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[Lorraine]

I'm listening to the audio book Still Life by Louise Penny, 1st in the Insp. Gamache series, and I'm loving it. Also reading Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke.

[Tracey]

Lorraine wrote: "I'm listening to the audio book Still Life by Louise Penny, 1st in the Insp. Gamache series, and I'm loving it. Also reading Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke."

How are the Joanne Fluke books? I've picked up a couple at friends-of-the-library sales, and have never gotten around to them yet.

[Gabriella]

I'm reading Not Lost Forever by Carmina Salcido.

[Darkpool]

Wow, Twin Spica sounds super-cool. And my library has the series. hehehehehehe!

[Lauren]

I'm reading Devoted and Beautiful Darkness hopefully both are better then A Discovery of Witches I don't usually and hardly ever abandon books, but I had too this one unfortunately..

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Darkpool wrote: "Wow, Twin Spica sounds super-cool. And my library has the series. hehehehehehe!"

It is a really good series, Darkpool! I hope you'll check it out.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Lauren, I found A Discovery of Witches hard to get into as well. I remember being quite irritated and I almost chucked it against the wall but I stuck with it and felt much better by the end. I do understand why you would want to move on though, so many great books out there waiting to be read!

[Jennifer]

I love reading old plays for a number of reasons. One reason is that they usually publish the original cast, often with a photograph or two, and I often discover actors whom I know as big stars either in early roles when they were virtually unknown (in one play I'm reading now, Edward G. Robinson is billed near the end as "an unidentified man") or, later in their careers, they've returned to the stage for fun, for a break, because they loved the live theatre, to do a play they believed in or to have an opportunity to work with a director, cast, or playwright they liked. The second play I'm reading, A Gift of Time: A Play in Two Acts, is written by Garson Kanin, who co-wrote the script for the Tracy/Hepburn movie "Adam's Rib" with his wife, the actress Ruth Gordon. When I open the cover, there looking up at me from a photograph are Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland! (Believe it or not, O de H is still alive, in her 90s...)

[Lisa]

Sunday or Monday I'll be picking up and starting Trail of the Spellmans, the fifth Spellmans book by Lisa Lutz. I am so excited!

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Lisa, I'm so envious!

[Lisa]

Lee wrote: "Lisa, I'm so envious!"

Lee, Do you know when you can get a copy? Have you signed up for it at the library yet?

Yes, it's just the book I need right now, and I'll read it next, before my 2 book groups' books that I'll read after the Spellman book.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

The book is on order at my library. I'm number 20 on the hold list which isn't too bad!

[Lisa]

Lee wrote: "The book is on order at my library. I'm number 20 on the hold list which isn't too bad!"

Whenever you get it, you'll enjoy it. I'm sure I'll be jealous of you when I've finished because you'll still have it in your future. ;-)

[Lauren]

started The Face of Deception

[Aoibhínn]

I've just started The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.

[Kathy]

Lisa wrote: "Sunday or Monday I'll be picking up and starting Trail of the Spellmans, the fifth Spellmans book by Lisa Lutz. I am so excited!"

I have got to start reading this series. I have the first one at home, so maybe I'll try to fit it in this spring, or at the latest, this summer.

[Kathy]

Lorraine wrote: "I'm listening to the audio book Still Life by Louise Penny, 1st in the Insp. Gamache series, and I'm loving it. Also reading Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke."

Lorraine, I love the Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny. Can't wait for the next one!

[Kathy]

I finished The Invisible Ones by Steff Penney and loved it! I'm now reading A Small Death in the Great Glen by A.D. Scott. It's not been quite as gripping as I'd hoped (I do so love mysteries set in Scotland), but that might be do to having started it at an especially busy time for me and not being able to focus on it as much.

[Nae]

I read mostly YA these days. I have no idea why. I just go through phases, that's all.

[Kathy]

Ellie wrote: "I've just started The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan."

I enjoyed this book, Ellie. My favorite Amy Tan book (and just one of my favorite books) is Saving Fish from Drowning

[Kathy]

Nae wrote: "I read mostly YA these days. I have no idea why. I just go through phases, that's all."

I read a lot of YA, Nae. There are so many great YA authors from which to choose.

[Lauren]

Just finished The Face of Deception 4 stars really liked this thriller and can't wait to read the other Eve Duncan Forensics. Next up is Beautiful Darkness followed by Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

[Lisa]

Kathy, Re the Spellmans, you have to have a off sense of humor, I think, but I do and I love them. If you are going to like these, they/the first book, The Spellman Files, would make perfect summer reading.

[Lorraine]

Tracey wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "I'm listening to the audio book Still Life by Louise Penny, 1st in the Insp. Gamache series, and I'm loving it. Also reading Blueberry Muffin Murder by ..."

I really like them - I've read three so far. They're easy, but I wonder how the characters can stay so thin - all they do is eat cookies, fries, and other fattening foods. Good recipes though, but I'll probably never make any of them as I'm dieting right now.

[Lorraine]

Kathy wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "I'm listening to the audio book Still Life by Louise Penny, 1st in the Insp. Gamache series, and I'm loving it. Also reading Blueberry Muffin Murder by ..."

I sure enjoyed Still Life, and am anxious to read more. They seem to all be set in Three Pines, so I'm wondering if Gamache is moving there?

[Lorraine]

Today I'm reading "Innocent Graves" by Peter Robinson, the 8th Inspector Banks book. I really like this series, set in a small village in Yorkshire.

[Kristi]

I started The Word Gang today. It's different, which is always a huge plus in my book.

[Tim]

I just started Scam School Book 1 (which just came out today, Happy Pi Day!) It's an e-book only, but it's a book of magic tricks with video showing the trick and audio commentary about it as well. The whole thing is quite well done.

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I'm reading "A Song For Summer" and it's really good

[Lauren]

I started Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World and am still reading Beautiful Darkness so two books at a time.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Last night I started Night Soldiers by Alan Furst. I really enjoy his writing.

[Lorraine]

Lauren wrote: "I started Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World and am still reading Beautiful Darkness so two books at a time."

I read "Dewey" a couple of years ago and really loved it. There are some YouTube videos about Dewey.

[K,]

I thought about posting this book here, even though it isn't traditionally 'comfort'; I've found it very comforting having the knowledge, and am very glad I decided to read the book :)

I've emailed it to all of my women friends..... though I'm hoping my library request for the 'aged 30-50' arrives soon. It's definitely worth a read.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Thanks for posting, K. I think a lot of us would agree that gaining knowledge or insight about our bodies or anything important is definitely comforting and empowering!

[Ivan]

Reading The Secret Garden for the first time and absolutely love it.

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I read that in grade school (I think!). I remember liking it.

[Lisa]

Ivan wrote: "Reading The Secret Garden for the first time and absolutely love it."

It's one of my favorite books. I like it even more now as an adult than I did as a kid!

[Manybooks]

Lisa wrote: "Ivan wrote: "Reading The Secret Garden for the first time and absolutely love it."

It's one of my favorite books. I like it even more now as an adult than I did as a kid!"

Me too!!

[Ivan]

Mary has just stepped into the secret garden.

[Diane]

Lorraine wrote: "Lauren wrote: "I started Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World and am still reading Beautiful Darkness so two books at a time."

I read "Dewey" a cou..."

Oh, I'll have to find those youtube clips! Thank you!

[Nae]

Kathy wrote: "Nae wrote: "I read mostly YA these days. I have no idea why. I just go through phases, that's all."

I read a lot of YA, Nae. There are so many great YA authors from which to choose."

That's a good thing! They're my comfort reads <3

[Darkpool]

Just started Temeraire by Naomi Novik, one of my friends having leant me the first 2 books in the series. Pretty much the day after she gave them to me, one of my students asked me more or less out of the blue if I'd read the series. So, they have been bumped right up to the top of my reading list on account of 2 recommendations within days of each other. Only up to about pg 30, and enjoying it so far! Also on audiobook I've just started the 3rd in the Harry Bosch series: The Concrete Blonde. So far so good...

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Darkpool, those books have been on my list for a long time. I can't wait to hear how you like them. They seem quite intriguing to me.

[Tim]

I really liked the first few books in the series, but I'm on book 4 (I think) and my interest has waned. But the first couple are excellent.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Excellent! Thanks, Tim!

[Darkpool]

Loving it so far. I'll be interested to see if I feel the same way, Tim. At this point I think it's unlikely that I'll want to read the whole series in short time - I have so many books nagging to be read! However the friend who loaned me the first two will almost certainly press the rest on me as soon as she knows I've read them.

[[deleted user]]

I am reading Carry the One

[[deleted user]]

I am reading Death in Venice for a group challenge.

And, I'm doing a buddy-read of Sense and Sensibility with Simran.

[Roz]

Reading .

[Jennifer]

Just finished my penpal read (for another group) for the month. I don't think either of us was blown away by it, although for me it got better as it went along. It was The Borgia Bride. I think one reason I liked The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici better than this book by the same author is that Catherine de Medici seemed to be more an active shaper of her circumstance, whereas the main character of this book was mostly stuck being acted upon by circumstances she couldn't fully influence, and her frustration became my own.