Welcome to another TTT! This Thursday is Thanksgiving in the USA, so I thought it would be fun to share the reasons why I love and am thankful for books today!

1. Books allow me to escape my life (and, let’s be honest, I need that a LOT. lol).
2. I get to visit places and worlds I’d never get to see otherwise.
3. I love meeting characters and finding new friends in them.
4. I love finding an all-consuming, amazing book and not being able to think of anything else until I finish it (I am not thankful for book hangovers, though!).
5. I get to fall in love with so many swoony book boyfriends!
6. They look really pretty on my shelves.
7. I enjoy building my permanent collection of favorite books, and they all make me smile and remember so many good reading memories every time I see them!
8. I’m never bored. I have a book with me wherever I go!
9. I’ve met so many amazing people because of my love of books. Authors, people in publishing, bloggers, narrators, and other book lovers are some of the coolest people to know.
10. Some stories have changed my life and encouraged me to think differently, taught me things, and pushed me to take risks to become a better version of myself.

Why are you thankful for books?

Do you celebrate Thanksgiving? What are some of your Thanksgiving traditions? What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food? I am so excited for mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, rolls, and pie!

Have a happy Thanksgiving with your family! I hope it’s a day filled with yummy food and lots of love.

Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic was submitted by Rissa, and is Top Ten Mainstream Popular Authors that I Still Have Not Read. Most of the ones in my list I have no interest in reading, but there’s a few whose books are on my TBR!

1. Robyn Carr (I want to read her Virgin River series!)
2. Brandon Sanderson
3. Jane Austen ( I will continue to try P&P until it sticks because I love the movies.)
4. Colleen Hoover (absolutely no interest)
5. Stephen King (NOPE)
6. Beverly Jenkins (I have a couple of hers on my shelf that I want to read!)
7. Jojo Moyes
8. Diana Gabaldon (Not interested.)
9. Sherrilyn Kenyon
10. Jody Picoult

What popular authors have you never read? Do we have any in common? Which books by these authors on my list should I try first?

Welcome to another TTT! Do yourself a favor and do not get sick this season. lol. Wear a mask, stay away from people, etc. I am still recovering from getting sick 2.5 weeks ago, and I’ve never felt older or more feeble in my life. I’m supposed to be better now! I’m not supposed to be dizzy and dealing with insomnia and feeling so weak and worn out. The cough is mostly gone, and the fever, body pain, and night sweats are gone. But these last few remaining yuckies are preventing me from feeling good and having fun. So please take care of yourself!

On to today’s topic, which was submitted by Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next: Book Titles That Would Make Great Newspaper Headlines. Fun, right? Thank you for submitting this topic, Cathy! I had a lot of fun scanning my shelves and looking for titles that fit this topic. There’s a lot of ways to interpret this topic, depending on the kinds of books you read, so make it your own!

1. The Only One Left by Riley Sager
2. The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
3. A Hope at the End of the World by Sarah Lark
4. Silent Victim by Caroline Mitchell
5. Finding Lady Enderly by Joanna Davidson Politano
6. Miracle on 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan
7. The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark
8. Murder Road by Simone St. James
9. The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre by Natasha Lester
10. The Traitor Beside Her by Mary Anna Evans

Which books did you select for your list this week?

Welcome to another TTT! I wanted to thank everyone for your well wishes last week. I am still pretty sick, but making a little headway and hoping to be back on my feet soon. I didn’t want to miss this Halloween freebie week, though, so I’m doing a simple topic that doesn’t take a lot of thought. All I’m doing is scrolling through my Goodreads and picking out the books that have black and/or orange book covers and throwing them into this post. Super easy, super mindless.

In the Weeds by B.K. Borison
The Huntress by Kate Quinn
The Honeymoon Crashers by Christina Lauren
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
The Martian by Andy Weir

Moonlight Seduction by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Governess Game by Tessa Dare
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Truth or Tequila by Donna Schwartze
Murder Road by Simone St. James

I hope you have a happy and safe Halloween!