Listening to “Am I Wrong” by Nico & Vinz. I’ve had this song on repeat for the past couple of weeks and I’m still not tired of it.
Looking forward to Summer Fridays! Today is our last full Friday and then Summer Fridays start next week. I like to take advantage of the few extra hours in my day by doing a little shopping or meeting up with friends for a little picnic in the park.
Reading the first two chapters of An Untamed State by Roxane Gay. I first heard about this book on one of the podcasts I listen to and then I was reminded of it when I read a review on River City Reading. Longreads published an excerpt of the first two chapters and after reading them, I’m further convinced that I need to pick up this book immediately. From what I’ve heard about it and read so far, this novel is tense, gut-wrenching, and hard to put down.
Watching Orphan Black. Does anyone else watch this show? I watched the first season last year and I was so excited when season 2 began a few weeks ago. I don’t want to give anything away, but I’d say that if you like sci-fi with a bit of action mixed in, you may like this too. Mostly I can’t get over the acting chops of the lead actress, Tatiana Maslany. Somebody give this woman all the awards!
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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OMG Summer Fridays……so last year we had every other Friday off, but now it’s every Friday is a half day. I’m so sad….
Ours have always been half day Fridays. I don’t mind either way- I just like have the extra time off!
Everyone keeps talking about Orphan Black. Apparently, I need to check it out.
Do- I think it’s worth a watch! :)
oh yes! i remember summer fridays while working at pr firm in ny! those were the best! :) hope you have a lovely weekend!
Thank you Jane! Hope you had a wonderful weekend as well :)