Book Blogger Hop: Book vs. Movie

Hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Happy Friday everyone.
I am still shocked it's May.  What the ???  What happened to February and March?  LOL!

What is Book Blogger Hop all about?

Each week the host at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted writer will prompt a new topic submit by a blogger and everyone can join in with their answers. You should join us! It's quite fun!  No really it is!

This Weeks Topic/Question

May 8th - 14th - If you had a chance to read a book or watch a movie that is not about a book you have read, which would you choose? (submitted by Elizabeth)

Something Old, Something New #4

Something Old, Something New is just a monthly post I am adding to my blog to give you a bit of news here there about me, books and the random things going on.

Something Old

There are a ton of books on my shelf that have been there collecting dust for awhile now.  That is old but I thought today I would share with you an ol' faithful.  I have a love for purses as well.  There are a few lot in my closet that would love to have a moment in the spotlight.  Today I present to you an old purse that I pull out every single spring since the first time I got it.

May 2015 Reading Queue

 Reading Queue is a meme hosted by Book Tasty and Books: A True Story.

Welcome to the Reading Queue. 

Well!  

I am back to my slow reading pace of 4 books a month.  LOL!  

I kinda got hooked on a iPad game called 2048.  OMG!  If you remember I quit playing Candy Crush for one year so that I can read more.  Well........ 2048 is my new crack!  What does this have to do with my reading queue for May?  I'm telling you this so you won't be disappointed when you see the short list of books I have planned to read this month.  More or less I am giving you a heads up.  

But I will (try to) quit 2048 at when I get back from BEA15.

What is the reading queue all about?

Reading Queue is a monthly meme where you share what books you plan to read for the month. You can hop to other blogs and see what others are reading and maybe find someone reading the same thing as you! Or you can ask for people to vote on what you should read next if you can’t decide.

So here is what I have lined up for the month of May. (Click the covers to go to the books Amazon page.)

Book Club Book of the Month

Cover Characteristics - Yellow

Hosted by Sugar and Snark

Each week we will post a characteristic and choose 5 of our favorite covers with that characteristic. If you want to join in and share your 5 favorite covers with the weeks particular characteristic, then just make a post, grab the meme picture (or make your own) and leave your URL in Linky (so we can visit).
You don’t even need to participate, just stopping by and saying hi would be great! Don’t forget to stop by the other participants!

This week was a super easy topic.  There were sooo many books with yellow covers that it was so hard to pick just five of them.  I think I found over 15 in my first search.  So here is a variety of the ones I like the most.  And you know me...I will make this a diverse list of books (as much as I can).  Click on the book titles below to go to their Amazon page.

~ Yellow ~

1.  Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

2.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

3. Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo

4.  The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten

5.  Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

6.  Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Review: The Lowlands

The Lowlands Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Genre:  Contemporary Fiction Publisher:  Knopf Release Date:  September 24, 2013 Hardcover:  352 pages Source: Free from publisher

April 2015 Giveaway Winners

It's winner time!  

Winner!  Winner!  

I had a few giveaways this month and now is the time to announce the winners.

First let me first say, thank you so much everyone for stopping by My Little Pocketbooks, commenting and entering the giveaways.

Now on to the winners.

What I Am Reading ...

Fifty Shades Freer

Blog Ahead & Go!

Hosted by Anna @Herding Cats and Burning

Today is the start of the coolest blog event EVER!  Blog Ahead!  And just like it says we are going to schedule blog post ahead of time to give ourselves a bit of breathing room. 
Right now I have 9 post scheduled and 8 in draft.  My goal is to get 14 additional blog post completed and scheduled. 

Diversity on the Shelf 2015: May Review Link-Up

Welcome to the May review linky of Diversity on the Shelf 2015 Reading Challenge.  

Every month I will post a linky for you to add your reviews.  Please have a direct link to the book you are reviewing to the linky.  No links to blog home pages please.  If you don't have a blog, please link to your Goodreads, Amazon, Facebook, LibraryThing or other account where you are reviewing the books for this challenge.

Books that qualify for this challenge are by people of color or with a main character of color.  All shades and races of color are welcomed and encouraged here.  If you still need more clarification on what a person of color is Click Here.

If you haven't signed up for the challenge yet, don't fret you still have time.  Just sign up here! 

If you need a few suggestions on what to read for this challenge check out the list of links to blogs, book list and more. (Links here)

  April Stats

(as of 5/4)

  52 participates

  49 books read and reviewed

First Book Reviewed from Based On A True Story

Book Blogger Hop: Online Book Club

Hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

What is Book Blogger Hop all about?

Each week the host at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted writer will prompt a new topic submit by a blogger and everyone can join in with their answers. You should join us! It's quite fun!  No really it is!

This Weeks Topic/Question

May 1st - 7th - Do you belong to an online book club? (submitted by Elizabeth)