The Joyful Weekly Edit | September 10th
Where bookish finds and joyful moments meet plus all the fun holidays to bookmark for the week ahead!
Good Morning Joyful Readers!
The biggest highlight of this past week was that my parents came to town to visit with us for a few days. I took Friday and Monday off and it was so nice to have a long weekend to spend time with them. My mom and I went shopping at TJMaxx and it was so much fun!
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Bookish Highlights
Last week I received a ton of new books! Some were books I ordered but most were gifted from publishers. Getting free books truly is one of the best things about being a book blogger!
Last week’s new 9/2 releases on my TBR
✨Purchased copies 💖 Gifted copy
Crazy Spooky Love by Josie Silver | Dell
Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun | Atria 💖
Fearful by Lauren Roberts | Simon & Schuster ✨
Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson | Simon & Schuster
Head Witch in Charge (#2) by Avery Flynn | Berkley
Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman |Gallery
Love Walked In by Sarah Chamberlain | SMP Romance 💖
If It Makes You Happy by Julia Olivia | Berkley 💖
The Princess and the P.I. by Nikki Payne | Berkley 💖
Rules for Fake Girlfriends by Raegan Revord | Wednesday Books 💖
Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola | William Morrow
Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross | Saturday Books ✨
Witch You Would by Lia Amador | Avon ✨
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What’s bringing me joy:
Books, books, and more books!
All things Fall and Halloween; Halloween decorations, kids Halloween books, Martha Stewart ghost pillows, a ghost cutting board, pumpkin flavored seasonal items at Trader Joe’s, and tons of festive coffee mugs
Wine tasting at a local winery
A nectarine crumble dessert my husband made
If anything here resonates, leave a comment below. I love hearing how you’re finding joy in your life too!
Things I Ordered That I’m Excited About:
Books:
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen
Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice (snagged it for $5 from B&N special)
White Allbirds sneakers - did you know they carry some at Nordstrom Rack?
Halloween earrings from Delta Rise Co
Barnes & Noble had a 25% off preorder sale and I ordered quite a few new books I’ve had my eye on. Check out my anticipated reads list for inspiration for your own TBR the next time a preorder sale pops up!
The Shelves of a Mood Reader
Finished Reading
📱 My Life With the Walter Boys by Ali Novak ✨ eBook available in Kindle Unlimited ✨ Enjoyed it!
Started Reading
🎧 Still Mad About You by Liz Maverick ✨ audio included on Audible
📱 Fall I Want by Lyra Parish ✨ the first in a collection of 6 Fall themed books, available on KU
Continued Reading
📖 The Crescent Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski ✨ Paperback gifted from Atria last year ✨
📖 How The Hell Did I Not Know That?: My Midlife Year from Couch to Curiosity by Lucie Frost ✨ gifted arc
DNF’ed
None this week.
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Random things on my mind:
Discount codes for a few of my favorite small businesses, because holiday shopping is closer than you may realize!
@ EpilogueBookCo shop owner Amber graciously shared a 15% off coupon code HOCUSPOCUS that everyone can use through September 15th.
Next week’s daily holidays:
The full September daily list is available exclusively to paid subscribers and the October list will be available soon for early planning.
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With joy from the stacks
Love that you mentioned shopping with your mom!