The Novel Nomad
Nomad Notes #3 | Walking the City of Literature 2017
updated
VICTOBER IS UPON US! And I am late but ready to challenge myself to read a Victorian tome!
I am beyond excited for a month-long celebration of Victorian literature, so please share what you intend to read or if you enjoyed/disliked any of the books I have selected.
If you don't know:
Victober is a month-long readathon hosted several wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)
Goodreads group: tinyurl.com/y4am2kac
---Challenges---
Group Read: The Doctor’s Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the story
Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way
Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serialised
Ros’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian play
Group challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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-BOOKS ON MY TBR-
Little Dorrit - Charles Dickens
Five Pips and Other Stories - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
Moonstone - Wilkie Collins
Hello lovely people!
It is that time of the year that I emerge from my cocoon and join the BookTube community again.
This is not a Victober video - yet - but a quick catch up to discuss what I have read this year and a life update too.
What have your favourite reads of 2024 been so far?
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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Books Mentioned:
A Psalm for the Wild-Built / A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
A Marvellous Light / A Restless Truth / A Power Unbound by Freya Marske
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
How to Loiter in a Turf War by Coco Solid
Dress Rehearsal by Madison Godfrey
36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le
The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by KJ Charles
Wrong Answers Only / Take a Bow Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden
Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn
Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula Le Guin
Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Hello lovely people!
It is March and I am still thinking of all the good times I had at Adelaide Writers’ Week this year. So I decided to share my thoughts and books purchases with you all.
If you want to join in the joy of Adelaide Writers’ Week you can now listen to the podcast recordings of all the sessions:
https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/adelaide-writers-week/podcasts/
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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I am currently scouring my devices to pull together some of my adventures I have been lucky enough to have in the last few years.
Our first stop is back in January 2021, the Covid restrictions in South Australia had eased enough to allow us to travel within the State. So we took advantage of the heavily discounted fares and accommodation to see the beautiful Kangaroo Island.
Surprisingly, it is usually quite expensive even for local South Australians to get across to the Island, but I can say without a doubt, worth every penny!
Let me know if you want to know more about the trip or would love to travel to Kangaroo Island yourself!
May adventure find you!
#kangarooisland #nomadarchives
Hello lovely people!
The time has come, we have come to the final puzzle and final Vlogmas video. I decided to use this moment remember all the memories - not just book related ones - that made up 2023.
So you have a favourite 2023 memory?
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
What better time than pre-Christmas celebrations, to talk through the 24 books I want to read in 2024.
Here is my ‘24 in 24’ list and let me know if you have read any of these titles and can recommend them.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
A little late because I fell asleep before I scheduled the released. Haha! So without further ado enjoy the many books I found on my adventures in Melbourne.
Let me know if you have read any of these titles before.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
A little late but please enjoy my adventures in the (book) shops of Melbourne.
It is very easy to understand why Melbourne is named the literary city of Australia, there is a strong love of reading and wide array of bookshops to explore.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
We are so close to 2024 and I just must talk about a few titles that are on my most anticipated list.
Understandably, I am going to be endeavouring to read my own bookshelves in 2024, but there are libraries and a few purchase freebies throughout the year.
What titles are on your most anticipated book list?
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
Sorry, no shelf tour but I do have a pile of books that were introduced to my shelves after a trip to Singapore this year.
Have you found any good books on your travels this year?
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
No bookmas tree was constructed in the making of this video. Only a puzzle.
However I do have a good chat about my four ‘bone deep’ favourite reads of 2023.
What was your favourite read of 2023?
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
The Jaguar - Sarah Holland-Batt
Annihilation - Jeff Vandermeer
Miss Buncle’s Book - DE Stevenson
Furies
Hello lovely people!
I was very spoilt last month by some lovely people - and myself!
So please enjoy my colourful birthday book haul!
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
Nausicca Graphic Novel
Magic of Mushrooms
First Nations Food Companion
The Power of Trees
Hello lovely people!
A little late but I loved thinking about all the wonderful books that make the festive season that little be more mysterious/cosy/magical.
What is your favourite style of reads for the festive season?
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
A Few Right-Thinking Men
Twelve Clues of Christmas
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Bookseller at the End of the World
Shades of Milk and Honey
Spinning Silver
Hello lovely people!
A little late but who doesn’t love a homemade cake? Christmas is a time for baking in my traditions and I am very excited to share some of my baking time with you.
What is your favourite Christmas baked good?
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
Bookish gifts are the best. So join me as I gift wrap two bookish gifts I have for two lovely people.
Do you love or hate gifting books to people?
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
Chai Time in Cinnamon Gardens
Light in August
Hello lovely people!
Does anyone else have a favourite topic of nonfiction books to read?
Mine is nature writing, ecological history, and environmental studies. My particular devotion for nature writing comes from people sharing their connection and emotion with nature.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
Underland
H is for Hawk
Walking in the Woods
Entangled Life
The Salt Path
Hello lovely people!
A little late but here is day 11 where we chat about quiet nostalgic reads that warm and inspire me during December.
Do you turn nostalgic during this time of year?
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
The Wind in the Willows
Pride and Prejudice
Howl’s Moving Castle
The Hobbit
Hello lovely people!
I need your assistance! I am hoping to attempt (achieve) the Read Your Own Damn Books challenge in 2024, and I need all the words of wisdom from those who have also attempted this challenge.
Did you rely on the library, lists or sheer willpower?
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
All the unread books on my shelves.
Hello lovely people!
So my plans to explore a national park to try and see a Koala were foiled by an overnight storm and steady rain.
So please enjoy my dogs having a glorious time in the rain.
Best viewed with a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
Just a quiet one today, all the Christmas dinners and catch-ups are piling up and I just wanted a moment to put up my Christmas tree.
I hope this give you a quiet moment in the Christmas mayhem too.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
Let’s do something a little different and take a trip to the beach! So enjoy the sun, surf and sand.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
On the Beach - Nevil Shute
Hello lovely people!
Today I get to share some of the amazing books I have read throughout the year that was 2023. A very good year!
Please ignore the terrible lighting, I am working on it.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people!
I am slowly starting to read more nonfiction than ever before (except the university years). Whilst I did make a TBR video please enjoy my Nonfiction November wrap up and a chat about all the nonfiction reads I am excited about.
Please note, my camera died (again) during the recording of the puzzle construction, so please enjoy a puzzle deconstruction.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
Waterlog - Roger Deakin
Fathoms: The World in a Whale - Rebecca Griggs
Bite Back - Hannah Ferguson
Coming of Age in the War on Terror - Randa Abdel-Fattah
Twelve Words for Moss - Elizabeth-Jane Burnett
Landlines - Raynor Winn
Uprising - Nic Low
Hello lovely people!
I overcame my recording woes to get day four up on YouTube - alongside my TBR of mystery reads that I will be reading in lieu of Cloak and Dagger Christmas.
Please note that there is no puzzly goodness at the end as my camera died during the recording of the puzzle.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
Fortune Favours the Dead - Stephen Spotswood
A Murder Unmentioned - Sulari Gentill
Jolly Foul Play - Robin Stevens
Hello lovely people!
Snow Globes are memory bubbles, reminding us of places, people and times in our lives. The snow/glitter globes that I own remind me of Canada, where I lived for a year, and where I discovered so many amazing books, authors and bookshops.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we continue our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
Blue Castle - L.M. Montgomery
Seven Fallen Feathers - Tanya Talaga
Five Little Indians - Michelle Good
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground -Alicia Elliott
Hello lovely people!
Day two and puzzle two from the Reverie Puzzles Advent Calendar has inspired me to do some window shopping. With all the decorations and lights, there is no better time than to window shop.
So, into the city centre/downtown I go and I am bringing you all with me.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we begin our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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Hello lovely people! I managed to secure a beautiful Puzzle Advent Calendar from Reverie Puzzles (based here in Australia) and my excitement for the December countdown activity could not be contained.
So, I am bringing you all on the journey with me.
What better way to start off the festive season then a chat, with yours truly, about all the books I read and did not read during Victober.
So please brew a warm beverage and get comfy as we begin our advent puzzle adventure.
Christmas Advent Bookish Puzzle Calendar created by https://www.reveriepuzzles.com.au/
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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-Books Mentioned-
Silas Marner – George Eliot
Hester – Margaret Oliphant
Aurora Leigh - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
A Struggle for Fame – Charlotte Riddell
VICTOBER IS UPON US! And I am ready to read!
I am beyond excited for a month-long celebration of Victorian literature, so please share what you intend to read or if you enjoyed/disliked any of the books I have selected.
If you don't know:
Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by me and several other wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)
The Hosts:
@Books and Things youtu.be/h-rqG8KGluE
@Kate Howe youtu.be/IGWgG8DKcus
@Blatantly Bookish youtu.be/JJgQnhHi5PU
@Petra U. youtu.be/dZdO1ERQ8yo
@Scallydandling about the books youtu.be/QLlSe3O0Jts
Goodreads group: tinyurl.com/y4am2kac
---Challenges---
Group Read: The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work featuring a stranger/outsider
Katie’s challenge: Read a piece of Victorian ‘New Woman’ fiction
Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work by an author who is new to you
Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian first-person narrative
Ros’s challenge: Read a Victorian work in which class features strongly
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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-BOOKS-
Silas Marner - George Eliot
Struggle for Fame - Charlotte Riddell
Hester - Margaret Oliphant
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
Aurora Leigh - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
It was very tough narrowing down my TBR this year but I am excited about my selection. What do you plan to read this December?
Fellow Hosts:
Kate – @katehowereads
Janelle - @TooFondofBooksJH
Mel - @Melanie Martin
Carolyn -@CarolynsReadingRamblings
Group Read:
Silent Nights - Edited by Martin Edwards
Amateur Sleuth: 4 prompts
Police Detective: 8 prompts
Sherlock Holmes: 12 prompts
Prompts:
Partridge in a Pear Tree: Alliterative Title
~ Second Sister by Chan Ho-Kei
Two Turtle Doves: Buddy Read
~ The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
Three French Hens: Translated work or a different country from your own
~ The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammet
Five Golden Rings: Foil on the cover
~ The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
Eight Dingos Dancing: wild card read
~ Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Ten Lords a leaping: Story with nobility in it
~ Gentlemen Formerly Dressed by Sulari Gentill
Twelve Drummers Drumming: Listen to a crime (true or fiction) narrative of their choice
~ Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
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What a wonderful time of year to read mystery novels, what will you be reading this December?
Fellow Hosts:
Kate – @katehowereads
Janelle -@TooFondofBooksJH
Mel - @Melanie Martin
Carolyn - @CarolynsReadingRamblings
Group Read:
Silent Nights - Edited by Martin Edwards
Amateur Sleuth: 4 prompts
Police Detective: 8 prompts
Sherlock Holmes: 12 prompts
Prompts:
Partridge in a Pear Tree: Alliterative Title
Two Turtle Doves: Buddy Read
Three French Hens: Translated work or a different country from your own
Four Calling Birds: Read in nature or go for a walk
Five Golden Rings: Foil on the cover
Six Geese a Laying: Have a cosy time eating Christmas treats and watch a cosy mystery.
Seven Swans a Swimming: Have a soak in the bath, go for a swim, or walk in the rain/snow
Eight Dingos Dancing: wild card read
Nine Ladies dancing: Have a festive night in or out to get into the festive cheer
Ten Lords a leaping: Story with nobility in it
Eleven pipers piping: Listen to cozy/Christmas music while reading
Twelve Drummers Drumming: Listen to a crime (true or fiction) narrative of their choice
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
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How is Victober over for another year?
Did I read everything I wanted to read? No...
Did I get distracted by other amazing Victober reads and social media? Yes!
Now to start planning my 2023 TBR.
If you don't know:
Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by several wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)
The Hosts:
@Books and Things youtu.be/h-rqG8KGluE
@Kate Howe youtu.be/IGWgG8DKcus
@Blatantly Bookish youtu.be/JJgQnhHi5PU
@Petra U. youtu.be/dZdO1ERQ8yo
@Scallydandling about the books youtu.be/QLlSe3O0Jts
Goodreads group: tinyurl.com/y4am2kac
---Challenges---
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work with chronic illness or disability representation
Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian Bildungsroman/coming of age story
Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian short story
Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian book and watch a screen adaptation of it
Ros’s challenge: Read a work of Victorian poetry, long or short
Group Read: The Mayor of Casterbridge, 2 chapters a day 1st to 23rd October
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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-BOOKS-
Olive - Dinah Craik
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
Adaptation starring Dev Patel -
Oscar Wilde - The Complete Short Stories
Cousin Phillis and other stories - Elizabeth Gaskell
Bronte Poems
Goblin Market and Other Poems - Christina Rosetti
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Wyllard's Weird - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Of course, I needed to read some books in preparation for my amazing month-long holiday in Aotearoa New Zealand
Stay tuned for my 'Nomad in New Zealand' series hopefully coming in January 2023.
- Books on my Inspiration List -
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Aue by Becky Manawatu
Bone People by Keri Hume
- Books I did read -
Best Day Hikes in New Zealand
Best Road Trips in New Zealand - South Island
Lord of the Rings Location Guide
Sea People by Christina Thompson
The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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VICTOBER IS UPON US! And I am ready to read!
I am beyond excited for a month-long celebration of Victorian literature, so please share what you intend to read or if you enjoyed/disliked any of the books I have selected.
If you don't know:
Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by me and several other wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)
The Hosts:
@Books and Things youtu.be/h-rqG8KGluE
@Kate Howe youtu.be/IGWgG8DKcus
@Blatantly Bookish youtu.be/JJgQnhHi5PU
@Petra U. youtu.be/dZdO1ERQ8yo
@Scallydandling about the books youtu.be/QLlSe3O0Jts
Goodreads group: tinyurl.com/y4am2kac
---Challenges---
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work with chronic illness or disability representation
Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian Bildungsroman/coming of age story
Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian short story
Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian book and watch a screen adaptation of it
Ros’s challenge: Read a work of Victorian poetry, long or short
Group Read: The Mayor of Casterbridge, 2 chapters a day 1st to 23rd October
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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-BOOKS-
Olive - Dinah Craik
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
Adaptation starring Dev Patel -
Oscar Wilde - The Complete Short Stories
Cousin Phillis and other stories - Elizabeth Gaskell
Bronte Poems
Goblin Market and Other Poems - Christina Rosetti
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Wyllard's Weird - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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BTS - @HYBELABELS @BTS
Cherie Pop - cherie-pop.com
Le Petit Elefant - lepetitelefant.com
Orville Peck - @OrvillePeck
Lizzo - @Lizzo
Florence and the Machine - @florencemachine
Our Flag Means Death - youtu.be/xFE8ASwxmpA
What we do in the Shadows - youtu.be/IAZEWtyhpes
Boy - youtu.be/oP05fUP9xAo
Hunt for the Wilderpeople - youtu.be/dPaU4Gymt3E
Ariel Bissett - @ArielBissett youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyy6XHnFaufMeveDe3Qn3hYgc8jfkAP7V
Ariel Bissett Shop - store.dftba.com/collections/ariel-bissett
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Let's catch up and tell me what you have been reading lately.
- Links -
- https://www.sherbetbirdie.com.au/
- https://www.gleebooks.com.au/
- https://www.sapphobooks.com.au/
- https://www.dymocks.com.au/stores/nsw/dymocks-sydney
- https://kinokuniya.com.au/
- https://www.abbeys.com.au/abbeys/home.do
- https://www.abbeys.com.au/abbeys/about-galaxy-bookshop.do
- https://shop.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
Crazy-book-lady (IG Account) -
Books
Elizabeth and her German Garden - https://www.readings.com.au/products/24908382/elizabeth-and-her-german-garden
The Goddess Chronicle - https://www.readings.com.au/products/32717295/the-goddess-chronicle
The Institute - https://www.readings.com.au/products/32552650/the-institute
Christopher and his Kind - https://www.readings.com.au/products/14237324/christopher-and-his-kind
An Artist of the Floating World - https://www.readings.com.au/products/20982850/an-artist-of-the-floating-world-30th-anniversary-edition
Colorful - goodreads.com/book/show/55215088-colorful
From the Wreck - https://www.readings.com.au/products/23499289/from-the-wreck
One Hundred Shadows -
Where the Wild Ladies Are - https://www.readings.com.au/products/31784323/where-the-wild-ladies-are
Gifts - https://www.readings.com.au/products/3388785/gifts
This Dark Country - https://www.readings.com.au/products/33552502/this-dark-country-women-artists-still-life-and-intimacy-in-the-early-twentieth-century
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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I am aiming to achieve Sherlock Holmes level reading status! How many books are on your TBR?
Fellow Hosts:
Kate – @Kate Howe
Janelle - @Too Fond of Books
Carolyn - @Carolyn's Reading Ramblings
Mel - @Melanie Martin
Group Read:
Footsteps in the Dark - Georgette Heyer
Group Read Zoom Meetings:
- Saturday, 11 December (8:15pm EST)/ Sunday 12 December (10:45am ACDT)
- Sunday, 12 December (1pm EST/ 6pm GMT)
Group Watchalongs:
Murder She Wrote (Season 9, Episode 9 - "A Christmas Secret")
Sunday, 5 December (2pm EST/ 7pm GMT)
The Lady Vanishes
Friday, 10 December (8:15pm EST)/ Saturday 11 December (10:45am ACDT)
Clue Prompts:
1. Inspector Bucket: Read a Victorian mystery or one set in the Victorian era
2. Gamache: Read a mystery with a bilingual detective or one set in a village
3. Tommy and Tuppence: Read a mystery that features a great team
4. Agatha Raisin: Read a mystery with an amateur sleuth
5. Hercule Poirot: Read a Golden Age mystery or one set between 1920 and 1945
6. Detective Galileo: Read a translated mystery or one set in a country different from yours
7. Kinsey Milhone: Read a mystery with a private detective
8. Flavia de Luce: Read a children's mystery or new-to-you series
9. Columbo: Watch an episode of a mystery TV show
Amateur Sleuth: 3 prompts
Police Detective: 5 prompts
Sherlock Holmes: 9 prompts
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
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What a wonderful time of year to read mystery novels, what will you be reading this December?
Fellow Hosts:
Kate – @katehowereads
Janelle - @TooFondofBooksJH
Carolyn - @CarolynsReadingRamblings
Mel - @Melanie Martin
Group Read:
Footsteps in the Dark - Georgette Heyer
Group Read Zoom Meetings:
- Saturday, 11 December (8:15pm EST)/ Sunday 12 December (10:45am ACDT)
- Sunday, 12 December (1pm EST/ 6pm GMT)
Group Watchalongs:
Murder She Wrote (Season 9, Episode 9 - "A Christmas Secret")
Sunday, 5 December (2pm EST/ 7pm GMT)
The Lady Vanishes
Friday, 10 December (8:15pm EST)/ Saturday 11 December (10:45am ACDT)
Clue Prompts:
1. Inspector Bucket: Read a Victorian mystery or one set in the Victorian era
2. Gamache: Read a mystery with a bilingual detective or one set in a village
3. Tommy and Tuppence: Read a mystery that features a great team
4. Agatha Raisin: Read a mystery with an amateur sleuth
5. Hercule Poirot: Read a Golden Age mystery or one set between 1920 and 1945
6. Detective Galileo: Read a translated mystery or one set in a country different from yours
7. Kinsey Milhone: Read a mystery with a private detective
8. Flavia de Luce: Read a children's mystery or new-to-you series
9. Columbo: Watch an episode of a mystery TV show
Amateur Sleuth: 3 prompts
Police Detective: 5 prompts
Sherlock Holmes: 9 prompts
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
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Another reading challenge TBR but one I always take great pleasure in participating in - especially considering how many nonfiction books I have purchased since March 2020.
Did anyone else develop a nonfiction preference since the start of the pandemic?
I am not reading to the prompts this year, as I had so many that I already had tagged to read I didn't fit them into the prompts.
Nonfiction November Prompts:
Collection
Industry
Style
Treatment
Host: Olive from @abookolive
- Annoucement Video: youtu.be/63vihsyADUY
- 2021 TBR + Recommendations: youtu.be/FkdSvvxWC68
A few favorites:
Kate Howe: youtu.be/zpn9XIwhnRA
Jess Owens: youtu.be/5LTgP3EVYzU
Elena Reads Books: youtu.be/oEdJCO3jicw
Marissa (Blatantly Bookish): youtu.be/YTaMAfoYjtI
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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-BOOKS-
Wordslut - Amanda Montell
Black and Blue - Veronica Gorrie
Time's Witness - Rosemary Hill
Silent Earth - Dave Goulson
A History of My Brief Body - Billy-Ray Belcourt
Women in the Picture - Catherine McCormack
It is the time of the month to pick up a Victorian gothic short story or a sensationalist novel and be thoroughly absorbed in tales of immortality, supernatural, and secrets.
There is still time to read a Victorian classic this October!
The Hosts:
Katie @Books and Things
youtu.be/h-rqG8KGluE
Lucy @lucythereader
youtu.be/wHaSnQkkJj8
Kate Howe @Kate Howe
youtu.be/CYcb5d3pBeY
Goodreads group: tinyurl.com/y4am2kac
---Challenges---
Lucy’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel with a female main character.
Katie’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel set in the countryside and/or the city.
Kate’s Challenge: Read a Victorian sensation novel.
Group Challenge: Read a popular Victorian novel.
Bonus Challenge: Read aloud a section of a Victorian novel or have it read aloud to you via a friend or an audiobook.
Group Read: Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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-BOOKS-
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
The Great God Pan - Arthur Machen
The Beetle - Richard Marsh
Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Paul Clifford - Edward Butler Lynton
Moonstone - Wilkie Collins
The String of Pearls - Thomas Peckett Prest
The Monk - Matthew Lewis
The Mysteries of Udolpho - Anne Radcliffe
The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Tales of Mysteries and Imagination - Edgar Allen Poe
In a Glass Darkly - Sheridan Le Fanu
My Victober reading is flourishing with the romantic words of Mrs Gaskell and Mr Hardy and I want to share the love.
How is your Victober reading?
There is still time to read a Victorian classic this October!
The Hosts:
Katie @Books and Things
youtu.be/h-rqG8KGluE
Lucy @lucythereader
youtu.be/wHaSnQkkJj8
Kate Howe @Kate Howe
youtu.be/CYcb5d3pBeY
Goodreads group: tinyurl.com/y4am2kac
---Challenges---
Lucy’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel with a female main character.
Katie’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel set in the countryside and/or the city.
Kate’s Challenge: Read a Victorian sensation novel.
Group Challenge: Read a popular Victorian novel.
Bonus Challenge: Read aloud a section of a Victorian novel or have it read aloud to you via a friend or an audiobook.
Group Read: Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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-BOOKS-
Far From A Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
A Laodicean - Thomas Hardy
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Dombey and Son - Charles Dickens
North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
VICTOBER IS HERE! And so am I. Finally.
Apologies for the video hiatus, but I am beyond excited for a month-long celebration of Victorian literature.
The Hosts:
Katie @katiejlumsden
youtu.be/h-rqG8KGluE
Lucy @lucythereader
youtu.be/wHaSnQkkJj8
Kate Howe @katehowereads
youtu.be/CYcb5d3pBeY
Goodreads group: tinyurl.com/y4am2kac
---Challenges---
Lucy’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel with a female main character.
Katie’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel set in the countryside and/or the city.
Kate’s Challenge: Read a Victorian sensation novel.
Group Challenge: Read a popular Victorian novel.
Bonus Challenge: Read aloud a section of a Victorian novel or have it read aloud to you via a friend or an audiobook.
Group Read: Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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-BOOKS-
Far From A Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
A Laodicean - Thomas Hardy
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Dombey and Son - Charles Dickens
North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
#QueerLit #QueerLitRead #Pride #withcaptions
Hosts
-Kathy -
Announcement - youtu.be/OeL8iVqE2Nc
TBR - youtu.be/uLA6CSvrW1Q
-Rogan -
Announcement - youtu.be/toxEMypPRXQ
TBR - youtu.be/6BnYsIZu6Fs
-Jean -
Announcement - youtu.be/KH3F8M-PVw0
TBR - youtu.be/yFIPRuBlJJQ
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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#AusLit #AussieApril.
Hosts
Jaclyn - Six Minutes for Me - youtu.be/MlyextOi6iQ
Doris - youtube.com/channel/UCIUd11Ux5dXkADUynY-4MCA
----“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford----
-GENRE STOPS-
00:44 - Poetry
03:30 - Classics
05:45 - Fiction
10:20 - Young Adult
13:20 - Crime/Mystery
14:29 - Romance
15:33 - Fantasy
17:35 - Non-Fiction
#AusLit #AussieApril.
Hosts
Jaclyn - Six Minutes for Me - youtu.be/MlyextOi6iQ
Doris - youtube.com/channel/UCIUd11Ux5dXkADUynY-4MCA
----“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford----
Stone Sky Gold Mountain - https://www.uqp.com.au/books/stone-sky-gold-mountain
Adelaide Writers’ Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/
#AdlWW #AdelaideWritersWeek
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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:: ALL THE LINKS ::
Online Streaming - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/latest-news/curated-dozen/
Full Line Up - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/?view=lineup#lineupBreak
Schedule - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/writers-week-schedule/
Flames - https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/flames
Adelaide Writers’ Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/
#AdlWW #AdelaideWritersWeek
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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:: ALL THE LINKS ::
Online Streaming - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/latest-news/curated-dozen/
Full Line Up - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/?view=lineup#lineupBreak
Schedule - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/writers-week-schedule/
Adelaide Writers’ Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/
#AdlWW #AdelaideWritersWeek
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“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford
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:: ALL THE LINKS ::
Online Streaming - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/latest-news/curated-dozen/
Full Line Up - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/?view=lineup#lineupBreak
Schedule - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/writers-week-schedule/
#cloakanddaggerchristmas
Fellow Hosts:
Kate – youtube.com/channel/UCgcjcyByhekqVpU6cKriX5w
Janelle - youtube.com/channel/UCKKcUJ-E47WZPzP1e9y4NYQ
Group Read
Birds - Daphne Du Maurier
Clue Prompts:
1. Study: Associated with your profession, what you studied in college, or a field you'd like to learn about more
2. Library: A book that references books, borrow a book from the library
3. Hall: entry into a new-to-you mystery sub-genre or author or series
4. Billiard room: [cue balls] next numbered book in a series, the book has a game or sport involved
5. Conservatory: nature, travel, warm climate
6. Kitchen: cozy food-based mystery, small-town mystery (the kitchen is the heart of the home)
7. Dining Room: closed circle, a small group of people, hotel, dinner party
8. Lounge: [cocktails] written or set during the Golden Age (1920s-30s)
9. Ballroom: featuring a party
Amateur Sleuth: 3 prompts
Police Detective: 5 prompts
Sherlock Holmes: 9 prompts
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
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#cloakanddaggerchristmas
Fellow Hosts:
Kate – youtube.com/channel/UCgcjcyByhekqVpU6cKriX5w
Janelle - youtube.com/channel/UCKKcUJ-E47WZPzP1e9y4NYQ
Group Read
Birds - Daphne Du Maurier
Clue Prompts:
1. Study: Associated with your profession, what you studied in college, or a field you'd like to learn about more
2. Library: A book that references books, borrow a book from the library
3. Hall: entry into a new-to-you mystery sub-genre or author or series
4. Billiard room: [cue balls] next numbered book in a series, the book has a game or sport involved
5. Conservatory: nature, travel, warm climate
6. Kitchen: cozy food-based mystery, small-town mystery (the kitchen is the heart of the home)
7. Dining Room: closed circle, a small group of people, hotel, dinner party
8. Lounge: [cocktails] written or set during the Golden Age (1920s-30s)
9. Ballroom: featuring a party
Amateur Sleuth: 3 prompts
Police Detective: 5 prompts
Sherlock Holmes: 9 prompts
Scavenger Hunt
For the scavenger hunt, I was thinking that people would take a picture of the book they read that featured a particular weapon - More information to come
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
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