I know what you’re thinking. After Wednesday’s Orange Pause, you’re expecting another pun: a rap to wrap up Orange July. Sorry. I may be a smart, talented cat but unfortunately I’m not that talented. I found this video though:
Shocking, isn’t it? I’m glad Laura didn’t have any wild ideas about wrapping me up for Orange July !!
So anyway, in the above photo above I was admiring Laura’s Orange July book stack. I’m really proud of her for reading 5 Orange Prize nominees this month! Let’s take a closer look, shall we? (For an even larger view, click on the photo below).
Reading from the bottom up (yes, I can read, thank you very much!!), Laura read:
- The Memory of Love
(sure to be one of her 2011 Top Reads!) - The Tiger’s Wife
- Molly Fox’s Birthday
- The White Family
- Great House (on Laura’s red-covered Kindle!)
The links will take you to reviews, except for Great House. Laura read that one while on vacation and hasn’t posted the review yet (pssst! Laura! Nudge, nudge …)
But Orange July wasn’t just about Laura. There were so many participants! The interwebs were all abuzz with Orangey chatter, in both the Facebook and LibraryThing groups. Our wonderful host, Jill @ The Magic Lasso, sponsored tons of book giveaways and generally kept the party going. And then there was my part, which if you ask me was best of all. Laura let me write a post every single week and while I know I usually didn’t have much to say, you have to admit I look good on camera:
- Pumpkin’s Picks for Orange July
- Pumpkin’s Progress, Orange July Week 1
- Pumpkin’s Progress, Orange July Week 2
- Pumpkin’s Progress, Orange July Week 3
- Pumpkin’s Orange Pause
Now I can’t wait for Orange January !
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Read more from The Sunday Salon here.
Musings 
You are an adorable Orange Mascot, Pumpkin – and a definite highlight to Orange July! Purr to you!
Thank you Jill! I had a lot of fun with Orange July!
Oh, love Pumpkin, the quilt, and the stack of books which are very enticing.
Here’s MY SUNDAY SALON POST
They are indeed enticing, I hope you will give some of them a try.
Off to add these to my wishlist at Amazon. Thank you for sharing these titles with me.
Here’s my Sunday Salon for this week:
Sunday Salon: How to Read, Use, and Abuse Beautiful and Pointless Novels Like a Professor
And a reminder: Today is the last day for you to throw your hat into the ring for my July Giveaway! Win a $25 Amazon gift card!
Debbie, I hope you enjoy these books, whenever you get around to reading them!
Pumpkin’s a beauty and my large orange cat, Bob is eyein Pumpkin…he really likes Pumpkin’s taste in books!
Molly Fox’s Birthday and The Memory Palace are books I’m very interested in reading so I’m happy Laura enjoyed them so much!
Amy, it sounds like Bob has good taste in books, too! Thanks for stopping by.
Pumpkin, it has been a real pleasure sharing Orange July with you. I hope you’ll keep your enthusiasm for it into January, when we all turn Orange again. Now, take it easy on the dogs, will you?
Why thank you LW3. I hope I can convince Laura to bring me back in January. I will give her lots of affection and be on my best behavior!