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One of the biggest highlights of the past week was that I had the opportunity to attend an event as a VIP for the launch of The Kitchen Quadrant: The Unofficial Fourth Wing Cookbook by Chelsea Cole. The event was fantastic and I’ll be sharing a separate post all about it because I’m running out of room in today’s newsletter!
I ended up with an extra copy because I also preordered it, so let me know if I should run a giveaway for my extra copy.
Fun fact: my name is in print in the acknowledgements because I was part of the recipe tester team!!
We finally decorated our house for Halloween! Our kiddo loves Halloween as much as we do and had the best time helping us put everything out.
We went to a wine membership pick-up party this weekend. It’s always fun to try their wine and food pairings and bring home a case of wine. Proud mama that our kiddo is starting to be better behaved when we go out and we managed to have a nice time together.
Favorite purchase from the past week:
I recently got back into puzzles and treated myself to a large lazy Susan puzzle board. It’s made such a big difference for puzzling and I think it was worth the splurge.
My husband experimented and made stovetop popcorn with garlic and salt - it got a little burnt towards the bottom but it was absolutely delicious and we’ll definitely be experimenting more.
While I’m mentally in fall mode, I’m still clinging on to summer dinners. We’ve been doing Caprese salads and I love how easy and delicious they are. That said, I’m almost ready for soup season! If you have a favorite soup or stew recipe, let me know in the comments!
Finished Reading in September
A Match Made in Fall | Not for me
The Pumpkin Vice Cafe (Out Sept. 29th) | Loved it! Great fall cozy mystery
Currently Reading
📖 Half City (Harker Academy #1) by Kate Golden | Sprayed edge paperback gifted from Berkley Romance | ✨ Absolutely LOVING it and will immediately dive into book 2
📱 An Unlikely Coven by A.M Kvita | ebook purchased | ✨ Enjoying it
🎧 All the Time in the World by Cara Bastone | Audiobook included in Audible | ✨ Fun books like this are why I continue to keep an Audible subscription
Next Up on the TBR
For a local book club pick: I Hope This Email Finds You in HeII - and thrilled to have received a copy from Berkley!
I snagged a preordered copy of Between the Chapters by Zibby Owens a bit early! Super excited for this upcoming new release.
I preordered a ton of books in the B&N 25% off sale. I just can’t help myself, it’s such a great time to support my favorite authors at a discount. This time around I ordered 7 books and 3 coloring books.
My September Berkley Romance box arrived on Saturday filled with 11 books! It’s by far one of the BEST things I get every month and I literally do a happy dance every time it comes. I still pinch myself that I continue to be including in their mailings and sincerely hope they never stop. | Click here for a link to all the September releases on my radar
Tuesday, September 15th:
Blue Jean Summer | Berkley
Doomsdate | Dell
If Not You | Berkley
A Study in Sparkling | Atria
The Sugar Maple Inn | Dell
I want to make at least one recipe from the new Fourth Wing cookbook this week! I’ve marked a few that feel easy for beginners that I’ll start with.
I
want, no I NEED to make a bigger dent in getting the piles of books out of my office. I did a major unhaul off my shelves a while ago but now I need to find new homes for those books. If you’re interested in shopping my shelves, message me on Pango @TheJoyfulBookBlogger for a steep special substack reader discount. I honestly just want them out and re-homed to someone that will read them!Inspired by Pippi Post: I want to do some festive drawings on a few mirrors and windows in our house. More to come and we’ll see how it goes.
What’s something that brought you joy this past week?
Wishing you a week filled with good books and joyful moments.
xoxo, Arielle
I want to read zibbys new book