Leslie DeLooze
@readerleslie.bsky.social
Love to read historical fiction and mysteries. Stitcher, walker, worker for the common good. Librarian before retirement and still involved in a one-book program.
Just finished AN ACADEMIC AFFAIR by @jodimca.bsky.social - wow! Billed as a romance but so much more. Here's to finding out about the cut-throat world of academia wrapped in an immersive plot, with a super couple and characters that will make your blood boil! Nov. 11 @atriabooks.bsky.social #ewgc
August 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just finished AN ACADEMIC AFFAIR by @jodimca.bsky.social - wow! Billed as a romance but so much more. Here's to finding out about the cut-throat world of academia wrapped in an immersive plot, with a super couple and characters that will make your blood boil! Nov. 11 @atriabooks.bsky.social #ewgc
#ewgc Uzma Jalaluddin's DETECTIVE AUNTY has the things that make her other books so enjoyable--a strong sense of place (the Muslim community in Toronto and suburbs), family relationships and cultural traditions, and a woman finding her place in the world. Add in a twisty plot & nosy widow--fun!
April 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#ewgc Uzma Jalaluddin's DETECTIVE AUNTY has the things that make her other books so enjoyable--a strong sense of place (the Muslim community in Toronto and suburbs), family relationships and cultural traditions, and a woman finding her place in the world. Add in a twisty plot & nosy widow--fun!
#ewgc The 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth will be celebrated with Devoney Looser's excellent commentary WILD FOR AUSTEN. Deeply researched by this author and professor, it contains some topics from her previous (excellent) book with a lot of new things. A wonderful study of Austen. Sept 2
April 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
#ewgc The 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth will be celebrated with Devoney Looser's excellent commentary WILD FOR AUSTEN. Deeply researched by this author and professor, it contains some topics from her previous (excellent) book with a lot of new things. A wonderful study of Austen. Sept 2
#ewgc OVERDUE by Stephanie Perkins is a slow-burn romance with a very cozy vibe that I enjoyed--I wanted to visit these places! The time-to-move-on stale relationship trope is kind of bothersome to me, but it didn't detract from the excellent plot. Pub date Oct. 7.
April 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#ewgc OVERDUE by Stephanie Perkins is a slow-burn romance with a very cozy vibe that I enjoyed--I wanted to visit these places! The time-to-move-on stale relationship trope is kind of bothersome to me, but it didn't detract from the excellent plot. Pub date Oct. 7.
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Exactly right
Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"
February 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Exactly right
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February 20, 2025
February 20, 2025
On Monday, James Marriott of The Times, published in London, noted that the very stability and comfort of the post–World War II liberal order has permitted the seeds of its own destruction to flourish...
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February 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
February 20, 2025
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Without going all Martin Niemöller here, I do think that it's bad not to speak up for immigrants, transgender Americans, civil servants, women, Ukraine, and everyone else the MAGA bullies are going after. We're beyond picking and choosing whom to defend. It's time to stand up and speak out.
February 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Without going all Martin Niemöller here, I do think that it's bad not to speak up for immigrants, transgender Americans, civil servants, women, Ukraine, and everyone else the MAGA bullies are going after. We're beyond picking and choosing whom to defend. It's time to stand up and speak out.
#ewgc Pub date coming fast for Nickolas Butler's A FORTY YEAR KISS, a truly authentic look at a relationship over time in a small Wisconsin town. Nails it for portrayal of real struggles of a poor but determined woman and her ex-husband with alcohol problems. Great read! @sbkslibrary.bsky.social
January 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
#ewgc Pub date coming fast for Nickolas Butler's A FORTY YEAR KISS, a truly authentic look at a relationship over time in a small Wisconsin town. Nails it for portrayal of real struggles of a poor but determined woman and her ex-husband with alcohol problems. Great read! @sbkslibrary.bsky.social
Dealing with a severe reading slump with too many "meh" books, but I did really enjoy EVERY TOM, DICK & HARRY by Elinor Lipman. Fun stuff surrounding estate sales, small town escapades, reunion committees. #ewgc
December 5, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Dealing with a severe reading slump with too many "meh" books, but I did really enjoy EVERY TOM, DICK & HARRY by Elinor Lipman. Fun stuff surrounding estate sales, small town escapades, reunion committees. #ewgc
@especiallybooks.bsky.social I've been thinking of the problem of the reading slump. I keep going back to the idea of reading as a *practice*, and being intentional about setting aside uninterrupted time. Or the book you've wanted to read forever, an old favorite, an audio? #reading
a woman sits at a table reading a book called first break all the rules
ALT: a woman sits at a table reading a book called first break all the rules
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November 21, 2024 at 2:32 PM
@especiallybooks.bsky.social I've been thinking of the problem of the reading slump. I keep going back to the idea of reading as a *practice*, and being intentional about setting aside uninterrupted time. Or the book you've wanted to read forever, an old favorite, an audio? #reading
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November 13, 2024 at 5:57 AM
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A surprisingly fun and snarky read set in NYC. Couldn’t put it down. A recommend from a friend.
November 10, 2024 at 1:14 AM
A surprisingly fun and snarky read set in NYC. Couldn’t put it down. A recommend from a friend.
I’ve been thinking of comfort reads lately. One of my favorites—At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
November 9, 2024 at 11:11 PM
I’ve been thinking of comfort reads lately. One of my favorites—At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon