Sunday Post (77) / It's Monday, What Are You Reading

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It's Monday, What Are You Reading is a fun weekly meme now hosted by Kathryn at Book Date, where we share what we've read and reviewed over the past week and what we plan to read next.

It was a quiet week with not much going on. On Wednesday I had the day off so I went to see Hidden Figures, which was excellent. I haven't read the book yet. I also started watching This is Us. I've only watched a few episodes so far and I like it but don't love it. I didn't get much reading done. I finished one graphic novel. I had hoped to read more. I've been spending too much time on my phone reading depressing news and watching more TV lately.

Yesterday at the library I had 14 people show up to watch The Girl on the Train. Seventeen people signed up but I usually have a few that don't attend after registering. I was still happy with the turnout because for weeks only two people were signed up. Tomorrow is my next program, a coloring night. Only eight signed up which is down from my attendance last year. I've heard that the popularity of the coloring trend is dying down. On Tuesday I have my book group meetings. This is the first time since July that I'll have two book groups as one of my coworkers temporarily ran the afternoon group for me from August through November. I wish I could have given it to her permanently as it just gets to be too much for me. This afternoon I plan to look for some ideas for our March books. 

I am sad but not surprised to see the snow is back. Our parking lot at work was so icy yesterday morning that I felt like a penguin trying to slowly make my way in without falling. My director called someone to come and ice the lot so it wasn't bad by the time we opened for the day. So far we've been lucky this winter without much snow though there has been some ice. I just wish it was spring already! This week we'll hear from Puxsutawney Phil. Hopefully he won't see his shadow :)

Last week on my blog:

My Favorite Books of 2016 (post)

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (review)

Books read:

March: Book One by John Lewis

The first volume of the graphic novel trilogy March tells the story of civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis from his childhood through his involvement in sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in Nashville. I thought the book was inspiring.

Currently reading:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (reread)

As much as I loved the book when I first read it, this reread is going very slowly. I  doubt I'll have it done by my book group meeting on Tuesday. I think part of the problem is that there are so many other books I'd rather read as well as a review book I have to read soon.

Currently listening to:

Starflight by Melissa Landers (reread)

I am enjoying the narration of this audio book but I don't think I'll have it done before it expires (I got it from the library through Overdrive). I'll have to get it again sometime. I had hoped to finish it before reading Starfall, which sadly doesn't appear to be available in audio yet.

On my TBR pile:

The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell

This is the book I have to read for review. Part of it sounds interesting (the story of sisters during WWII and after as they start a cosmetics company) but they had to ruin it by adding a ghost. Who knows, maybe I'll still like it. 

March: Book Two by John Lewis

New books received:

The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman (library book)

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (library book)

Heartstone by Elle Katharine White (library book)

March: Book Three by John Lewis (library book)