Happy Holidays! Thanks for joining me on this calendar challenge and throughout the entire first year of my published author journey.

#booksky #authorsky #bookadventcalendar #authorlife #indieauthor

Do you like comics too?

#booksky #bookishquestions #bookadventcalendar #authorsky

I LOVED #sunriseonthereaping but also never want to read it again. 😭

#booksky #bookishquestions #bookadventcalendar #authorsky

I don't know that I'll keep sharing the trivia. What do you think?

#booksky #authorsky #bookishquestions #bookadventcalendar #adventcalendar

I need to finish listening to. 1984. I was listening to the dramatized audiobook, which is really cool. What banned book should I read after?

#booksky #bookishquestions #bookadventcalendar #bannedbooks #authorsky

Day 2 has shown me that I REALLY need to make more time to read.

#booksky #bookadventcalendar #bookishquestions #authorsky

I've been so excited to crack open this advent calendar!

#booksky #bookadventcalendar #bookishquestions #authorsky

🎄✨ The New Romance Cafe is giving away one free romance book every day from Dec 1–24! All genres, all vibes, all festive fun. Join the group and fill your holiday TBR with gifts from our authors! 📚💝

👉 facebook.com/groups/thenewromancecafe


#RomanceReaders #BookAdventCalendar #FreeRomanceBooks

🎄📖 December is coming! Join us for the SLG Committee Book Advent Calendar 2025, where each day brings a new book recommendation to spark your holiday reading list.

Check out the calendar here: app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=...

#BookAdventCalendar #HolidayReads #SLGCommittee @cilip.bsky.social

Wrath of the Fury Blade (Constable Inspector Lunaria Adventure) Read it now

#booksky📚💙

#bookadventcalendar Day 24

Wrath of the Fury Blade by @tangentgeoff.bsky.social and Coy Kissee

Constable Inspector Reva Lunaria tracks a killer who is cutting prominent citizens of Tenyl in half.

#indieadvent #fantasy #mystery #detective #elves #magic

mybook.to/WFB

2024 Book Advent – Day Twenty-Four! Day 24 - the final day! - of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... ... And So This is Christmas by Brian Bilston! I have been following Brian Bilston's poetry on social media for quite a while now and so couldn't think of a better book to complete my 2024 advent calendar than his book of 'Seasonally Adjusted Poems'. Here's more about the book:

#Day24 - the final day! - of my bookish advent is #AndSoThisIsChristmas by Brian Bilston!

Merry Bookmas and a Happy New Read!

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas #ChristmasEve

2024 Book Advent – Day Twenty-Three! Day 23 of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... ... The Winter Spirits by various authors! I do love a good ghost story and this collection boasts stories by some very familiar authors: Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Natasha Pulley, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell, Susan Stokes-Chapman, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Stuart Turton and Catriona Ward.

#Day23 of my bookish advent is #TheWinterSpirits by various authors!

Check back tomorrow to see what Day 24 brings me...

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas

Burning Little Lies Read it now

#booksky💙📚

#bookadventcalendar Day 22

Burning Little Lies by Christine H. Bailey

Who killed 16-year-old Ellie Stone? 4 classmates are linked by her murder, each with their own perspective on Ellie’s death. All 4 are lying, but one’s secret is to die for.

#YAmystery #indieadvent

mybook.to/BLL2

2024 Book Advent – Day Twenty-Two! Day 22 of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... ... Autumn by Ali Smith! This has been on my wishlist since it was shortlisted for the Man Booker in 2017, so it's about time I finally got round to reading it! Here's more about the book: Blurb: A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smith's Seasonal quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now.

#Day22 of my bookish advent is #Autumn by Ali Smith!

Check back tomorrow to see what Day 23 brings me...

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas

Baseline Road Read it now

#booksky💙📚

#bookadventcalendar Day 21

Baseline Road by Orlando Davidson

Two California detectives investigate a 1970 campus bombing and discover a sinister truth.

#indieadvent #historical #thriller #mystery #policeprocedural

mybook.to/Baseline

2024 Book Advent – Day Twenty-One! Day 21 of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... ... The Butterfly Summer by Harriet Evans! I've already read a few books by this author, so I know she does a good line in ominous childhood secrets, exploring girlhood and womanhood, and the trauma of dysfunctional family dynamics, so I suspect that light summery cover is hiding something darker! Here's more about the book:

#Day21 of my bookish advent is #TheButterflySummer by Harriet Evans!

Check back tomorrow to see what Day 22 brings me...

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas

2024 Book Advent – Day Twenty! Day 20 of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... ... A Spring Affair by Millie Johnson! I do love a good 'set' of books and this one promises further Four Seasons romances if I enjoy it. Plus, I'm hoping it might inspire me to do a bit of decluttering here at Shine central... miracles can happen! Here's more about the book:

#Day20 of my bookish advent is #ASpringAffair by Milly Johnson!

Check back tomorrow to see what Day 21 brings me...

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas

The Last Professional Read it now

#booksky💙📚

#bookadventcalendar Day 20

The Last Professional by Ed Davis

Bonds are formed, secrets exposed, sacrifices made, trusts betrayed – all against an American landscape of promise, peril, and the future colliding with the past.

#indieadvent #thriller #literary

mybook.to/profesh

2024 Book Advent – Day Nineteen! Day 19 of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... ... One Day in December by Josie Silver! I don't generally pick up festive stories, especially festive love stories - just a personal preference! - but this one sounds really sweet so I'm happy to give it a try. Maybe it will warm my frosty fantasy-loving heart?! Here's more about the book:

#Day19 of my bookish advent is #OneDayInDecember by Josie Silver!

Check back tomorrow to see what Day 20 brings me...

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas

Michigan Barns, Et Cetera: Rural Buildings Of The Great Lake State | Artemesia Publishing This skillfully illustrated book features fifty images (suitable for framing) of barns, covered bridges, churches, and other rural buildings throughout Michigan. Each drawing is enhanced by a short vi...

#booksky💙📚

#bookadventcalendar Day 19

Michigan Barns, Et Cetera by Jerry Davis

An illustrated look at the history of #barns and other buildings in central #Michigan.

#indieadvent #rurallife #artbook

artemesiapublishing.square.site/product/mich...

2024 Book Advent – Day Eighteen! Day 18 of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... a day late AGAIN - sorry! Here it is... ... November 9 by Colleen Hoover! I have actually read It Ends With Us by the same author way back in 2017 (before my blog started!) for a book group pick and it sparked some interesting discussions. It'll be interesting to see how this book compares.

#Day18 of my bookish advent was #November9 by Colleen Hoover!

Check back shortly to see what Day 19 brought me...

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas

Death in a Desert Garden (Bea Rivers Mystery) Read it now

#booksky💙📚

#bookadventcalendar Day 18

Death in a Desert Garden by Marty Eberhardt

After Shandley Gardens’ founder is murdered, Bea Rivers untangles a web of secrets among the staff and board members of a seemingly serene public garden.

#cozymystery #indieadvent

mybook.to/desertgarden

2024 Book Advent – Day Seventeen! Day 17 of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... ... October October by Katya Balen! I do love a good children's book and this one sounds great - very wild and autumnal. Here's more about the book: Blurb: A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the woods. They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends.

#Day17 of my bookish advent is #OctoberOctober by Katya Balen!

Check back tomorrow to see what Day 18 brings me...

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas

Prospect for Murder (Natalie Seachrist Hawaiian Cozy Mystery 1) (A Natalie Seachrist Hawaiian Cozy Myster) Read it now

#booksky💙📚

#bookadventcalendar Day 17

Prospect for Murder by Jeanne Burrows-Johnson

Natalie Seachrist must use her visions to solve her grandniece's murder before Natalie becomes the next victim.

#indieadvent #cozymystery #hawaiianmystery #catmystery

mybook.to/Seachrist1

2024 Book Advent – Day Sixteen! Day 16 of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... a day late - sorry! Here it is... ... September by Rosamunde Pilcher! Another 'Twentieth Century Classic' here, from an author that I have heard of but never read. This looks and sounds more serious than my usual reading fare, so I will be interested to see how I get on with it.

#Day16 of my bookish advent was #September by Rosamunde Pilcher!

Check back shortly to see what Day 17 brought me...

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas

Death in the Black Patch Read it now

#booksky💙📚

#bookadventcalendar Day 16

Death in the Black Patch by Bruce Wilson

In 1906 Kentucky secrets and lies tear an independent tobacco farmer apart with tragic consequences.

#historical #indieadvent #booksellers #readers #readingcommunity

mybook.to/BlackPatch

💙📚 Week 2 of my book advent calendar!

I’ve been wanting to read a lot of these for a long time.

Have you read any of these? What did you think?

#booksky #bookadventcalendar
#lovereading

2024 Book Advent – Day Fifteen! Day 14 of my 2024 bookish advent calendar is... ... Enchanted August by Brenda Bowen! For this one, all I needed to see was that it was recommended by Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand - I love that book! Here's more about THIS book: Blurb: Everyone needs a place like Hopewell Cottage – a romantic holiday rental on a small, sunny island.

#Day15 of my bookish advent is #EnchantedAugust by Brenda Bowen!

Check back tomorrow to see what Day 16 brings me...

#2024adventcalendar #bookishadvent #bookadventcalendar #bookshine #booklove #booklover #countdowntoChristmas

I Have A Grandma Who... Read it now

#booksky💙📚

#bookadventcalendar Day 15

I Have a Grandma Who... by Rosemary Zibart

Celebrates today’s bold, active #grandmothers as they share what they enjoy doing with those they most cherish - their #grandchildren.

#indieadvent #bookgift

mybook.to/GrandmaWho

The Dreaded Cliff Read it now

#booksky💙📚

#bookadventcalendar Day 14

The Dreaded Cliff by Terry Nichols

Flora’s life takes a turn when she learns about the packrat ancestral home, stuffed into a dark crack in the dreaded cliff.

#indieadvent #mgadventure #mgreader #packratstory

mybook.to/Cliff