If You Like….

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Today’s If You Like is a guest post by Christine (thank you, Christine!) on “Bucket List Books”. Without further ado, the bibliophile’s bucket list, a la Christine: You know those books that you hear about and you know you absolutely HAVE to read them, but for some…

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There was much excitement this weekend over the fiftieth anniversary of Doctor Who, that quirky British time travel show that’s so very hard to explain. It seemed like a good to do an If You Like about Doctor Who– but for the fact that I’m drawing an (almost) blank. Only two books came to mind:…

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This week’s If You Like comes courtesy of Christine, on a topic that certainly rings a bell for me: books you discover and then wonder what on earth took you so long. I recently had a conversation with someone about coming in late to a book that has been around for years. She has just…

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… will return as scheduled next week. Apologies for the delay! In the meantime, I’ll try to think up something special for Teaser Tuesday tomorrow.

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We all have plot devices we don’t entirely love. One of the ones that I tend to shy away from is the “girl in breeches” trope. On the other hand, once I started thinking about it, I realized that there are a vast number of exceptions to my “no books about women posing as men”…

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Today’s list is from Rosemary— who recently became engaged! So, while lifting a glass of virtual champagne to toast the impending nuptials, here’s Rosemary’s “If You Like” list, about Interesting Wives: If You Like Books About Interesting Wives… Having recently become affianced, I simply can’t stop myself from grabbing books with “wife” in the title.…

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Today we have a guest post from Christine, on a dual topic: female friendships (Henrietta would approve of this one!) and journeys of self-discovery. Meredith A. asked about what books to read from other genres if you like historical romantic fiction. I started thinking about common themes in historical romance fiction that I like, other…

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Today’s guest If You Like is from Kari P, who takes us to a genre far, far away to explore the wonderful world of Sci Fi, Fantasy and Paranormal…. Are you ready for magic, witches and wizards, oh my? If You Like…Semi-Nerd Books or Nerd “Lite” As a child I loved Star Trek. This is…

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Missing your Downton Abbey fix? Thanks to today’s guest poster, Ashley, we have enough Downton read-a-likes to keep us all happy until Masterpiece Theatre starts back up again…. I looked back through Lauren’s “If You Like” archives and found that she posted a Downton Abbey list in January of 2013. In an effort not to…

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We have a special treat for If You Like today: a guest post from historical novelist Beverly Swerling. Beverly is the author of a trio of books set in my own beloved New York (City of Dreams, City of Glory, and City of Promise, chronicling New York from New Amsterdam through the Gilded Age), her…

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