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 It's been a crazy month, and I don't tend to be a seasonal reader but publishers tend to put out their biggest books in the fall. So, happy fall and happy Rosh Hashanah next week (I won't be participating in TTT since it falls on the second day of Rosh Hashanah). Shana tova u'metuka--a sweet new year--to anyone else celebrating or anyone who just needs a fresh start. Happy 5783! Happy Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Books on My Fall 2022 TBR When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill--Did you see the title? Fair Play by Eve Rodsky (methods/card system fo r   chores ) The Cloisters by Katy Hays Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry--As a '90s kid, I think I'm obligated to read this. The Fixer Upper by Lauren Forsythe The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell--Intriguing review in WaPo on this fiction about a lesser known de Medici. Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott--I once went as Baba Yaga for Halloween. ...

 I love this topic idea! I feel like there should be plenty of mountains and forests and islands and maybe oceans. Would Howl's Moving Castle count as a geographical feature? Here are some of my favorite books, or books that sound like they could be my new favorite books, with exciting geographical terms in the title! Happy Top Ten Tuesday! Books With Geographical Terms in the Title The Farthest-Away Mountain by Lynne Reid Banks--This was one of my favorite books as a kid, it involves a journey up a mountain, and it's a one-off fairytale/fantasy. The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events #11)--I loved these and there are plenty of great geographical names throughout the series (Lake Lachrymose, Briny Beach, Swarthy Swamp!), but this one gets the whole book. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel--on my list, but I've heard good things and I like her other books The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern--same as above Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgo...

I love this idea in theory and have done it occasionally. Practically, however, I really need to downsize my personal physical library, and Kindle and public library books are cheaper and take up much less space on my shelves. Right now, I'm not buying books if I know I will always be able to get them at the library (classics or consistently bestselling authors) or if I can easily read them on Kindle (living authors I want to support). That might or might not always be the case. Hope everyone who got one had a relaxing Labor Day weekend.  Happy Top Ten Tuesday! Books I Loved So Much I Had to Get a Copy for My Physical Library Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg--A colleague originally loaned this to me, and I found it so helpful, I wanted to have my own copy. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert--I originally read a library copy, but I wanted to own it and picked it up in a used bookstore. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant--This was a formative book for me but I read my mother...

 I started a new job this month, so I've been pretty busy, but still had time for some reading! Normally, I would be coming up on a really busy time of year right now, but I'll have to see if that's true in my new non-education job. It will definitely be different--although I will still have a batch of Hebrew school kids on Sundays (which will also be new for me!).  Books Read This Month Once and For All by Sarah Dessen--This is my first Sarah Dessen book and won't be my last (I actually immediately started reading another one!). I watched the Along for the Ride movie on Netflix and had a feeling I would like the book even more, but there was of course a wait for that one, so I got this one first. I enjoyed all the wedding planning details and slow burn romance.  The Searcher by Tana French (book club read)--Definitely wouldn't have picked this one on my own, but it made for an interesting conversation about the morality Western society values in our detective ficti...