Jan G.'s June reads

[JanG]

Good morning everyone! I hope you all are having a great holiday weekend. Before I list my June books, I'd like to thank you for the Birthday wishes. I really appreciate them here and on FB. I don't post here much (can't quite appreciate GRs for some reason). Anyway, here are my June reads:

1) Oprah by Kitty Kelley

2) Murder of a Chocolate Covered Cherry by Denise Swanson. #10 in the Scumble River series(Illinois) with Skye Denison.

3) Murder of a Royal Pain by Denise Swanson. #11 in series.

4) Elizabeth by J. Randy Taraborrelli

5) Photo Snap Shot by Joanna Campbell Slan. #3 in the Kiki Lowenstein scrapbooking series (St. Louis). I see the author will be at BCon again this year.

6) Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinnlay. #1 in A Cupcake Bakery Mystery with Melanie Cooper & Angie DeLaura - owners of Fairy Tale Cupcakes in Scottsdale, AZ. Enjoyed this first in a series.

7) Growing Up Again by Mary Tyler Moore. Mostly about her life living with diabetes.

I have been on a bio/autobio kick lately. Mostly for fun. The Elizabeth was interesting. Boy, she was sure sick and ailing a lot! And the Oprah one was interesting as well. If any of it is true, she sure has become a Diva and really has a huge ego!

[Melodie]

Glad you liked SPRINKLED WITH MURDER. It's been one of my favorite cozies this year. I got a book last week called that I'm looking forward to reading. My mom has always been an Elizabeth Taylor fan and it sorted of fed over to me!

[Carol/Bonadie]

Jan, I never know quite what to make of biopics. I've read one by Kitty Kelly (Frank Sinatra) and one, or maybe a couple, by Randy Taraborelli (Diana Ross and maybe Michael Jackson?) and they are always fascinating, but I never know what's true and what's imagined by the people they talk to.

JanG wrote: "
I have been on a bio/autobio kick lately. Mostly for fun. The Elizabeth was interesting. Boy, she was sure sick and ailing a lot! And the Oprah one was interesting as well. If any of it is true, she sure has become a Diva and really has a huge ego! ..."

[Ann]

Good month and good to see you here Jan!
I was just looking at some biographies at B&N the other day, I had in my hand and put back Laura Bush's Read All About It! and Jenny Sanford's Staying True.
GR will grow on you perhaps! It is a great place to gather for all things book-related!

[Susie]

You read some good ones this month Jan! I loved Sprinkle with Murder, and I think I would enjoy the Oprah and Elizabeth books too ;)

[JanG]

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Jan, I never know quite what to make of biopics. I've read one by Kitty Kelly (Frank Sinatra) and one, or maybe a couple, by Randy Taraborelli (Diana Ross and maybe Michael Jackson?) and they are ..."

I read another one a few years ago by Randy Taraborelli called Jackie, Ethel and Joan (or something like that) and I loved it. That's sort of why I chose this particular book about E. Taylor. I know there are quite a few out there.

[Mary/Quite Contrary]

Hi JAN...so nice to see your sweet smile here on GR. I agree, I like FB better but this gang have better book rec's, so I hang out in both places. I'm not a biography reader because I'm never sure how much is true. I guess I'd rather read fiction than read non-fiction but wonder if its fiction! Take care!

[Donnajo]

My sister read the Laura bush one and said it was a just okay. Gave info that was already known. Alot of childhood stuff I believe. Didn't give alot about the white house days I think she said. Not what she expected at all. I said check out Barbara bush's book and she said she already did and it was alot better.