Last Week of Summer

What I Read Last Week My summer reading frenzy is almost over. Next week, school resumes and  my weekly reading consumption will go back to my normal two-to-three-books-a-week. Sigh. Happily, I had one last big bang of a reading week: How Georgia Became O'Keeffe (thank you, Natasha!), War Horse, Riveted, Seven Letters from Paris, Never Mind Miss Fox, and Before Happiness. Reviews are coming soon.

What Arrived Last Week Don't these look promising?! The Upside of Your Dark Side and The Industrial Revolution for Kids!

What I'm Reading Now I ran across a cool list of books a few months ago. It's a list of Mood-Boosting Books from a social service agency in the UK. This week, I finally had a chance to try one from this list that was new to me. And I agree; this is a mood-boosting book.  Inspiring, but not in an awful pedantic way.  Life According to Lubka. Have you read it? Have you read any other books from the Mood-Boosting list? Do you know anything about that agency? Is it still in existence?

What are you reading today?!

What is the Sunday Salon? Imagine some university library's vast reading room. It's filled with people--students and faculty and strangers who've wandered in. They're seated at great oaken desks, books piled all around them,and they're all feverishly reading and jotting notes in their leather-bound journals as they go. Later they'll mill around the open dictionaries and compare their thoughts on the afternoon's literary intake....That's what happens at the Sunday Salon, except it's all virtual. Every Sunday the bloggers participating in that week's Salon get together--at their separate desks, in their own particular time zones--and read. And blog about their reading. And comment on one another's blogs. Think of it as an informal, weekly, mini read-a-thon, an excuse to put aside one's earthly responsibilities and fall into a good book. Click here to join the Salon.

The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's a chance to share news and recap the past week.

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share books that we found in our mailboxes last week. 

 It is now being hosted here.

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews in which you can share the books you've acquired.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between!  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from! I love being a part of this and I hope you do too! As part of this weekly meme Book Journey loves to encourage you all to go and visit the others participating in this meme.