BW27: Whodunit Bookology - Rabbi David Small

Welcome to our July Whodunit Bookology detective of the month, Rabbi David Small. Our fictional sleuth and the Rabbi Small mystery series was created an American mystery writer, Harry Kemelman. The series began in 1964 with Friday the Rabbi Slept Late and introduces Rabbi Small who is the new leader of Barnard Crossing's Jewish community in Massachusetts.  The last novel in the 12 book series being published in 1996 with The Day the Rabbi Left Town prior to Kemelman's death December 16 at the age of 88.

There are a number of ways to complete the bookology challenge, including but not limited, to the suggestions below:

Read the first book in the series.
Read one book per letter in the character's first or last name.
Read one book per letter in the author's first or last name.
If you're really ambitious, one book per letter in the character's first and last name.
Follow in a character's footsteps and read a book set in the country or time period of the character.
Follow in the author's footsteps and read a book set in their place or time of birth.

Learn more about Harry Kemelman and Rabbi David Small  and have fun following rabbit trails.

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BW26: Summertime Fun

Summer Breeze by Josephine Wall

The summer solstice arrived June 21st bringing summer to the Northern Hemisphere and I have Ella Fitzgerald's Summertime running through my brain.

Summertime, and the livin' is easy

Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high

Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin'

So hush, little baby, don't you cry

One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing

And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky

But till that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you

With daddy and mammy standin' by

One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing

And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky

But till that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you

With daddy and mammy standin' by

Summertime, and the livin' is easy

Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high

Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin'

So hush, little baby, don't you cry

If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, you'd probably prefer to listen to Ella's Winter Wonderland as you cozy up to the fire. I love Ella. So what are you going to do to jazz up your summertime or wintertime reading?

If you are a music fan, Penguin Random house offers 40 Books That Every Music Lover Should Read, or Amanda Palmer's Top 10 Reads.

GQ has a few suggestions with 31 Best Books to Read According to your favorite Writers. Thrillist offers 33 Books We Can't Wait to Read this Summer, and She Reads takes a look at the Most Anticipated Books of the Summer 2019.

Dip back into the past with Simon and Schuster's 11 Classics You Should Read This Summer or Southern Living's Classic Books to Reread this Summer. Don't forget to check out Goodreads Summer Classics Reading List too.

What are your favorite celebrities or Bill Gates reading this summer? JP Morgan has released their 2019 Summer essential non fiction books everyone should read.

And just in time for some poetical summer reading, The Library of Congress has announced their new Poet Laureate - Joy Harje

Have fun following rabbit trails.

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BW25: Happy Father's Day

Willow Tree "That's my dad"

My Father, My Friend

by 

Peggy Stewart

For my father, my friend,

This to me you have always been.

Through the good times and the bad,

Your understanding I have had.

A gentle man at heart,

This sets you apart

From the others I've seen.

You mean so much to me.

The laughter we have shared

Cannot be compared.

The tears I have shed, 

As you lovingly nodded your head.

You have always been there,

With a smile and a hug,

A precious gift from our God up above.

The times that I have been down and sad,

Your silly ways could always make me glad.

You gave me strength to carry on,

Even when all hope seemed to be gone.

The lessons in life that I have learned

Are from your genuine love and concern.

With deep appreciation for all you have done.

You, Dad,

Are my number one.

With all my love, Your Daughter, Your Friend

More By Peggy Stewart

Happy Father's day to all our dad's 

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BW24: 52 Books Bingo - Ice or Snowbound

Courtesy of Suburban Men 

“Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats.

It was magical, this snow globe world.” ~ Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar Queen

Are you ready for another 52 Books Bingo adventure? Grab your backpacks and your cold weather gear because we are headed into ice and/or snow bound country. There are a number of ways to go with this category, including but not limited to:

Read a book with Ice or Snow in the title.
Read a book by an author named Ice or Snow
Read a book about Ice or Snow
Read a book with a character who has ice or snow abilities.
Read a book about an ice or snow bound expedition
Read a book set on a snow planet
Spell out Ice or Snow, reading one book per letter.


Icebound: 10 Amazing Historical Abandonments of Antarctica

Top 10 Coldest Countries In The World

10 Greatest Polar Expeditions

Antarctica bound: Books for the passionate polar buff

20 Books Set in The Arctic and Antarctic (Must Reads For Cold Weather

Dea Brøvig's top 10 Norwegian novels

Nordic Noir 101

Best Non Nordic Cold Climate Crime novels

Goodreads listopia - Ice and Snow and popular Iceberg books as well as Fatal Chill: Romantic Suspense and Books about Blizzards.


Have fun exploring!

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If you'd like to share your book reviews, you may link to your website, blog, Goodreads, Google+, Tumblers, or Instagram page. If you do not have any internet or social media account, please leave a comment to let us know what you are reading. Please do not add links of 52 Books, nonexistent or old web pages. They will be deleted. If your link disappears, please email me if you need to change or update your links. The linking widget closes at the end of each book week.

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Sorry! Link on Book Week 25. Don't know why link up didn't work. 

BW23: Whodunit Bookology - Commissario Guido Brunetti

Welcome to June and our newest Whodunit Bookology Detective - Commissario Guido Brunetti, created by Donna Leon.  The 28 book detective series takes place in Venice, where Leon resided for thirty years before moving to Switzerland.

There are a number of ways to complete the bookology challenge, including but not limited, to the suggestions below:

Read the first book in the series.
Read one book per letter in the character's first or last name.
Read one book per letter in the author's first or last name.
If you're really ambitious, one book per letter in the character's first and last name.
Follow in a character's footsteps and read a book set in the country or time period of the character.
Follow in the author's footsteps and read a book set in their place or time of birth.

Learn more about Donna Leon and why she became an Eco-Detective writer, an American in Venice,  her deadly fascination with Venice,  and Discovering Venice with Donna Leon.  

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If you'd like to share your book reviews, you may link to your website, blog, Goodreads, Google+, Tumblers, or Instagram page. If you do not have any internet or social media account, please leave a comment to let us know what you are reading. Please do not add links of 52 Books, nonexistent or old web pages. They will be deleted. If your link disappears, please email me if you need to change or update your links. The linking widget closes at the end of each book week. 


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