Subject: Three raffles to go!

Three more raffles bags to go!

Congratulations to this week's winner, goue31187! We hope you enjoy your Bling Things 💍🤩✨ There were 77 tickets in this raffle.

There are only three raffle bags left, so make sure to log your books!

As of Thursday afternoon, we've read a total of 1,290 books together. Amazing! We're closing in on last year's grand total, which was 1,402.

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Grab a book and head outside!

This summer has been HOT! But it's starting to cool off enough for a bit of outdoor reading... if you can find the right spot.

The New York Times just published a charming ode to reading outside, full of candid photos and book recommendations: For Instant Happiness, Grab a Book and Head Outside.

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Books with Bling

Inspired by this week's Bling Things raffle bag, these books are all about the bling!

The Liz Taylor Ring by Brenda Janowitz

When their late mother's long-lost eleven-carat ring, which looks just like the diamond Richard Burton gifted Liz Taylor, unexpectedly resurfaces decades later, three siblings discover a secret that challenges everything they thought they knew about their parents' epic love story.

The Charm Bracelet by Viola Shipman

Through an heirloom charm bracelet, three women will rediscover the importance of family, love, faith, friends, fun, and a passion for living as the magic of each charm changes their lives.

The Lost and Found Necklace by Louisa Leaman

Jess has always loved taking chances, but after a terrible accident, she's ready for a quieter life. More time with family, like her ailing grandmother, Nancy, who wants Jess to bring home the lost vintage necklace that has been in their family for generations. The delicate moonstone pendant features a flutttering butterfly, and some say it has a history of leading its wearer to her soul mate. Jess isn't sure about that, but the necklace belongs to the Taylor women, and she's determined to bring it home.

The Lost Jewels by Kirsty Manning

An American jewelry historian discovers her unexpected ties to a fortune in jewels discovered under the floor of a London tenement house where an impoverished Irish immigrant once attempted to change her family's fortunes.

Death, Diamonds, and Deception by Rosemary Simpson

When her sharp-eyed aunt declares a spectacular Marie Antoinette heirloom necklace a counterfeit, Prudence and her partner, Geoffrey, trace the necklace's stolen diamonds to a jeweler's murder and a banking family's dangerous secrets.

The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment That Transformed Their Lives by the women of jewelia and Cheryl Jarvis

Four years ago, Jonell McLain saw a diamond necklace in a jewelry store window. Several weeks, dozens of phone calls, and a leap of faith later, Jonell bought the necklace with twelve other women. With vastly dissimilar histories and lives, the women transcended their individual personalities and politics to join together in an uncommon journey.

Diving for Starfish: The Jeweler, the Actress, the Heiress, and One of the World's Most Alluring Pieces of Jewelry by Cherie Burns

The author describes her search for one of the most famous pieces of jewelry ever made, a gold, articulated starfish brooch encrusted with rubies and amethysts made by Juliette Moutard for Paris jeweler Boivin in the early 1930s.

Read My Pins: Stories From a Diplomat's Jewel Box by Madeleine Albright

Albright served as U.S. secretary of state from 1997 to 2001, the first woman ever to hold the position. Here, she tells the stories behind her many pins and jewelry collected on her diplomatic trips around the world.

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths—but the Dark Lord also forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others.

This is about jewelry, right?

Leaderboard

Our whole leaderboard is above 20 books this week! Wow!

summertime has kept the top spot this week, followed again by sharonkay in second place. Brousseau201, LuvSummerReading, and srfasciano are in third place, followed by teachetc and Patt58 in fourth place, and a tie between ALigas, Beth, Carmela, and marie5k in fifth place.

We're proud of all our summer readers, whether you've read one book this summer—or one hundred. I know I certainly haven't gotten anywhere near the leaderboard myself! Great job, everyone 😊

Want to see more? Check out the full leaderboard.

Beach Chic Raffle

Live a beachy life with the Beach Chic bag! The raffle will be held on Thursday, August 18. There are 288 tickets in this raffle, making it this year's most coveted prize!

The Bling Things raffle ($185 value) includes:

Whale wall hanging
Beach towel
Flip flop decoration
$25 gift card to Lou and Mo’s Sandwich Shop
Yankee Magazine
The book 'Same Beach, Next Year' by Dorothea Benton Frank
The book 'Sycamore Row' by John Grisham
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library tote bag

For a full list of raffles and challenges, visit the summer reading page or pick up a copy of the summer reading booklet.

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