Melavation Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Melavation on XBe who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss (she/her)

The Dutch House
Ann Patchett3 Things: 1. Short phone calls can be, and were, good for the mood and brightening for the day. 2. Udi and BeeJoe are a riot to watch play. He's such a good addition to the family. 3. Finished The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.
Paperback, 2021
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Natural Beauty
Ling Ling Huang3 Things: 1. First day of writing camp for TK. In typical teenager fashion, all questions asked of him afterwards were answered with as few words as possible. 2. Finished the audiobook of After the Flood by Kassandra Montag. 3. Finished reading Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang.
Paperback, 2024
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Love to Entertain
Sarah Strohmeyer3 Things: 1. Love the smell of pollen in the morning. And it decorated the outside of the car so nicely. 2. Give BeeJoe one catnip stuffed gnomes and suddenly he’s claiming all the gnomes. 3. Finished reading We Love to Entertain by Sarah Strohmeyer.
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
Bono3 Things: 1. I'd never seen a cat fall on their face, until today. Udi is special. 2. Life's too short to use roving yarn. And now I don't have to ever work with it again. 3. Finished Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono. I feel the audiobook outshone the print.
Hardcover, 2022
$34.00Member price:$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dead Eleven
Jimmy Juliano3 Things: 1. Wore my favorite pretty dress just because I felt like it. 2. "The Uno Police are not going to storm into our house and enforce the rules we've made up." 3. Finished reading Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano.
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The Eighth Detective
Alex Pavesi3 Things: 1. Came out of the store with nothing I went in for and something I never said we needed. No idea why LMV was surprised. 2. Parent-teacher conference. Never gets boring. 3. Finished reading The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi.
Paperback, 2021
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Woman Is No Man
Etaf Rum3 Things: 1. Still waiting for Udi to outgrow her habit of chewing on cardboard. I swear we feed her enough. She’s a stout kitty. 2. Book night at school and TK’s home room teacher sought me out for a friendly chat. Kind of him. 3. Finished reading A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum.
Paperback, 2020
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beasts of a Little Land
Juhea Kim3 Things: 1. For kids who know nothing about baseball, my kids sure do say “Joe DiMaggio” a lot. 2. Watermelon and carrot sticks, because the dog likes healthy snacks, too. 3. Finished Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim.
Paperback, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
At the Edge of the Woods
Kathryn Bromwich3 Things: 1. It was a Three Cat Morning with all of the felines tripping me up as I emerged from my room. 2. Listening to the kids play Monopoly reminds me why I don't play it with them anymore. 3. Read At the Edge of the Woods by Kathryn Bromwich.
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chasing the Boogeyman
Richard Chizmar3 Things: 1. Experimented with patterns to see if scratchy yarn I was given can be salvaged. It can! 2. TK asked me if I had a copy of The Joshua Tree he could borrow. Boy, do I. 3. Finished Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar. I liked it.
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