Lisa R. Howeler's Blog, page 33
October 1, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday: 8 books I Read Because of the Hype — and 2 I avoided because of the hype
|| Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. || Today’s topic is: Books I Read/Avoided Because of the Hype (and did you make the right choice?) For this one, I decided to share eight books I read because of the hype and two I avoided. First, the ones I read because of the …
September 30, 2024
Book Review/Recommendation: An Assassination On The Agenda
I love the Lady Hardcastle Mysteries and once again I was not disappointed. An Assassination On The Agenda is the eleventh book in the series and released earlier this year. Description: July 1912. Lady Hardcastle and her tenacious lady’s maid, Florence Armstrong, are enjoying a convivial gathering at the home of their dear friends, the …
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Book review: A Simple Deduction
A Simple Deduction by Kristi Holl is part of the Amish Inn Mystery series published by Annie’s Fiction. The series is written by different authors but features the same characters and location. Description: Liz is offering something new, A Sherlock Holmes weekend. She asks for help from a magician to pickpocket the participants and then …
September 28, 2024
Sunday Bookends: Remembering Maggie Smith, reading the same books, and some blog posts I enjoyed recently
It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. This week I’m joining up with Kimba at Caffeinated Reviewer, Deb at Readerbuzz, and Kathyrn …
September 27, 2024
Fiction Friday: Interview with Kristen author Dawn Klinge
Today for Fiction Friday I am interviewing Dawn Klinge who has a new book out. Kristen is the ninth book in the Apron Strings Book Series, a multi-author series I am also a part of. Each book can be read as a standalone with the only connecting factor being an old-fashioned cookery (recipe) book called …
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September 26, 2024
Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot: Come Link Up With Us!
Welcome to another Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot hosted by Marsha in the Middle, Melynda from Scratch Made Food & DYI Homemade Household, Sue from Women Living Well After 50, and me. Look for the link party to go live on Thursdays at 9:30pm EDT. This is a blog link-up where we not only allow you to share your past …
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Comfy, Cozy Cinema: Ladies in Lavender
Erin from Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs and I are watching Comfy, Cozy movies this September and October and this week we are discussing Ladies in Lavender. Ladies in Lavender stars Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. It was released in 2004 and was written and directed by Charles Dance, who is also a well-known British actor (Game of …
September 22, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall 2024 List
|| Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. || This week’s prompt is to list our Autumn To Be Read list. I actually already did this a couple of weeks ago so this is a bit of a rehash, but I’ve added a couple of new ones since I have found a couple …
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Sunday Bookends: New Cozy Mysteries, a birthday, and cooler weather is coming
It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. This week I’m joining up with Kimba at Caffeinated Reviewer, Deb at Readerbuzz, and Kathyrn …
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September 21, 2024
Saturday Afternoon Chat: A nice birthday weekend, more cozies to read, and complex feelings after some news
This was a week of highs and lows. Thursday was my birthday and it was a nice and very relaxing day. We received some news early in the day, however, and even struggled with what kind of news it was since it was the passing of a family member we haven’t had contact with in …
