Black Cat Appreciation Day

Black Cat Appreciation Day is today. 

Fall 2026 Reading Challenge @Beyond the Bookends

The fall bingo card is here. The challenge runs from September 1 to November 30.

1. Agatha Christie Book:
2. Book in a Fantasy Series:
3. Books Set in Museums (October):
4. Gilded Age Books:
5. Haunted House Books:
6. Time Travel Romance Books:
7. Best Novels About Teachers (September):
8. Best Nonfiction Books (November):
9. Novels About Bands:

13 Celebrations This Month

Colleen at The Thursday 13 holds a weekly blogging prompt where bloggers make a list of 13 things on Thursdays. The topic is for you to choose. 

Once again, I am stealing a graphic from another participant, One Gal's Musings.

Here are some celebrations this month:

1. National Coloring Book Day - August 2nd
2. National Book Lovers Day - August 9th
3. S'mores Day - August 10th
4. World Lion Day - August 10th
5. World Elephant Day - August 12th
6. Left-Handers Day - August 13th
7. Black Cat Appreciation Day--August 17th
8. National Potato Day - August 19th
9. National Tooth Fairy Day - August 22nd
10. National Waffle Day - August 24th
11. Women's Equality Day - August 26th
12. National Dog Day - August 26th
13. World Rock Paper Scissors Day - August 27th

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Too Early?

Not-so-hot weather recently (still expected in the coming days), but it still feels wrong for schools to be starting now. I've now wondered how kids in my area feel when it's still hot (nearing 100) at the beginning of fall. 

I could never have handled going back to school in early August. It just seems too soon. 

That school supplies photo hold true even today, though most Kmarts have been long gone. Now it's at Target, Walmart, and Dollar Tree. And speaking of Kmart, the former one in my town has been stocking supplies for the up coming Spirit Halloween store. The store's website says it's opening in August. Well, I'm going to be as soon I can once it opens, even if it seems too early.

Book Discussion: Sprayed Edges

 

What is your take on books with sprayed edges? I've seen a lot of them in bookstores lately, but have yet to buy a new book with such an edge, or even find a used book with one. But I have gotten a few from the library, including one I have out now:

It seems some people like to display sprayed-edge books so that edge sticks out. A pretty idea, but then you have to keep checking to see what the book is. I have seen this done in our local bookstore, mostly with romance book ( which, BTW, have a whole room to themselves).

I haven't given a lot of thought to spayed edges; I just notice them if they're on a book. 

August Bookish Bingo

The new card is here.

My books:

1. The Viognier Vendetta--Ellen Crosby (5 squares): DNF Last Month, Audiobook, In a Series, Character from Someone's Past, Not Fantasy
2. Dinner For Vampires--Bethany Joy Lenz (5 squares): E-Book, Found Family, Single POV, Not in a Series, Random Book Rec
3. CatStronauts: Mission Moon--Drew Brockington (3 squares): Library Book, Physical Book, Free Space
4. Blue Lily, Lily Blue--Maggie Stiefvater (5 squares): Cozy or Whimsical, Set in a School, Plants/Garden, Duty/Responsibility, Siblings
5. The Night We Met--Abby Jimenez (2 squares): Why Choose, Book Club Read
6. Gilded--Marissa Meyer (1 square): Updated Classic/Mythology
7. On the Hippie Trail--Rick Steves (1 sure): Vehicle on the Cover

End of the Month

I haven't posted in over a week and now it's the last day of the month. They just keep flying by. This past week has been jam-packed and the weather has been so hot  that I've been too tired to post!

Today I saw this on my Facebook memories:

Summer may seem to be gone, but I chose summer as my trivia topic for this month. The class is today. I based my questions off those in this video:

Christmas in July was said to be last Saturday. Yet Halloween has been appearing at Dollar Tree, but no signs of Christmas just yet. And I was surprised to still see solar stake lights at Dollar General.