If I were to provide the list of books I’ve been reading this week, it would tell you a little too much about the project I’m currently working on– and I prefer to remain mysterious about that for the moment. So, instead, I’ll go straight to the main question: what have you been reading?

One of the benefits of the Flu-That-Won’t-Go-Away is that it means plenty of time to read– especially old favorites. This week, I’ve read: — Angela Thirkell, Wild Strawberries For those who haven’t discovered Thirkell, think Nancy Mitford crossed with P.G. Wodehouse. She has a wonderful eye for the frailties of human nature, but displays them…

This week, I was fortunate enough to get to see one of my favorite authors, Jasper Fforde, speak. So it should come as little surprise that I’m catching up on the Thursday Next books. Right now, I’m up to First Among Sequels, with the new one, One of Our Thursdays Is Missing, up next. New…

I’ve been on something of a Roaring Twenties kick. — Kate Morton, The House at Riverton A graceful and elegant book that sways gently between the 1910’s and 20’s and the 1990’s. It reminded me, in the best of all possible ways, of “Upstairs, Downstairs” and “Remains of the Day”. — Nancy Mitford, Wigs on…

It’s a gloomy, rainy day today– perfect for books and tea! Here’s my reading round-up for this week: — Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Years ago, my best friend told me I had to read this. Considering that this is the woman who gave me The Blue Castle, I Capture the…

Here’s my haul for this week: — Elizabeth George, This Body of Death. This is #16 (16!) in the Inspector Lynley series. For those who haven’t read these before, I definitely recommend going to the beginning and starting with #1, since there are all sorts of ongoing interconnected plot lines. They’re a little bit “Criminal…

One of the perks of book tour is the book recs. Huge thanks to Corey at the Union Station B&N and Barbara Peters of the Poisoned Pen for making my bag even heavier than it already would be by suggesting books and authors I wouldn’t have thought of. I now have a long, long list…

What with the snow and slush, it’s been a heavy re-read week for me. Something about snow screams “comfort read!” Among those comfort reads are: — Elizabeth Peters, Street of the Five Moons Peters’ historical Amelia Peabody books are great, but my favorites will always be her Vicky Bliss series, about a (comparatively) modern art…

I challenge you to say that three times fast! I can’t decide whether it sounds more like a Western or a Sci Fi movie: The Wrath of Weekly Reading Round-Up! Don’t mind me. I’m just a little slap-happy from Orchid launch. Here’s some of what I’ve been reading: — Georgette Heyer, The Unknown Ajax I…