#the52bookclub — Public Fediverse posts
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Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
#The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
#BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-39-for-2026-the-black-bonspiel-of-willie-maccrimmon
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Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
#The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
#BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-39-for-2026-the-black-bonspiel-of-willie-maccrimmon
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Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
#The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
#BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-39-for-2026-the-black-bonspiel-of-willie-maccrimmon
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Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
#The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
#BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-39-for-2026-the-black-bonspiel-of-willie-maccrimmon
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Book 39 for 2026: "The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon" by W.O. Mitchell, about a curling match played against the Devil.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (About my favorite sport at the Winter Olympics.)
#The52BookClub (Requires suspension of disbelief.)
#BLQChallenge26 (Absurd premise.)
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Bargain.)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-39-for-2026-the-black-bonspiel-of-willie-maccrimmon
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Book 38 for 2026: "While Justice Sleeps," a thriller by Stacey Abrams.
#The52BookClub (About a conspiracy).
#BLQChallenge26 (Fiction by a celebrity).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-38-for-2026-while-justice-sleeps
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Book 38 for 2026: "While Justice Sleeps," a thriller by Stacey Abrams.
#The52BookClub (About a conspiracy).
#BLQChallenge26 (Fiction by a celebrity).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-38-for-2026-while-justice-sleeps
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Book 38 for 2026: "While Justice Sleeps," a thriller by Stacey Abrams.
#The52BookClub (About a conspiracy).
#BLQChallenge26 (Fiction by a celebrity).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-38-for-2026-while-justice-sleeps
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Book 38 for 2026: "While Justice Sleeps," a thriller by Stacey Abrams.
#The52BookClub (About a conspiracy).
#BLQChallenge26 (Fiction by a celebrity).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-38-for-2026-while-justice-sleeps
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Book 38 for 2026: "While Justice Sleeps," a thriller by Stacey Abrams.
#The52BookClub (About a conspiracy).
#BLQChallenge26 (Fiction by a celebrity).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-38-for-2026-while-justice-sleeps
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Book 37 for 2026: "This Is How You Lose the Time War," by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.
#The52BookClub: Spotted in a movie or TV series (Heartstopper).
#BLQ26: Time in the title.http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-37-for-2026-this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war
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Book 36 for 2026: "Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following," by Gabrielle Bluestone.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (About influencer culture).
#The52BookClub (Commas in the subtitle).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-36-for-2026-hype
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Book 35 for 2026: "The Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems, 1980-2010" by Marge Piercy.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge: Paired prompt: two books by married or partnered authors. (Will be paired with "You're Married to Her?" by Ira Wood.)
#The52BookClub: Paired prompt: two books by related authors.
#BLQ26: An author you love.
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm: Such a fungi.http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-35-for-2026-the-hunger-moon
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Book34 for 2026: "On Liberty," by John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill.
#The52BookClub (Two or more authors, one nom de plume).
#BLQ26 (Two authors).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-34-for-2026-on-liberty
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Book 33 for 2026: "The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You," essays by S. Bear Bergman.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Trans or nonbinary protagonist).
#The52BookClub (Uneven number of chapters).
#BLQ26 (Book you own but haven't read).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-33-for-2026-the-nearest-exit-may-be-behind-you
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Book 31 for 2026: "Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder," by Caroline Fraser.
#The52BookClub (Paired prompt, fiction and nonfiction about the same person. Paired with "The First Four Years" by Laura Ingalls Wilder.)
#BLQ26 (Biography.)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-31-for-2026-prairie-fires
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Book 30 for 2026: "Daisy Jones & The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge: About a pop star.
#The52BookClub: Publisher starts with "B."
#BLQ26: About a musician. -
Book 29 for 2026: "Demon in the Wood" by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by Dani Pendergast.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge: Includes a "shadow daddy" character.
#The52BookClub Title in a serif font.
#BLQ26: Title starts with "D."
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm Beware of the woods. -
Book 28 for 2026: "The First Four Years," the final "Little House" book by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge: Deals with postpartum.
#The52BookClub: Paired prompt, fiction and nonfiction about the same person. (Will be paired with "Prairie Fires" by Caroline Fraser.)
#BLQ26: Children's book. -
Book 27 for 2026: "Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World," by Christian Cooper.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge: About birding.
#The52BookClub: Author has the same first and last initial.
#BLQ26: First-person narrative.http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-27-for-2026-better-living-through-birding
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Book 26 for 2026: "Startlement: New and Selected Poems" by Ada Limon.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Fruit in the title or on the cover).
#The52BookClub (Diacritical mark, such as an accent mark, on the cover).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-26-for-2026-startlement
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Book 25 for 2026: "Every Heart a Doorway," first book in Seanan McGuire's "Wayward Children" series.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge : About new beginnings.
#The52BookClub : A book that cost you nothing.
#BLQ26 : Published in 2016.
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm : Fairies are good. -
Book 24 for 2026: "Patriot: A Memoir" by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge #The52BookClub #BLQ26
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-24-for-2026-patriot
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Book 23 for 2026: "Heated Rivalry," by Rachel Reid.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (A love story that defies social boundaries).
#The52BookClub (Related to the word "nemesis").
#BLQ26 (Becoming a movie or TV show in 2026). -
Book 21 for 2026: "You Are My Joy and Pain: Love Poems" by Naomi Long Madgett.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Author from Michigan, or book set in Michigan).
#The52BookClub (Started on the 26th of the month).
#BLQ26 ( Book that makes you happy).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Pretty cover).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-21-for-2026-you-are-my-joy-and-pain
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Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
#The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
#BLQ2026 (Historical romance).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-20-for-2026-a-sicilian-romance
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Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
#The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
#BLQ2026 (Historical romance).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-20-for-2026-a-sicilian-romance
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Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
#The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
#BLQ2026 (Historical romance).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-20-for-2026-a-sicilian-romance
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Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
#The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
#BLQ2026 (Historical romance).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-20-for-2026-a-sicilian-romance
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Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that makes you want to go to Italy).
#The52BookClub (Set in a castle).
#BLQ2026 (Historical romance).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-20-for-2026-a-sicilian-romance
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Book 18 for 2026: "How to Kill a Witch," by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell.
#The52BookClub (2025 award winner).
#BLQ2026 (2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Witchcraft).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-18-for-2026how-to-kill-a-witch
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Book 18 for 2026: "How to Kill a Witch," by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell.
#The52BookClub (2025 award winner).
#BLQ2026 (2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Witchcraft).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-18-for-2026how-to-kill-a-witch
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Book 18 for 2026: "How to Kill a Witch," by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell.
#The52BookClub (2025 award winner).
#BLQ2026 (2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Witchcraft).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-18-for-2026how-to-kill-a-witch
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Book 18 for 2026: "How to Kill a Witch," by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell.
#The52BookClub (2025 award winner).
#BLQ2026 (2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Witchcraft).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-18-for-2026how-to-kill-a-witch
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Book 18 for 2026: "How to Kill a Witch," by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell.
#The52BookClub (2025 award winner).
#BLQ2026 (2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Witchcraft).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-18-for-2026how-to-kill-a-witch
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Book 15 for 2026: "Presidential Agent," from Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (character with a hidden past).
#The52BookClub (Character with a secret identity).
#BLQ2026 (Over 400 pages).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-15-for-2026-presidential-agent
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Book 15 for 2026: "Presidential Agent," from Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (character with a hidden past).
#The52BookClub (Character with a secret identity).
#BLQ2026 (Over 400 pages).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-15-for-2026-presidential-agent
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Book 15 for 2026: "Presidential Agent," from Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (character with a hidden past).
#The52BookClub (Character with a secret identity).
#BLQ2026 (Over 400 pages).http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-15-for-2026-presidential-agent
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Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
#The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
#BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM). -
Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
#The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
#BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM). -
Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
#The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
#BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM). -
Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
#The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
#BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM). -
Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Book that doesn't fit any of the prompts).
#The52BookClub (3-syllable word in the title).
#BLQ2026 (Discussion-worthy read - because my book club is discussing it).
#ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm (Working in STEM). -
Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
#The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
#BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-13-for-2026-youll-never-believe-what-happened-to-lacey
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Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
#The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
#BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-13-for-2026-youll-never-believe-what-happened-to-lacey
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Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
#The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
#BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-13-for-2026-youll-never-believe-what-happened-to-lacey
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Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
#The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
#BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-13-for-2026-youll-never-believe-what-happened-to-lacey
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Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (A character with curly hair)
#The52BookClub (Author's bio mentions their dog)
#BLQ2026 (Yellow cover)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-13-for-2026-youll-never-believe-what-happened-to-lacey
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Book 12 for 2026: "Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves," by Sophie Gilbert.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge ("Pop" or "sugar" in title).
#The52BookClub (Has a dust jacket). -
Book 11 for 2026: "Spent," a graphic novel by Alison Bechdel.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge (Sapphic comic)
#The52BookClub (Grumpy/sunshine)
#BLQ2026 (About female friendship)http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-11-for-2026-spent