Mostly, I’ve been re-reading Elizabeth Peters mysteries, her non-series books, like The Love Talker and Devil May Care. But one book really did stand out this week: The Charm School, by Susan Wiggs. I can’t remember who recommended it to me, but, whoever you are, thank you. I adored this book. It was a combination…

I had a lot of time to read on planes last weekend. Okay, I had a lot of time to read on a plane last weekend. Here’s what I had with me: — Julia Quinn, Just Like Heaven I’m a big Julia Quinn fan from way back. (I found her before the Bridgertons!) As many…

Based on the recommendations of many here, the big read for the week was Game of Thrones. I was impressed by the author’s ability to juggle multiple interweaving plot threads so smoothly. And I did not expect the ending of Book I. Right now, I’m re-reading an old favorite, Elizabeth Peters’ Die for Love. After…

This week wound up being a YA reading week for me. About three trends behind everyone else, I finally read: — Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games. I see the point of the hype. Underneath the post-apocalyptic framework, the book is essentially a classic, fairy-tale quest, and very compelling. Something about it reminded me of one…

With the apocalypse a-coming, I’ve been taking the time to re-read some old favorites. (Okay, so maybe it had more to do with it being rainy and grim outside.) You may have seen some of these mentioned on this page before: — Lisa Kleypas, The Devil in Winter. It’s a toss-up for me whether this…

My weekly reading round-up can be summed up in two words: Dorothy and Sayers. It’s been about three years since I re-read my Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries (although there may have been a Busman’s Honeymoon re-read in there somewhere), so it almost feels like reading them for the first time. I’d forgotten what an amazing…

My reading has been heavy on the non-fiction recently, but here’s the latest haul: — Rhys Bowen, Her Royal Spyness. Why did it take me so long to read this? Several of you here on this page have recommended this before– and you were oh so right. A sprightly, 1930’s-set mystery that reminds me a…

As I write in haste while dashing for a train to Boston, this is going to be a short post. Among other things, this week I read Mary Stewart’s Rose Cottage (still not on my short list of favorite Stewart books) and Robert Graves’ surprisingly amusing World War I memoir, Goodbye to All That. This…

Books, books, everywhere, and not a thing to read. I’m just about finished with the book I’m currently reading and have no idea what to pick up next. Any thoughts? Here’s what I’ve been reading over the past few days: — Susan Holloway Scott, The Countess and the King. Subtitled “A Novel of the Countess…

This could be more aptly called Monthly Reading Round-Up. What with this and that, I’ve sadly neglected Weekly Reading Round-Up for the past few weeks. In recompense, here’s the latest haul: — Rosemary Clement-Moore, The Splendor Falls. I’ve long been a fan of Rosemary Clement-Moore’s Maggie books (girl versus evil!), but hadn’t read her stand-alone…