I recently read “What You Wish For” by Katherine Center and enjoyed it so much I wanted to share it with you. I had not read any books by Katherine Center previously, but I will gladly read any of her books in the future. The book was on a list of recommended summer reading in …
From Off the Shelf
How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
I recently read the book, “How the Penguins Saved Veronica” and liked it so much I immediately read “Ellie and the Harpmaker” by the same author. I love discovering new (to me) authors and Hazel Prior is a gem. “How the Penguins Saved Veronica” is a wonderful, lighthearted story about a curmudgeonly 85 year old …
Redhead by the Side of the Road
“Redhead by the Side of the Road” is a short book that I enjoyed so much I finished it in one day. Author Anne Tyler has written 22 novels and is known for her well-developed characters. After you read one of her books, you feel like you would know a character if you met him …
Lady Darby Mystery Series by Anna Lee Huber
I recently discovered a new mystery series that I like very much: Lady Darby mysteries by Anna Lee Huber. I started reading the series in 2018 and have read all of the Lady Darby series and the first of the Verity Kent series. I am not recommending the Verity Kent series and will not be …
Journey of a Different Kind Books
In my search for new authors, I recently read three books about a journey of a different kind. Two of them were by authors that I have never read before and one was an old book by a favorite author. The first journey of a different kind is “Wild: From Lost to Found on the …
The Guardians by John Grisham
As I mentioned two weeks ago, I am looking for some new authors to read. Thanks to those of you who gave me suggestions. My e-book shelf is full with books I checked out from the library. But, while I was waiting for new suggestions, I read “The Guardians” by John Grisham. I have enjoyed …
Looking for Some New Authors to Read
Although Tom and I are continuing to work during our time of self-isolation, I have had a lot more time to read. I am sick of watching television – nothing worth seeing here – and have streamed most of the stuff I feel is decent. Unfortunately, my favorite authors are not writing new books at …
Belles on Their Toes by Frank Gilbreth, Jr.
I just finished reading “Belles on Their Toes” by Frank Gilbreth, Jr. I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to share it with all of you while it is fresh in my mind. Sometime in my youth I read “Cheaper By the Dozen” by Frank Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The book impressed …
Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd
When I read history, I usually prefer biographies to historical fiction. Sometimes the fiction is so fictional I wonder why it is called historical. Not so with “The Indigo Girl” by Natasha Boyd. The only parts of this story that are fictional are the imagined conversations and friendships with the enslaved people. “The Indigo Girl” …
Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
“A Woman of No Importance” is my favorite kind of history book: a biography that teaches me about a person in history that I never heard of before. Sonia Purnell writes a gripping and detailed biography about Virginia Hall, the American spy who helped organize the French Resistance and win World War II. Virginia Hall …