Tell us about your favorite reading spot....
yoyobon_gw
7 months ago
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Where is your one favorite reading spot and what THREE books do you have on the TBR pile today ?
My favorite reading spot is in a comfy chair by my large window wall in the living room, which look out on the surrounding trees. Since our home is a deck house on a wooded hillside it had the feeling of being in a tree house.
Three books on my TBR pile right now are :
The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey
A Tale Of Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris
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