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Instead of a list of books I want for Hanukkah, I thought I'd make a list of my favorite Hanukkah books, because there are finally starting to be enough (at least, popularly and commercially available fiction) that I can have favorites. Most of the adult ones I find are romances, which I do enjoy, but I'm hoping it will catch fire and branch out to other genres, if you know what I mean. 😜 Happy fourth night to everyone celebrating!🕎 Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman--This was my favorite as a kid, and I still love it! I would like a series of illustrated, reinterpreted Herschel of Ostropol stories! The Hanukkah Bear by Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka--This one is a really sweet and funny kids' story! The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer--This was the one that turned me on to Meltzer, and now I've read all of her books! It's so relatable for anyone Jewish growing up in the U.S. who's at all religious...

 Happy Top Ten Tuesday! I have an urge to list a bunch of cute wintry reads OR list the books I actually think I will read this winter. I'll go with a mixture of both. Happy Sixth Night of Hanukkah to my fellow celebrants! Books On My Winter 2023-2024 TBR Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds--Ok, I'm cheating because I just finished this, but it's such an adorable Hanukkah romance with the perfect wintry cover that I couldn't not include it. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus--An upcoming book club read for January--I hope there's a reason for all the hype! Out of the Corner by Jennifer Grey--Different book club read for January--kind of interested in this one although I don't know a lot about her. Promises Stronger Than Darkness (Unstoppable Book 3) by Charlie Jane Anders--Currently reading very slowly and the title is very appropriate for this winter. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree--Legends & Lattes was the ultimate cozy fantasy, and...

Happy Top Ten Tuesday!   I don't know if this was on purpose or not, but it was a good week for a freebie.  It's hard to believe, but Hanukkah starts on Thursday night! So, actually, I'm kind of late getting this out. All I really want for Hanukkah is peace and freedom for all, but books can be small lights of joy in all the darkness. Chag urim sameach to all those who celebrate! Books I Want for Hanukkah (on Kindle only since I'm trying to save space!) All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries)-I've been meaning to start this series forever, and it sounds like this will be a fun and quick read. Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki-I started reading a sneak peek of this and loved it, but never ended up buying it. Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater-It's time to finish the trilogy! The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz-Found this when I looked up cozy fantasy, my new fav subgenre. A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair--Cozy fantasy mystery. Chaos Terminal by Mur ...

Happy Top Ten Tuesday! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This year, Hanukkah starts almost immediately after Thanksgiving, so that's why I'm moving this post up a bit :-)   Books I Want for Hanukkah 1. Dogs on the Trail: A Year in the Life by Blair Braverman and Quince Mountain 2. Book Lovers Medium Spiral Notebook 3. The Rabbi Who Prayed with Fire by Rachel Sharona Lewis 4. What to Miss When by Leigh Stein 5. The Corgi Chronicles by Laura Madsen

Happy Top Ten Tuesday! Hanukkah starts next Thursday night, so I decided to put this list out to the powers that be this week. I'd been carefully cultivating this list for a while, and then I added the last half of it in one go, and discovered that all I really want right now is cookbooks, or more accurately, food history. That might not have been all I wanted in the past or all I want in the future, but hey, all we have is the present. We are who we are right now, and if we didn't already know that, many of us have had to learn this year. Top Ten Books I'd Like for Hanukkah Deacon King Kong by James McBride Man Fast by Natasha Scripture The Raven Boys box set by Maggie Stiefvater Walden by Henry David Thoreau, a trade paperback so I can write in the margins Devotions by Mary Oliver The Jewish Cookbook by Leah Koenig and Julia Turshen Vegetable Kingdom by Bryant Terry Zahav by Michael Solomonov Sababa by Adeena Sussman The Jemima Code by Toni Tipton-Martin

Join TCL's Eight Candles Book Tag over at The Chocolate Lady! TCL's Eight Candles Book Tag in Honor of Hanukkah Happy Hanukkah/Chanukah/Hannukah! The first night starts tonight! First Candle – All Alone  – A book you love, but one that no one else seems to know anything about.  Second Candle – Two of You  – A book both you, and someone special to you, have both really enjoyed.   When we first started dating, I got my husband to read this :-) Third Candle – Trifecta  – A book where there is either a love (or hate) triangle, or with three different points of view, or something else related to the number three.   There are three points of view in The Other Queen : the eponymous Mary, Queen of Scots; Bess of Hardwick; and Bess's husband, George Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury. The latter two are charged with holding the Queen of Scots under house imprisonment for Elizabeth I, but Mary may be trying to seduce the Earl to her side....