A Bay Island Psychic Mystery, book 4 by Lena Gregory. 2019
Turning a new page
Set sail for murder
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
West With Giraffes
By Lynda Rutledge. 2021
What started as a book that I didn't think I'd like turned into one of my favorites of the year. An ode to animals, this story tells the tale of an orphan farm boy from the Texas panhandle. He makes his way from the hurricane of 1938 in New York to the San Diego Zoo with two giraffes. As usual, our pick for book discussion group is historical fiction. As usual, it surprised me by how good it was.
to read nonfiction or fiction accounts try these:
My Life in a Man-Made Jungle. By Belle Benchley. 1940
The San Diego Zoo: the First Century 1916-2016
The Worst Hard Times by Timothy Egan. 2006
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. 1939
The Negro Motorist Green Book by Victor Hugo Green. 1936
Friday, April 26, 2024
The Women
By Kristin Hannah. 2024
Read this book quite fast. So much I didn't know. The chaos of jungle warfare must have been overwhelming. I know most Vietnam vets don't want to talk about their service to people who weren't there. So sad that the VA wouldn't help the Army Nurse Corps once they were home. Tragic. i recommend this book to everyone. Makes me want to read the true accounts of the nurse's experiences.
To Read more:
Healing Wounds by Captain Diane Carlson Evans with Bob Welch. 2020
American Daughter Goes to War by Winnie Smith. 1992
Home Before Morning by Lynda VanDevanter. 2001
Women in Vietnam: the Oral History by Ron Steinman
A Piece of My Heart by Keith Walker
After the Hero's Welcome by Dorothy H. McDaniel. 2014
The League of Wives by Heath Yardage Lee. 2019
In Love and War by Jim and Sybil Stockdale. 1990
The Turning Point: a History of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War by Andres Hunt. 1999
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
The Book of Lost Names
By Kristin Harmel. 2020 A story of a French Jew who forged documents for Jews escaping the Nazis during World War II.
To Read more:
Adolfo Kominsky: A Forger's Life by Sarah Kaminsky
a Good Place to Hide: How One French Community Saved Thousands of Lives During World War II by Peter Grose.
the Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance by Andres Tyrell
Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France by Caroline Moorehead
Jews in France During World War II by Renee Poznanski
Resistance: Memoirs of Occupied France by Agnes Hulbert
the Journal of Helene Berr
Monday, March 18, 2024
The Sittaford Mystery
By Agatha Christie. 1931. This title was previously published as The Murder at Hazelmoor per The Center Point Large Print edition in 2013.
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
The Good Pilot, Peter Woodhouse
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2018
From the last line of the book, " You can go on loving people a long time after they have left you; you can love them every bit as much as you loved them when they were still here. Love lasts. Love grows stronger. Love lasts a lifetime, and beyond. "
A heartwarming book of love and friendship. A treasure to read.
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Friday, February 2, 2024
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
By M. C. Beaton. 1997. Watched Ashley Jensen in the Acorn series about Agatha Raisin and was curious what went on in Cyprus that was alluded to in the tv series. Since they wanted all the series shot in the Cotswolds they skipped over the terrible tourist adventure. I liked the adventures that Sir Charles and Agatha got up to. A good listen with Penelope Keith as the narrator.
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
By M. C. Beaton. 1996. Loved the audio version by Penelope Keith. Also watch Ashley Jensen in the Acorn series.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Bright Young Women
By Jessica Knoll. 2023. A fictionalized retelling of the Florida murders by Ted Bundy in 1978 from the viewpoint of the President of the sorority house. I read it in three days. Quite compelling. I lived on campus from 1970 to 1975 in Ohio, so I could relate to the time. The book highlights two different viewpoints, one from the sorority and one from Washington state, this time the viewpoint of a murder victim. I am glad I read it but it is very disturbing.
Friday, January 19, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Happiness Falls
A novel by Angie Kim. 2023 Part thriller, part mystery the novel takes place in about 3 days time beginning with the disappearance of the father. The only witness is a fourteen year old son who cannot speak. He suffers from Angelman syndrome, a genetic condition. A Good Morning America book club pick.
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Monday, December 4, 2023
Christmas by the Book
By Anne Marie Ryan. 2020. Read for book discussion at Vandalia Branch of the Dayton Metro Library. Heart-warming struggle of an independent book store operating in the Cotswolds of England.
Friday, November 24, 2023
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Chapter and Curse
The Cambridge Bookshop series, book one by Elizabeth Penney. 2021. The start of an interesting series with Molly Kimball and her mother, Nina moving to Cambridge, England to help run an old bookstore that had been in the family for over four hundred years. A cozy mystery series that will engage all book lovers and Anglophiles.
Friday, November 17, 2023
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Friday, October 13, 2023
Monday, October 2, 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Monday, September 4, 2023
Book Lovers
By Emily Henry. 2022. Love, love, love this book. Romance novels for the book lover in you. Almost a Hallmark movie.
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Friday, August 18, 2023
Monday, August 14, 2023
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Postscript Murders
By Elly Griffiths. 2020 Book 2 of the Harbinder Kaur mysteries.
I give it 5 stars out of 5.
Sunday, August 6, 2023
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Monday, July 24, 2023
Monday, July 17, 2023
Central Park West
A crime story by James Comey. HighBridge Audio narrated by Cassandra Campbell. 2023
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Friday, June 30, 2023
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Monday, June 5, 2023
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The Happiness Project
Or, why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun by Gretchen Rubin. 2009
Sunday, April 30, 2023
The Way Through the Woods
An Inspector Morse Novel by Colin Dexter. 1992. Winner of the Golden Dagger Award.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
The Daughters of Cain
The New Inspector Morse Novel by Colin Dexter. 1994
I may have read this before, but I didn't remember it. The Way Through the Woods was the previous Morse novel. It won the Gold Dagger award. In the television series, Morse, the character was portrayed by John Thaw. I could probably read all the Colin Dexter novels again, they are so well-written.
Monday, April 3, 2023
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Thursday, March 2, 2023
The Reading List
By Sara Nisha Adams. 2019
Read for the Vandalia Library adult book discussion group meeting on the first Thursday at 1:30.
I had trouble getting into the book, the point of view kept changing with the introductions of the characters. Eventually I stopped worrying about who had the reading list, as there were several, and just kept track of the characters who I remembered. I thought it was an engaging book. I liked the introduction to the books on the reading list and the character's reaction to the books. As I had read most of the books on the reading list, this held my interest. I would recommend this book, but not everyone agreed with me.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Friday, January 13, 2023
Outer Order, Inner Calm:
Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness. By Gretchen Rubin. Penguin Audio. Read by the author. 2019
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Friday, December 23, 2022
Make Anything Happen
Make Anything Happen: A Creative Guide to Vision Boards, Goal Setting, and Achieving the Life of Your Dreams by Carrie Lindsey.
Friday, December 9, 2022
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Christmas Cupcake Murder
A Hannah Swensen Mystery by Joanne Fluke. Recorded Books. Narrated by Suzanne Toren. 2020
Monday, November 21, 2022
Beating About the Bush: an Agatha Raisin Novel by M.C. Beaton
Published by Blackstone Publishing, 2019. Narrated by Penelope Keith
Friday, November 11, 2022
Saturday, November 5, 2022
Robert B. Parker's The Devil Wins a Jesse Stone novel
By Reed Farrel Coleman. Penguin Random House Audio narrated by James Naughton. 2015
Friday, October 28, 2022
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Robert B. Parker's Damned if You Do
A Jesse Stone Novel by Michael Brandman. Random House Audio. Read by James Naughton. Pub. 2013
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Left on Tenth: a Second Chance at Life
By Deliah Ephron. Hachette Audio. Narrated by the author. 2022
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Monday, September 5, 2022
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Stabbing in the Senate starring Kit Marshall
A Washington Whodunit by Colleen J. Shogan. Published 2016
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Where the Sky Begins: a novel
By Rhys Bowen. The story of Josie Banks and her incredible transformation during her experience living in the country after surviving the Blitz in London during World War II. 2022
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Saturday, August 13, 2022
Aurora Teagarden mystery
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris. Published 1994. Recorded Books audio, narrated by Therese Plummer, 2009.