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…

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…