I've only been watching the current seasons of "Top Chef" and "Taskmaster." Just not in a watching mood, I guess...

Books!
I finished F is for Fugitive and have started To the Bridge. Still listening to the same romance on audio, but I should finish up today or tomorrow...

You are amazingly busy. Volunteering, politics, Mahjong, Trivia, and even reading!! I'm impressed. Keep on having fun.

Hi Katie. I'm determined to dig back into LT. I was realizing today that I'm particularly missing and wanting to reconnect with folks I've met in person. It may be weird but that meetup in Philly was such a special event for me.

I see that you are reading the Kinsey Milhone series. Are these a reread for you or your first time through?

Hi Katie! Hopeless behind, but here. : )

Happy new thread!

You sound like you're doing things that interest you, Katie. That sounds wonderful. I hope you enjoy the play.

>30 RebaRelishesReading: - It's weird to me how things just suddenly took off, but I'm having fun and feeling engaged with the world in a good way :)

>31 EBT1002: - Good to see you, Ellen! I understand wanting to prioritize connection with people you've met (and we've met twice so you have to double prioritize me ;-) ), but I also understand having outside interests, which is good and healthy! That Philly meet-up was great - so many people gathered, thanks to your visit...

This is my first time reading the Alphabet Series.

>32 Berly: - Hi Kim!

>33 figsfromthistle: - Thanks, Anita!

>34 Familyhistorian: - Thanks, Meg. I may have too many things that interest me... ;-)

I had a lovely afternoon in the city on Saturday, though I missed the play because I'm an idiot and messed up the time. Oops. But I enjoyed brunch, visited a couple of book stores, bought some nice pens and a notebook at a stationery store, sat and enjoyed the sunshine and people-watching in Washington Square Park, and then had a delicious Hugo Spritz while waiting to catch my train.

Sunday was boring, as TW was putting together a new garden shed. I did start and finish the first Emma M. Lion book while working on my jigsaw puzzle...

The first part of this week should be fairly quiet. Thursday evening, I am going to see Ann Patchett speak and get her new book. Friday morning I may be playing mahjong with some friends. And this weekend, we have ZERO plans, but it is the New Jersey Bookstore Crawl weekend, so I might indulge...

Books!
I have a few "reviews" to post to close out May and then I'll do my monthly stats. I'm currently reading The Blondes and need to pick something on audio.

#36
F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton
Paperback (mine)
2.5 stars

#37
That Swoony Feeling by Meghan Quinn
Audio (mine)
3 stars

#38
To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder by Nancy Rommelmann
Ebook (mine)
3 stars

#39
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, vol. 1 by Beth Brower
Audio (mine)
3 stars

Here's a question for my librarian friends: why did Overdrive take away the ability to sort one's Wish List by what books were available to borrow?!?! I loved that feature and found it so useful... *sigh*

>36 katiekrug: I had missed that Ann Patchett has a new book -- thanks for mentioning that. My list for next trip to bookstore keeps growing.

>41 katiekrug: Grrrrr.

May Wrap-Up
(Numbers in parentheses are YTD)

Total Books Read: 7 (39)
Mine: 5 (25)
Library: 2 (14)
Re-Reads: 0 (2)
DNF: 0 (8)

Female Authors: 7 (32)
Male Authors: 0 (7)
New to Me Authors: 3 (22)
Diverse* Authors: 1 (9)

US/UK Authors: 6 (32)
Other Countries: 1 - Afghanistan (7: Afghanistan-1, Canada-1, Ireland-3, Jamaica-1 Sierra Leone-1)

Pages read: 1466 (8565)
Hours listened: 21:49 (101:08)
(Puzzles completed: 1 (8))

* authors of color, LGBTQ+ authors, etc.

Best of the month: Good People
Worst of the month (not counting DNFs): F is for Fugitive

"Musts" for June:
Rebecca for MBW book group
The Virgin Suicides for WWS book group

Thoughts:
Basically, the same as last month... Too much going on, need to find balance, blah blah blah.

>42 RebaRelishesReading: - No problem, Reba. It's called Whistler.

>43 Berly: - So annoying!

My most recently completed puzzle. I'm not getting as much puzzling time lately, but I'm trying to carve out a little time most days, at least...

>46 katiekrug: Oooh...I like that ! Looks tricky, though.

That's like 14 puzzles in one!! : )

>46 katiekrug: that's pretty! What brand?

>41 katiekrug: I had missed this, so I just looked at my Libby app, and I'm still seeing my "wishlist" tag and at the top I can tap on "available now" to see what I can borrow right away. Are you not getting that? I wonder if your individual library changed some settings which, if so, makes absolutely no sense to me. I use that feature all the time.

Also, hooray for jumping on the Emma M. Lion bandwagon! Looking forward to seeing your thoughts as the series develops.

>47 laytonwoman3rd: - It was the perfect balance of fun and challenging.

>48 Berly: - I like collage puzzles like this. It makes them slightly easier than ones with great swaths of landscape or colors...

>49 japaul22: - It's an Elena Essex. Not a brand I was familiar with. The puzzle was a Christmas gift. I'll seek out more, as I love the image and the quality was very good.

>50 bell7: - I don't keep my WLs in the Libby app because I find it clunky. I use the Overdrive site. I've tried to see if I can locate my WLs on Libby but no luck :(

I spent a chunk of time yesterday cleaning up my office/the guest bedroom. It becomes such a dumping ground for "stuff" that it was driving me crazy. I made good progress. Today, I'm working at the food pantry and tonight I'll be seeing Ann Patchett speak about her new book (I'll also be getting a copy of it as part of the ticket price). A mahjong/book club friend is also going, and we might get a drink afterwards. Tomorrow, I'm getting my hair cut and going bowling with friends. Zero items on the calendar for the weekend, and I am very glad of that. We might go see a movie. We might go to the farmers market. We might do very little... :)

Books!
I DNFed The Blondes because the main character/narrator was insipid. I gave it about 70 pages, which I think is fair. Now I'm reading Rebecca for one of my book clubs. This is a re-read, but I first read it as a teenager, so it's been - ahem - a while... On audio, I'm listening to Wrecked by Joe Ide, the third in a good crime series.

>46 katiekrug: It's really cool-looking now it's all puzzled up, but the complexity looks fiendish to me. In the lowest bottom-left corner, do you think those animals are riffing on the red-background unicorn and lion image from the tapestry?

Is it that kind of puzzle, I guess is a better way to ask...an artist doing "inspired-by"s?

>52 katiekrug: Patchett was terrific in Brooklyn last night. Audience was packed (I heard 850-900) with rabid fans, complete with merch (hats, T-shirts, etc.) Not a male in sight. Lots of bookshop talk as Emma Straub was the interviewer. Hope your evening is as light-hearted and enjoyable!

>53 richardderus: I was thinking it looked a bit William Morris, who was inspired by the medieval, so that's possible.

Balance, ahh, that rare and elusive thing. If you find the magic solution, don't forget to share! The tidying sounds productive and I know all about dumping rooms...

>52 katiekrug: I have lots of rooms over here -- want to come supervise? ; )

>51 katiekrug: Oooh okay, I made the switch over to Libby awhile back because I needed to be able to help my patrons who were only able to go through the new app to get e-books. It wasn't a seamless transition, unfortunately, you do have to import, but there's a way to do it if/when you want to.

Hope you have an excellent, relaxing weekend!

Seconding >57 bell7:. You have to sync your "wishlist" smart tag in Libby with your Overdrive Wish List, but you only have to do it once and then it works great.

I'm reading Good People right now, Katie and I am really loving it. I think your review helped nudge me towards it, so thanks!

<46 & >51 katiekrug: Very nice puzzle Katie! It seems to me that separate smaller area with individual background colors would make the puzzle a little less difficult.

All of the puzzling going on here on LT makes me wish my granddaughter would come for a visit because it seems I only find/make time to puzzle when she's here to work with me -- makes for great conversation/together time

>53 richardderus: - It wasn't fiendish at all, just pleasantly challenging :)

No idea about the inspiration.

>54 vivians: - Wow, that's a huge event. Where was it? We were in the sanctuary of a Congregational church, so not as big a crowd, though they did say it was the largest they'd had in 10 years of doing this series (it's a public library thing). Patchett was great, but I wish I'd also seen Emma Straub! Instead, we got Jeanine Cummins of American Dirt "fame" (eye roll). At least she mostly asked good questions and allowed Patchett to take center stage.

>55 Helenliz: I'll be sure to share if I ever find the solution :D

>56 Berly: - Ha! No, thanks! I've got enough going on here :)

>57 bell7: - Oh, Mary, thanks for that link! I did it, and it worked, and I only had to do it once, even though I have two separate library cards loaded in Libby. Thank you, thank you! Feel free to charge me for asking for help, but... do I just abandon Overdrive now or if I add something there, does it automatically sync now with Libby? I really hate the Libby interface and usually open the app only to listen to audiobooks I've borrowed, but if I need to make friends with it, I will.

>58 norabelle414: - Thanks, Nora! I appreciate the advice and am much less cranky now :)

>59 vancouverdeb: - Yay! I've heard so little about the book here. I'm glad you are enjoying it, Deborah. I was happy to hear Ann Patchett mention it as one of her top books of the year.

>60 RebaRelishesReading: - You're exactly right about the multiple images helping to bread the puzzle up into decipherable bits. But then the floral backgrounds were tricky, so it was a good balance.

I hope you get a visit from your granddaughter soon!

>62 katiekrug: In theory, OverDrive and Libby should sync across but it can be tetchy in my experience. I will say making friends with Libby is probably for the best as OverDrive the company is putting all of their focus into the Libby app/interface (you can also access Libby on desktop, which they push pretty hard). General speculation at my work is that they'll stop supporting the old OverDrive public facing interface at some point in the next few years.

>63 MickyFine: - Good to know, Micky, thanks!

Somehow, the interface is less annoying on my laptop than on my phone, though it seems identical. I think I'm just old :)

As mentioned, I saw Ann Patchett interviewed by Jeanine Cummins on Thursday as part of the Montclair Public Library's "Open Book/Open Mind" series. Patchett is just as warm and funny and self-deprecating as one would expect. She took some questions from the audience at the end, and someone asked her, as a bookseller, what books she was most excited about this year. I didn't get them all, but here are several she mentioned:

Good People by Patmeena Sabit (woot! I just read this and loved it)
Kin by Tayari Jones (Jones will be taking part in the same series in September, and I already have my ticket!)
John of John by Douglas Stuart
Land by Maggie O'Farrell (@vivians and I are going to see O'Farrell at NYU later this month!)
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead
Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li (Patchett predicts this will win the Pulitzer and says it's her favorite 2026 release)

She also mentioned that she finally read Lydia Millet and is kicking herself for having waited so long (she did not mention what book...).

>65 katiekrug: Oooo, thanks for sharing Patchett's recommendations. Too bad I didn't look at LT before going to the book store (well, probably, it's a good thing 😟). I have made notes though.

>65 katiekrug: I am loving Good People Katie, so thanks for the nudge. I think it may be my favourite read this year. I'm not quite finished yet. I have Land out from the library, and I'll have to look into Music Against the Night.

>65 katiekrug: I can't wait to see her. She is coming to Minneapolis in a couple of weeks. I saw her on Seth Meyers last week, and she was great. They mostly talked about the cover of the book. That's a great list of recommendations.

>66 RebaRelishesReading: - See below for more!

>67 vancouverdeb: - I'm so glad you liked Good People, Deborah. I hope more readers give it a shot.

>68 BLBera: - And there's more...

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The organizers of the Ann Patchett event captured all the books she mentioned at various points during her talk:

“Horse” by Geraldine Brooks
“American Dirt“ by Jeanine Cummins
“Speak to Me of Home: A Novel” by Jeanine Cummins
“Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted” by Suleika Jaouad
“Kin“ by Tayari Jones
“Music Against the Night“ by Yiyun Li (coming out October 2026)
“Things in Nature Merely Grow“ by Yiyun Li
“Exit Party“ by Emily St. John Mandel
“The Color of Water” by James McBride
“Deacon King Kong” by James McBride
“Fair Ones: A Double Novel“ by Lydia Millet (coming out October 2026)
“Land“ by Maggie O’Farrell
“Run” by Ann Patchett*
“John of John“ by Douglas Stuart
“20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne**
“The Left and the Lucky“ by Willy Vlautin

* this was in response to a question about which of her books she thought would be best for a high school English class

** she didn't really recommend this, just noted that she used a quote from it in her dedication in "Whistler"

I finished Whistler last night - couldn't put it down and read it in two sittings. I really loved it. Are you really going to put off reading it? I need to talk about it....
Much of the conversation during my Wednesday night talk was about bookstores, I guess because the interviewer was Emma Straub. I wish more time had been spent on recommendations so I'm glad to have your list. I'm listening to Land now.

>65 katiekrug: and >69 katiekrug: That is a great-sounding list. I'm putting Good People on hold at the library.

I remember reading and liking Lydia Millet back in grad school.

>70 vivians: - I will try to read Whistler before I see you later this month :)

Which reminds me, LMK how much the O'Farrell ticket was, so I can bring cash with me to reimburse you!

>71 EBT1002: - I've not read Millet at all. I know Beth is a fan, too.

I love Millet! I am so happy she has a new one coming.

>62 katiekrug: Micky's given a more complete answer than I would've been able to. But yeah, they've really moved things over to Libby and aren't developing anything on Overdrive now. It took some getting used to, but I'm liking it pretty well now. Learning how to add the labels to the pictures at the bottom was a game changer.

Sounds like the Ann Patchett event was pretty fabulous! I've only read one of the books she recommends, but a couple are on my TBR list.

>69 katiekrug:. Thanks for the putting the list together, Katie. I have "Kin" in Audible and should get to it soon. I've read a couple of the other books she mentioned but I have not read most of them so I'll hang onto the list for future reference :)

I gazed longingly at the hardcover copies of Whistler in my local bookshop today. I purchased a softcover edition of All Fours instead. I'm so virtuous haha.

>73 BLBera: - I really must read something by her...

>74 bell7: - I am working on getting more familiar with the Libby app. For some reason, I just don't find the UX very intuitive.

>75 RebaRelishesReading: - There are several on there I've been intending to read.

>76 EBT1002: - Oof, All Fours. I'll be interested to see what you make of it. A very polarizing book!

Happy mid-week! Not a huge amount going on here. Nuala had her annual exam yesterday, and the vet suspects her ongoing leg issue is a torn or partially torn ACL. Poor pup. A surgery consult is in our near future. In the meantime, I'll be selling plasma. Or the family jewels. Or robbing a liquor store...

I made two new recipes in a row for dinner so far this week, and both were excellent. One was a broccoli and white bean caesar from NYT Cooking and the other was a stir-fried broccoli and noodle dish from the Milk Street cookbook I borrowed from the library. We are now broccoli-ed out, LOL. Tonight, we are going on a date to the bowling alley, to take advantage of our summer passes and their pizza and a pitcher of beer deal. I don't like to cook the night before Maribel comes to clean, so this is perfect. I'll be bowling again Friday afternoon with friends, and then maybe seeing a movie with another friend. We were going to play mahjong, but we couldn't rustle up anyone else who was free. I am still obsessed with mahjong, in case you were wondering. I have ordered my own set, which should arrive today.

Occasional viewing update:
Sports (F1, basketball - GO KNICKS!, baseball), Taskmaster (one episode left this season *sad face*), Top Chef (watched the finale last night and was pleased with the winner). My To Watch list grows ever longer, but I have a hard time just sitting and watching things. I'd rather be playing mahjong, er, reading.

Books!
I'm listening to Wrecked on audio and reading Rebecca for book club next week. That group meets on Thursday. My other book group meets on Tuesday, and I haven't started the book for that, so I might have to set Rebecca aside and start on The Virgin Suicides. Dumb me for agreeing to having the second group meet the same week as the first...

>78 katiekrug: after the hometown crowd booked felonious yam I regained interest in the proceedings.

Enjoy the rest of the week, and skritch Nuala a few extra times from me!

Sounds like a busy, happy life!! Enjoy!!