Hi Judee — so glad you can get together for Thanksgiving. Good idea about having it outside with heaters. I hope you all have a lovely time. You’re right The Lottery is a dark tale! Thanks for stopping by.

Hey Sarah, nice to hear from you! Yeah the Covid cases & rates seem alarming right now– all over the place. Best to stay put.
I hope Obama’s book will give us a boost post-election. It’s all been a mess. Sigh.
I’m curious about Gillian as Thatcher … so often American actors seem to take on British roles & vice versa! It’s been a good series.
Hope all is well with you. I will stop by your site to see. take care.

Yeah The Office is a bit fun & zany. They have a U.S. show version or a British version. I’ve watched some episodes of the U.S. show … while I wasn’t a huge fan though I liked it well enough — my husband loved it. Enjoy.

And the COVID numbers continue to climb. It’s astonishing how many more cases we’ve had in just one week. I thought 80,000 was awful and now we’ve hit over 130,000. I am so thankful that we live in a county with very few cases and can (hopefully) stay out of any hot zones. We will not be traveling or having anyone come for Thanksgiving, but my husband’s surgery takes place on the 23rd and I hope with all my might that he doesn’t contract the virus while in the hospital.

Shuggie Bain is on my tbr list and I may wind up listening to it rather than getting it in print. I have several credits for audiobooks, but I’m not listening nearly as much as I used to and already have so many in my personal audiobook library waiting to be “read.” As a matter of fact, “Leave the World Behind” is one that I’ve already downloaded and I hope to get to it after I finish Joe Hill’s The Fireman.

I enjoy Nonfiction November and have my stack of books and a post ready to share once I get organized. It’s been a busy week of pre-op medical appointments. I’ve started Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which has been in my stacks for decades! I decide to start with it first since I always seem to push it aside for something a little more shiny and bright. 😉

I loved Michelle Obama’s memoir and may eventually read Barack’s, but my goodness, it’s HUGE! Maybe I’ll go with the audio. I loved Michelle’s on audio.

The Orchard sounds like it has possibilities and I, too, love coming-of-age stories, so thank you for the recommendation. I had not heard of the book prior to reading this post.

My mom and I will tune in to The Crown on Sunday night, but my husband has no interest in the show. I agree with him that it has a soap opera feel to it, but I’m a sucker for the royal family and am interested to see how the producers handle the Diana story. Yes, I remember her dress. I had just returned from my honeymoon (first marriage) and was sick in bed with a deathly cold as I watched the royal wedding. Glad to hear that Claire Foy returns (in flashback). I thought she was wonderful, but then so is Olivia Colman. Speaking of Colman, if you haven’t seen Broadchurch, I can’t recommend it highly enough. Olivia is outstanding (as is David Tenent).

I have Hillbilly Elegy in my Nonfiction November stack and will be sure to read it before watching the show. I may even wait a bit after reading it, since I don’t want to spend the entire time comparing it to the book. Never a good thing. Wonderful cast, though! Ugh. I didn’t know about J.D. Vance on Tucker Carlson’s show. I’ll just have to blot that from my memory when I read the book.

I’ve read several books by Bohjalain, but not this new one. The movie sounds like it might be good. We just finished GoT (yes, finally!), but I don’t remember Michiel Huisman’s character. I do remember him from Guernsey, though! Easy on the eyes though, no? 😉

I love these monthly preview posts of yours, but have to apologize for my insanely chatty reply. Off to check out Chris Stapleton’s music. Thanks for all your recommendations, Susan!

Wow, how much has changed since you posted this! Reading Obama’s new memoir would be a great way to celebrate Biden’s win. I loved his Dreams of my Father and Michelle’s Becoming.

Wait, Gillian Armstrong as Margaret Thatcher? Could they not find a British actress to play her? I enjoyed the first season of the Crown and thanks for the reminder to watch more.

Hey AJ, the Covid cases seem to be skyrocketing so it’s a good idea to lay low and not travel for the foreseeable future. White Ivy looks to have gotten some good reviews so I hope to get to it if not this month then later. Hope you enjoy your November!

Hey thanks Shelleyrae. I’m trying to get back on track after too many distractions surrounding the US election, but with each day I think it’ll get better now …. especially with news about a vaccine around the corner. Good news. I’m looking at a couple Aussie novels for this month I hope to get to. & maybe another nonfiction read. I’ll stop by your site to see what you’re reading, cheers.