15th Mar
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What a week. Schools are closed, I can’t buy a loaf of bread and it looks like most of us who can will work from home. Be safe. Wash your hands and help those in your neighborhood who are at high risk. Elbow hugs. Stay Caffeinated.
Last Week on the Blog
Last Week on the Blog
- Manhattan Dragon By Genevieve Jack (audio review)
- A Murderous Relation By Deanna Raybourn (review)
- Bits & Pieces By Dawn Hosmer (audio review)
- Undercover Bromance By Lyssa Kay Adams (review)
- Sword Of Destiny By Andrzej Sapkowski (audio review)
This Week on the Blog
This Week on the Blog
- Suzy Spitfire And The Snake Eyes Of Venus Tour (spotlight, giveaway)
- Smoke Bitten By Patricia Briggs (review)
- Crush The King By Jennifer Estep (review)
- Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl Anthology (guest post, review)
- A Conspiracy Of Bones Kathy Reichs (review)
- Unforgiven By Jay Crownover (review)
New Arrivals at the Caffeinated Cafe
New Arrivals at the Caffeinated Cafe
Learn more:
- Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
A special thank you to HarperAudio
Around The Blogosphere
Around The Blogosphere
- This pissed me off and distracted me from current events. “Goodreads doesn’t think Audiobooks are Books“
Caffeinated PR
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Link Up Your Edition Of The Sunday Post
Link Up Your Edition Of The Sunday Post
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Olivia-Savannah Roach
Life is really changing at the moment. Stay safe over there, and be careful. I hope you will be able to get all the supplies you need and having the little ones at home all the time doesn’t drive you parents too stir crazy!
RO
Be well, my friend and stay safe. Sending lots of hugs to you and the family and happy reading! RO
RO
Be well, my friend and stay safe. Sending lots of hugs to you and the family! RO
Tyler H. Jolley
I find it alarming that so many people didn’t regularly wash their hands before this. Yuck. Seriously though, this is such a weird time. I hope everyone stays well.
Barbara Strickland
I’m time poor these day and don’t always stop by the way I used to. Stay safe, you do great work.
Crystal @ Lost in Storyland
Wow, I didn’t know that some Goodreads librarians don’t consider audiobooks books. Hopefully they come to a consensus and bring back the audiobooks that got nixed.
Aj @ Read All The Things!
Finding groceries has been a challenge. I hope all the hoarders are done so the stores can restock. Have a great week!
Lorna
Life sure can set us back can’t it? It’s scary times. I pray that the stores get the stock they need but who knows? The grocery where one of my housemates works didn’t receive their trucks last night and was out of everything. Plus, I’m afraid she will bring the virus home inadvertently. Super scared here. Stay safe!
S. J. Pajonas
I’ve been out of blog reading for a while but I’m back now! We’re also home with no school and working remotely. My kids start distance learning on Wednesday. I also couldn’t get a loaf of bread so I made sure to buy flour instead!
vvb
With things being closed and cancelled, one plus is our time is opened up for more reading 😉 Enjoy your latest.
Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out
Schools are still open here but probably shouldn’t be, ordinary grocery shopping is a nightmare, and the uncertainty is raising everybody’s stress levels.
Stay well, wishing you a great reading week
MarthaE
Things are certainly up in the air with the issues of the virus – day to day changes.
Eight Perfect Murders is one I have been eyeing.
I hope this is a good week for you in spite of uncertainties.
Mary Kirkland
My daughter just got notified that schools here will be closed for the next 6 weeks.
Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer
The stores are still stocked with food where I live but they’re out of toilet paper and cleaning supplies.
If you can, it’s best to just stay inside your home for the next few weeks. If you have to go out, then wear a face mask.
FYI: I do believe audiobooks are books!
Katherine @ I Wish I Lived in a Library
I sent my husband to the store this morning and supplies here were okay for the most part though meat and eggs were a bit scarce and toilet paper was not to be found. I don’t quite get that part of the madness. At least lysol and hand sanitizer has a purpose in all this. Eight Perfect Murders looks really good! Have a great week!
Sophia Rose
I’m crossing my fingers that my regular grocery run day that I can get my usual items, but we’ll figure something out. Guess I can always go back to making my own bread if they left the staple goods. LOL
Wishing everyone well this week! 🙂
Kaitlyn
Schools are closed here too, everything is basically closed now where I live in Canada. Sending elbow hugs to you and your family.
Joanne
*waves from the Caribbean* The virus is creeping through the islands as well, schools officially closed where I am now…tourism is our economic lifeblood, so rough times ahead…but safety first; following the guidelines, hoping the hysteria ramps down and real solutions amps up (requires real leadership, of course, but individual sensibleness as well). This too shall pass. New Sunday post from my verandah. Stay well, all.
Anne - Books of My Heart
Well I am good on bread because I keep several loaves of GF in the freezer. My freezer is in fact stuffed. Plus I could bake bread if necessary. It wouldn’t be as good as the other but it would be ok. Bread isn’t one of the things I have mastered. Many of my other things are better than store prepared but bread is tough. We don’t eat much bread, mostly just in sandwiches, or cinnamon-raisin bread toast at breakfast. Anyway, luckily the things I wanted at the store last week don’t seem to be popular items. I did get one extra package of toilet paper but I have lots of backup on things like that and wipes.
I also got Eight Perfect Murders on audio. I seem to be doing more reading and less audio for a few days, but also trying to sleep more with limited success. I’m worried. We aren’t going anywhere. It’s spring break and the next 2 weeks school will be online. Maybe longer. I think it will take longer
Stay healthy and safe! Happy reading!
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
You stay safe and healthy, too, my friend! You’ve had so many respiratory illnesses in the last few years; I pray this one passes you and your family by.
Emma @ Words And Peace
Eight Perfect Murders sounds really good. Stay safe
sjhigbee
Urg! We are not yet in that situation. Schools are still open and we are officially told not to self-isolate unless we are likely to be ill, but we have been warned that the time will come when sections of the population will be encouraged to stay at home. For some reason, toilet paper and pasta has become scarce… Take care:)).
ShootingStarsMag
I work at a college so students are doing all classes online, but actual workers are still on campus – and students can come in for computers or if they need help with something. So I guess it’s something, but it still makes me nervous. My mom is one of those immunocompromised people, so I want this to stay away from her! Stay healthy, and I hope you read lots of great books!! I really want to read Eight Perfect Murders.
-Lauren
Rachel
It is crazy out there, right?!
I’m currently reading A Murderous Relation, I’m a little behind with my review books. Loved Undercover Bromance. I’ll check out your review.
Stay safe, Kimberly! 🙂
Hannah
I’m anxiously waiting to hear if my employer is going to let staff stay home or not. Working at a school library, I’d feel much better about things if I and everyone else were able to stay home. Hoping for the best, because that’s all you can do. Have a great week!
Angela (Angel's Guilty Pleasures)
Saturday I couldn’t buy meat or noodles at the store. It was all sold out including TP, but I don’t need that. ^_^ It’s crazy! Have a good week and happy reading!
Samantha
Its crazy here too. Schools are shut down until April, groceries stores are having to limit the time they are open because there is nothing left, and people are actually fighting in stores. CRAZY!
LORI CASWELL
It is just crazy the way people are hoarding everything. Have a safe week.
Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Yeah, schools are closed here as well – which means I’m working the whole weekend to set up all my classes for online teaching and learning. And my students keep sending me e-mails, as they’re worried about upcoming tests an how things are going to work. We’re closed down until after the Easter Holiday (which starts on April 9)
Stay safe and healthy! Elbow hugs right back at you <3
Jennifer | Book Den
Elbow hugs to you guys. Our schools are on spring break so they are just monitoring and taking it a day at time for now.
Yvonne
It’s been a weird week for sure. Stay safe and hopefully this will be a better week.
Lola
The virus is now here as well and we had lots of products being out of stock here too. Luckily I still had some bread and could buy one of the breads I like that was still available. I hope you all stay safe too!
A Voracious Reader
It’s ridiculous out there. And you know what makes me absolutely livid? The people who drove around their state and neighboring ones, clearing off shelves then tried to price gouge on Amazon and eBay while regular folk just wanted to do the weekly shopping and can’t find anything are making big bucks off a national emergency. Well, not anymore since they’ve been stopped. But WTF people?! GRRRRR! Anyway, I hope this week is better.
Angela
It’s definitely been a crazy week! Every day it seems like something else is closing. Stay safe!
Vi @Inkvotary
Well, I was able to buy some bread Saturday, but the shelves with all the fruits and veggies were empty. It is sad to see how stupid some people are.
Suzanne @ The Bookish Libra
Yep, we are in the same boat here. Stay safe!
Tanya @ Girl Plus Books
I imagine it will get worse before it gets better but it’s hard to even imagine what that will look like. Things are so surreal already. Stay safe, Kimberly.
Maureen @ Maureen’s Books
It’s definitely a weird time! I can’t imagine not having the ability to enjoy books, especially in times like this when everything is closed. Stay save Kimberly!
Natalie @Natflix&Books
It’s truly crazy out there. I really liked Eight Perfect Murders. Stay safe and healthy!
Jessica @ a GREAT read
Yeah this virus thing is crazy. No toilet paper to be found anywhere and while I’m hopeful the stores will get it back asap, will we be able to get a pack in time or will the people who bought 6 packs before the limit was set buy two and bring their whole household to buy additional sets of 2? When I panic like this, my mind tends to swirl in negativity, but I still try to hold onto hope and what positive thoughts I can!
Nice new reads! Totally new to me ones but I hope you enjoy them! Stay safe!
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Have a GREAT day!
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Sam@wlabb
My dream is to work from home. I am still taking the bus/train/shuttle every day. The crowd has thinned, since, as you pointed out, more and more are working from home.
Ailyn Koay
we should be air hugging by now =( stay safe too
Nicci @ Sunny Buzzy Books
I’ve had enough of this year. The universe can just take it back. I’m 100% not looking forward to seeing how things progress when they’ll probably just get worse before getting better…
Amy
What a week it has been. Stay safe!
Stephanie
Stay well everyone! I’m linking up with a craft activity for kids as we are all trying to figure out what to do with our little darlings 🙂 Happy Reading!
Stephanie
Hi Kimberly. Yes, I posted twice because I didn’t realize that I should add my blog name. So feel free to delete the Stephanie Ward at the #10 spot. Sorry, I can’t figure out how to do that 😐
jessicabookworm
I hope you and your loved ones can stay clean, healthy and happy in these difficult times. Our schools are still open, but big sporting events have been cancelled and for some reason everyone is stock piling toilet paper!
Tressa @ Wishful Endings
It’s quite crazy right now. I didn’t quite realize the panic this whole thing would cause and that people would buy up everything. It’s a bit shocking, honestly. Hopefully things will improve sooner than later. I hope your week goes well!
Gayathri
Schools have been closed for two weeks and two more weeks to go, for now. And we dont find hand sanitizers and wipes in the supermarkets. People be crazy! Elbow hugs should be the ew normal.
Laura Thomas
It’s the same here. I feel like I’m in an episode of The Walking Dead. I hope you and your family stay well, Kimberly!
Laurel-Rain Snow
I also have Eight Perfect Murders and can’t wait to read it.
I am relishing how our bookish love can help us in difficult times. Stay safe!
Greg
You too- be safe!! It’s kinda crazy out there! Thank goodness we have books! Eight Perfect Murders looks like a nice distraction. 🙂