Recorded June 28, 2017 Book Talk starts at 34:20 The 2 Knit Lit Chicks SWAP is done - thank you, SandraMaz! Thank you to everyone who has downloaded, read, and/or reviewed my novel Regret & Return: A Novel Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion by Tracie Kluver Bezerra is available for $2.99, or free as part of Kindle Unlimited. We hope you are participating in our Mother Bear KAL/CAL!  Things to know: 1.  The KAL will run from now - August 31, 2017 2.  Any bears knit or crocheted in 2017 are eligible for entry into the Mother Bear FO thread.  3.  Please go to the Mother Bear Pattern Page to order your pattern - they have patterns in "knit flat", "knit in the round" and "crochet".  4.  After July 1, post a separate picture of each bear in a separate post in the FO thread.   We need prizes for our Mother Bear KAL!  If you have a prize or prizes to donate, please contact either Tracie or Barb.   And thank you: DCAlaneKnits – a mystery prize to a winner, and  a prize for people knitting or crocheting their first bear! PattyB – pattern up to $8 An anonymous donor will gift a Ravelry pattern of the winner’s choice up to $7  PinotNoir has donated a whole bunch of lovely yarn LetsGoBows has made a $15 directly to the MBP   Barb has finished Mother Bear #108 Slip and Swirl Socks by krisluvswool, using Ladybug Fibers Company Sparkly Sock Self-Striping in the Twinkle Toes colorway. Noro Woven Stitch Shawl by Zapasi, using a Caron Cake in the Blueberry Cheesecake colorway. Pioneer Braid Scarf using a Premier Yarns Sweet Roll in the Gelato Pop colorway   Tracie has finished Mother Bears 107, 108 and 109  Arena by Norah Gaughan in Juniper Moon Farms Zooey (linen & cotton)   Barb has cast on ScWiNoNa by Weezalana in Premier Sweet Roll in the Raspberry Swirl colorway Brioche Knitting Made Easy (Mercedes Tarasoich-Clark) Craftsy class - Basic Brioche Hat using Plymouth Galway Worsted in the 116 colorway   And continues to work on Vanilla Socks for Will’s birthday using Knit Picks Chroma Twist in the Fog Bank colorway. Jungle Vines socks by Becky Greene (CraftBuzz) using Invictus Master of my Feet in the Storm Chaser colorway.   Beagle pullover sweater by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway. Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway. Peer Pressure by Celia McAdam Cahill in Abstract Fiber O’Keefe in the Huckleberry colorway Nuvem by Martina Behm, using Wollmeise Lace-Garn in the 13 A1 colorway. Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota, using fingering scraps.   Tracie has cast on Fingering/sport-weight Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose in SF State colors New Wave Cardigan by Mary Annarella in Invictus Yarns Reward in Olive   And continues to work 3rd Fiddly Bits by Jane Pihota from a fingering-weight “magic cake” Scalloped Shell Shawl by Kimberly Gintar in Tosh Merino Light in Copper Penny and (Vi)laine Malicieuses (Malicious Wool) in the A La Peche Aux Coquillages (Shell-picking) (Ho'onenea) Around the Island by Cindy Garland, using Stunning Strings Studio in Serenity in the Reflecting Pool colorway Iðunn by Ragga Eiríksdóttir in Istex Lettlopii   Barb has finished  A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold The Green Road by Anne Enright Ask Him Why by Catherine Ryan Hyde Celine by Peter Heller   Tracie has finished Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman How It All Began by Penelope Lively Jane-Emily by Patricia Clapp Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra   Barb is reading Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder   Tracie is reading The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth Mckenzie Bad Blood (Lucy Black #4) by Brian McGilloway