Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves, for weekly updates.
**Mailbox Monday is hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.
And, in anticipation of Sheila’s return to lead us in It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, check out Book Journey.
Another week of reading, blogging, and a little bit of furniture rearranging. Now I am savoring my coffee and contemplating what to watch on TV. Lately I have been hooked on Mad Men on Netflix.
I switched to another favorite and colorful mug for today.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Chasing Down Old Favorites: Musings
From the Interior: Excerpting “Driving Lessons”
Monthly Wrap-Up: Some Fabulous Reads
A Guilty Pleasures Read: “All the Stars in the Heavens”
My Interior World: Small Changes
Thirsty Thursday & Hungry Hearts: A Guilty Pleasures Event
Memories of the Past: Excerpting “Shroud of Silence”
Bookish Friday: Excerpting “The In-Between Hour”
Let’s Ignite Some Sparks of Randomness
Review: Before the Storm (e-book), by Diane Chamberlain
Review: Driving Lessons (e-book), by Zoe Fishman
Review: The Hurricane Sisters (e-book), by Dorothea Benton Frank
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
I received two books in my mailbox: a review book from Amazon Vine, and a book I purchased for reread.
Pretty Girls, by Karin Slaughter (Amazon Vine)
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Sleeping with the Enemy, by Nancy Price (For reread)
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Downloads: (Purchased)
Rainy Day Sisters (e-book), by Kate Hewitt
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Seventh Heaven (e-book), by Alice Hoffman
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Gray Mountain (e-book), by John Grisham
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Maybe in Another Life (e-book), by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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WHAT’S UP NEXT? (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Currently Reading: The In-Between Hour, by Barbara Claypole White (Vine)
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All the Summer Girls (e-book), by Meg Donohue
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My Salinger Year (e-book), by Joanna Rakoff
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Scared Scriptless (e-book), by Alison Sweeney
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That’s my week! What did yours look like? Do you have favorite cozy spots? Check out my rearranged favorite spot: a glimpse of the “reading couch” and my dining room:
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RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS 
Stacks of new arrivals there. I’ve read a couple (Pretty Girls and Maybe in Another Life) and enjoyed both of them.
Am off to read your review of the Diana Chamberlain as I keep hearing good things about her books but am yet to read any!
Deb
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Thanks, Deborah, I hope you give Chamberlain a try. I’m glad you could stop by, and enjoy your week.
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I have never seen Mad Men, but heard all the rage. I’ve been binging a lot on Netflix and thinking about Hlul as well, but I don’t know if they carry anything good. Do you watch Hulu?
Maybe In Another Life sounds great, I like the parallel paths idea. It sounds like a lot of fun!
Love that pic!
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Thanks, Greg, glad you liked the pic….and I watched Hulu once when one of the cancelled soaps from 2011 was shown on the Internet for a while. But I do have the availability for it on my Blu-Ray, so I’ve been planning to check it out.
As for Mad Men, I hadn’t given it much thought, but then read the synopsis and was quite taken by the era (the 60s). It really swept me back in time!
I do love books with the parallel paths, and so far, each one I’ve read has been different enough not to bore me. Happy you could stop by.
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Love the mug. Before the Storm was good, the twists and turns in a DC book always keep me guessing and often surprise me. Ah, such a good looking group of books. Will be interested to see what you think of All the Summer Girls.
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Thanks, Kathryn, and I totally agree about DC’s books. Glad you could stop by, and I’m eager to read All the Summer Girls, too.
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Your reading corner is so very cozy, it must be a pleasure to enjoy it 🙂 I want to try Madmen, but we don’t have it in Netflix France (my library has it, though !). I like the title and cover of The in-between hour, it’s kind of a magical moment, and the light is so soft then. Enjoy your new books and have a great week-end !
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Thanks, Izabel, and I love my little reading corner, too; so cozy…LOL. I am loving The In-Between Hour and love that cover.
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Love the mug, and your reading spot looks inviting and cosy. Have a great week 🙂
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Thanks, Maree, and I hope you have a cozy week, too!
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I love your dinette set! Enjoy the coffee!
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Thanks, Steph, and the dinette set is one I picked up for fun to decorate my guest house a few years ago, so when I downsized, it fit perfectly in my new space.
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I read Salinger Year a while back. Quite an eye opener. Surprising.
http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/09/weekly-wrapup.html
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I am curious about it, Deb…I read another book in which the author, in her memoir, described the year she lived with Salinger when she was young. (Joyce Maynard’s At Home in the World).
Thanks for stopping by.
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I didn’t realise Sleeping with the Enemy was a book first. I love that film and would like to try the book someday. Your couch looks comfy! Happy reading.
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Thanks, Trish, and yes, I read the book before the movie…and then, somehow, lost track of the book in one of my purges (when I moved, I got rid of most mass market paperbacks).
Now I have it in hardcover and hope to hang onto it! LOL
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You have so many wonderful books there… how do you ever decide what to read next? 😉
My Salinger Year has been recommended by several friends. Happy reading!
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It is hard to decide, since I usually have to pick from the older stack first (after review books, of course). I have lists on one of my blogs so I can track when I got the books. I peruse the list regularly when deciding what to read for the week.
Thanks for stopping by, JoAnn…enjoy your week!
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I love your Cozy Spot. I especially love your mug, how cute. I choose a cozy spot according to where my cat wants to go during the week. She has favorite spots. Would like to read The Salinger Years. Always have time to reread Catcher In The rye.
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Thanks, Hattie, I am getting ready to curl up there now! Glad you could stop by.
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Pretty Girls sounds intriguing. Hope that you enjoy and have a nice weekend.
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Thanks, Brandi, glad you could stop by! Have a great week, too.
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I just read Shroud of Silence. That is excellent, Laurel, loved it! So creatively written.
I would like to read some of your choices– Rainy Day Sisters, Driving Lessons, and Pretty Girls, as Karin Slaughter is a go-to for me, though she can be rather graphic.
I applaud your rereads, wish I could get into that, and I enjoyed Sleeping with the Enemy and also Seventh Heaven (and liked the movie of Sleeping.. with Julia Roberts, and I remember Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison played in it like it was yesterday). Have a good week!
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Thanks, Rita, glad you enjoyed Shroud of Silence. I have a few short stories over at Authors Den and occasionally excerpt them on a blog.
I love the music playing in the background of the Sleeping with the Enemy movie, too…and then there is the creepy music from Berlioz, that played in scenes before the husband appeared…yikes!
I often watch that movie again, when I’m in the mood for something scary…LOL.
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some great sounding books here. Think the Karin Slaughter would be my first pick.
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I am eager to read it, Emma, and luckily it will be soon, since it’s a review book. Thanks for stopping by.
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Pretty Girls and Rainy Day Sisters caught my eye. Love your cozy little spot. It is always nice to have a pleasing and comfortable reading spot. Have a wonderful week.
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Anything with the words “rainy” or “rainy day” would appeal to both of us, I think, Heidi, given the titles of our blogs…LOL.
Pretty Girls caught my eye, too, so I’m eager to move it up on my stacks. Thanks for stopping by.
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I love those tables and chairs, they look so comfy!
Enjoy your new reads and have a good week!
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Thanks, Heather, and I do love that little dining nook…the colorful aura makes me feel cheerful. Glad you could stop by, and enjoy your week.
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Mad Men is one of my all time favorite shows and I miss it already. I will certainly have to do a rewatch of the series at some point. I loved Maybe in Another Life so I hope you enjoy it – Have a great week!
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I am seriously hooked on Mad Men, Grace; I watched most of yesterday and today. I’m halfway through Season 4. I will be sad to see the characters go….sigh. Thanks for stopping by.
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I used to love Mad Men. I thought the early seasons were the best. I’m enjoying GH, too, and was very happy they wrapped up Silas’ murder. Now we have a new mystery, plus the Jason reveal needs to be public already.
Your books look so good. Have a great week!
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Yes, I am eager for some of the GH stories to tie up…they go on too long, IMO. The length of time it took to solve the Silas murder was about right.
Thanks for stopping by, Yvonne, and enjoy your week.
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Diane Chamberlain is one of my favourite authors, her latest was fantastic! I’m busting to read Rainy Day Sisters, I hope it’s as wonderful as I’m expecting. Have a great week and enjoy your new reads!
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Oh, I have Pretending to Dance, and can’t wait to read it. I think I will start it next week. Thanks for stopping by, Teddyree.
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That’s a comfy cozy reading spot. So inviting! And a wonderful batch of books. Have fun curling up with your new reads:)
My Sunday Post – http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/09/06/whats-new-on-my-bookshelf-128-and-the-sunday-post/
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Thanks, Laura, and I’ve been getting ready for my house guests again, so I’ll be curling up in different spots, depending on what’s happening. Thanks for stopping by.
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We have Mad Men on our Netflix queue but we haven’t started it yet. My husband could binge on entire seasons and burn through a series quickly but I’m just a 1-2 hours-at-a-time girl. It takes us forever to finish a series and we have enough on our plate at the moment! Enjoy your week!
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When I first started with Netflix, I was just taking it a few episodes at a time. But with Mad Men (and Breaking Bad before it), I tended to watch one or two seasons per day. Thanks for stopping by, Jen.
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Great week you had! I love your cozy book spot!
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Thanks, Rabbit Ears…glad you could stop by!
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Ah your decor is so cute. What a cozy spot you have there. Happy reading to you.
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Thanks, Melissa, glad you could stop by. Enjoy your week.
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Fab mailbox! So many good looking titles. I really liked Maybe in Another Life. Pretty Girls looks good too. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Lucy, and I’m eager to read both of those books. Enjoy your week!
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Good mailbox books, Laurel. I enjoyed Maybe in Another Life and have Rainy Day Sisters on the review stack. I tend to read on the couch or the treadmill.
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Thanks, Mary, and wow, I can’t imagine reading on the treadmill! I have tried to read on the exercise bike, but it doesn’t work for me. So I seldom get on it…LOL.
I am looking forward to both books, and enjoy your week!
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Ha – that’s reason to stay off the exercise bike 🙂 I prop the iPad up and read on that while I’m on the treadmill. I can’t read print books that way though.
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I’m getting ready to start a book I bought for reread. I hope we both enjoy them. Have a wonderful week in books!
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Thanks, Kathy, and I have a small stack of books I bought to reread, and so far, I haven’t read a one! I hope to change that. Enjoy your week!
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They all look wonderful, but Rainy Day Sisters is catching my eye.
Thanks for sharing, and have a terrific reading week.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
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It caught mine, too, Elizabeth. Enjoy your week, and thanks for visiting!
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Wow! Lot’s of awesome looking books. Karin Slaughter is always a good read. My Salinger Year also caught my eye. Hope you enjoy all these.
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Thanks, Cheryl, and I am also eagerly awaiting the Karin Slaughter book….glad you could stop by, and enjoy your week.
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All your new books look good, especially Seventh Heaven.
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I thought I had read most of Alice Hoffman’s books, but this is one I had missed. Thanks for stopping by, Vicki, and enjoy your week.
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What a busy week. Thank you for the heads up about Sheila’s return to blogging. Have a good week!
http://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2015/09/sunday-monday-salon-september-6th.html
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Thanks for stopping by, Anne, and I look forward to the week…and to Sheila’s return.
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My Aunt LOVED the book Sleeping with the Enemy. It took place in her home town of Waterloo Iowa, if I recall correctly. Didn’t the movie have Julia Roberts?
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It has been a long time since I read the book, but I do know from the movie that it was a small town in Iowa, and the movie starred Julia Roberts. Thanks for stopping by, Rachel.
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We were out of town this weekend so I’m just catching up. The book My Salinger Year is pretty fun and sincere, enjoyable. I’ll be interested to hear what you think of Gray Mountain. Enjoy your week.
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Thanks, Susan, and I am looking forward to both books. Enjoy your week!
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You have so much information and link ups on your site- I love it! Lots of ideas for books for me to read next. I love Mad Men, have you seen the cookbook? It’s very good.
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Thanks, Tina, glad you enjoyed strolling about the blog…and no, I haven’t seen the cookbook! I am eager to learn more.
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Nice week. I see some titles here that are in my ever expanding to-read list. I know that Grisham has been on my shelf for a while! Have a good week.
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Yes, I realized that it’s been too long since I read a Grisham novel, and this one sounds really good. Thanks for visiting, Leslie, and enjoy your week.
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I adore Mad Men, I hope you’re enjoying it! Have a lovely week and enjoy your reads.
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Oh, I truly love it, Sam….I am going to be so sad when it’s over! But then, I can revisit them…yay! Thanks for stopping by, and my reading has fallen by the wayside due to my addiction to Mad Men…LOL.
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Maybe in Another Life sounds really good to me, I’ve been wanting to read it. And All the Summer Girls has been on my wishlist. Hope you enjoy them all! 🙂
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I think so, too, Kay, and I’m enjoying All the Summer Girls right now. Thanks for stopping by.
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