A - AUTHORS I LOVE ~ Marie Benedict, Fiona Davis, Alice Hoffman, Amy Stewart, Beatriz Williams
B - BEST BOOKS I'VE READ SO FAR THIS YEAR ~
Gail Tsukiyama ~ The Brightest Star
Caren Simpson McVicker ~ Henderson House
Kathleen Rooney ~ From Dust to Stardust
Linda Kass ~ Bessie
Beatriz Williams ~ The Beach at Summerly
C - (BOOK I) CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT ~ To Kill a Mockingbird
D - DREAM BOOKISH DESTINATIONS
Orchard House (home of Louisa May Alcott) / Amherst, Mass. (home of Emily Dickinson)
E - EARLY BIRD OR WAIT AWHILE (TO READ NEW RELEASES) ~ Depends on the book
F - FAVORITE BOOK TO FILM ADAPTATION ~ Sense & Sensibility, Little Women (2019), Emma (2020)
G - GREATEST BOOKISH ACHIEVEMENT ~ Reading 7 books in June
H - HOME TOWN LIBRARY ~ NCPL
I - (BOOKISH) IDOLS ~
Elizabeth Bennett, Jo March, Anne Shirley
J - JUST STARTED READING ~
Benjamin, Melanie ~ Mistress of the Ritz
K - KINDLE ? ~ New one for Christmas last year
L - LOVE TO READ ~ Feminist Historical Fiction
M - (BEST BOOKISH) MOM ~
Marmee March
N - NEW BOOK I WANT TO READ MOST
The new Kopp Sisters novel, when it is written
O - ONE BOOK TO RE-READ FOREVER
Little Women
P - PERFECT READING CONDITIONS ~ Under a blanket on a snowy day with cake and tea
Q - (FAVORITE) QUOTE ABOUT READING ~ I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library ~ Borges
R - (BOOK YOU WILL ALWAYS) RECOMMEND ~ Charlotte's Web
S - SNACK WHILE READING ~
Pop-Tarts
T - (FORCE YOURSELF) TO FINISH ~ Life is short - Don't waste your time on bad books
U - (MOST) UNUSUAL BOOK YOU'VE EVER READ ~ Schwab, V. E. ~ The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue ~ a feminist retelling of Faust, where the female hero keeps outsmarting the devil who's fallen in love with her? Yeah I'd say that's pretty unusual and pretty damn awesome
V - (BOOKISH) VALENTINE ~
Mr. Knightley
W - WHY READ ? ~ To learn, to escape, to grow
X - XTRA ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR READING ~ Cup of tea, snack, pillow book rest, blanket
Y - (FAVORITE) Y A BOOK ~
The Outsiders
Z - (BOOKISH) ZODIAC MATCH ~ ROMEO MONTAGUE