Day 245 — Monday, November 16, 2020 or I spent all weekend adding books to my TBR list…

I follow a book promoter on Facebook — back in normal times she used to do in person events and I’d always try to go when the events were in my area. Once COVID-19 happened and the world literally shut down, she moved all of her events online. And that means that she can host so many more new book events and I can add so many more books to my “to be read” list! Which definitely sounds like a good thing, but last week my local library’s app told me that I had reached my limit for putting books on hold. I guess 17 books on a hold list was a definite red flag. I tried to submit the new book to my hold list anyways, and it worked! There are now 18 books that I want to read sometime…not really soon because I still have to work my full-time job.

Maybe I should quit my job so I can read full-time? Where does one get a job like that?? Asking for a friend…

My favorite book promoter hosted an event this past weekend — 36 authors with new books coming out during the first few months of 2021. She interviewed each author for 30 minutes spread out over Saturday and Sunday. That’s a ton of books to talk about! And she did it all for free — they were taking donations for a charity (which I donated to), but you didn’t have to, you could just sign on and watch for free.

I started out good on Saturday morning — I watched the first 6 events and then decided that I needed to walk away from my computer and actually DO something during the weekend like laundry and dishes and maybe get outside for a little bit. I logged back in a few times on Saturday to catch a few more events and did two on Sunday. I can always go back and watch the events that I didn’t get to, because they are all recorded and posted on her event page. I think some folks watched every 30 minute event live — that is some dedication!

But for now I have a long list of books that I want to read when they come out in 2021. Don’t tell my husband, but I pre-ordered three of the books! They won’t show up at my house until May, which is good because at this point my bookshelves are packed and there is absolutely no room for more books! Not that stuffed bookshelves will stop me from buying more books…

Maybe I’ll start working on the unread books I have at home — I have 5 checked out from the library and then there’s those 18 books on hold…I might have to start getting up earlier each morning!