This edition of the stacks brings you some peaceful views of recent early mornings, my July reading stats and reflections, and my August random galley pick. Let’s dig in!

The hilltop view from my road is so gorgeous at sunrise ~ the top picture is to the east and the one below is to the west, taken at the same time just a few days ago. Getting to have the sun and moon together in my view is one of my favorite things on summer mornings!