Weekly Reading Round-Up
Weekly Reading Round-Up
It’s been rather a blurry few weeks of boxes and book events, but I managed to sneak in a few books along the way. I was in the Adirondacks for a few days, which meant, naturally, that I had to re-read Julia Spencer- Fleming’s Adirondack-set Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries. Dealing with boxes…
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Between The Lure of the Moonflower launch and toddler being toddler-ish, I haven’t been able to snatch much reading time this week. I’ve been craving my traditional comfort read: Gothic. (Whenever I’m tired, I revert to old school Gothics with houses on the covers. They’re my happy place.) Fortunately, my wonderful friend Vicki keeps me…
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There’s a lot going on right now. You can find me (or, at least, my disembodied voice) over on Smart B*tches Trashy Books today, having a lengthy conversation with the ever fabulous Sarah Wendell about The Other Daughter, the 1920s, shell shock, character construction, Napoleon Bonaparte’s reading habits, The Lure of the Moonflower, Judith McNaught,…
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It’s been a rather crazy week, with much scurrying hither and yon, but I did take advantage of my event at the Mysterious Bookshop on Monday to buy one of the few Josephine Tey mysteries I haven’t read yet, To Love and Be Wise. Now there’s just Brat Farrar to acquire…. (Speaking of the Mysterious…
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Summer to me doesn’t mean beach reads. It means old school Gothics, particularly the mysteries of Barbara Michaels/Elizabeth Peters. I don’t know if it’s because so many of the books are set during sultry Southern summers (like Houses of Stone, Be Buried in the Rain, and Shattered Silk); if it’s because the books must have…
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Right now I’m reading… the copyedited manuscript of The Forgotten Room! There has also been a lot of The Highway Rat and A Squash and a Squeeze in my life. But once copyedits are in and storytime is (momentarily) over, I’m going to start scrounging on my shelves for something new to read. What have…
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Since I completely forgot to do a Weekly Reading Round-Up this past Friday… I’m turning it on its head and doing a Weekend Reading Round-Up instead! Also because Sharlene surprised me with this adorable card: I finally yielded to pressure and picked up some of the Helen MacInnes novels my college roommate has been sending…
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As those of you who follow me on Facebook know, it’s been a heavy research week for the next stand alone novel. But I did manage to sneak in one novel this week: Donna Thorland’s third American Revolution-set swashbuckler, Mistress Firebrand. It features an intelligent and daring heroine– an aspiring playwright– trying to make her…
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As the marathon of reading for the new stand alone novel continues, this week I’ve been delving into what it’s like being an American in France. Among others: — Edith Wharton’s Madame De Treymes, a novella about a Gilded Age American seeking a divorce from her philandering French husband; — Sarah Turnbull’s Almost French: Love…
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Hi, all! Apologies for the radio silence– between all the books coming out this summer and a feverish toddler, the week got away from me. (On the calendar, it is Friday. In my head, it is still Tuesday.) This week was mostly about reading for the World War I segment of the next stand alone.…
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