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05/23/2026

What I'm reading this week...

"Jacob Finch Bonner, the once promising author of the "New & Noteworthy" (The New York Times Book Review) novel The Invention of Wonder, let himself into the office he'd been assigned on the second floor of Richard Ping Hall, set his beat-up leather satchel on the barren desk, and looked around in something akin to despair."

~The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

05/08/2026

Here's what I'm reading this week.

"A certain feeling comes from throwing your good life away, and it is one part rapture. Or so it seemed for now, to a woman with flame-colored hair who marched uphill to meet her demise."

~Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

04/25/2026

Here's what I read this week. Another great Blind Date with a Book!

"Dear Mrs. Fortier, I hope this letter finds you well. For that matter, I hope it finds you, since I am sending it to Northwest Home & Life Magazine, where I so enjoyed your recent tale about digging for clams."

~Love & Saffron, by Kim Fay

04/17/2026

It's Friday...

"The body floats downstream. But it is late November, and the Kennebec River is starting to freeze, large chunks of ice swirling and tumbling through the water, collecting in mounds while clear, cold fingers of ice stretch out from either bank, reaching into the current, grabbing hold of all that passes by."

~The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon

04/03/2026

First lines...

"'All of them? Even the children?' The fireplace sputtered and crackled and swallowed his gasp."

~The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

I can always count on Louise Penny for great storytelling. This is the fifth book in the Inspector Gamache series. I've enjoyed all of them.

03/13/2026

"Perhaps you know the story: Late one evening, a beautiful woman comes knocking on an unsuspecting scholar's door."

~The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

As much as I love making blind dates with a book, I love receiving them even more! I started this one a few days ago and I am enjoying it.

03/06/2026

"We are at rest five miles behind the front. Yesterday we were relieved, and now our bellies are full of beef and haricot beans. We are satisfied and at peace."

~All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

I've been meaning to reread this for many years. Glad I finally picked it up this week.

02/19/2026

I enjoyed this book. It had a great setting, a historical mystery, and ghosts. Very different from the other books I've read lately.

"Two small bodies, lifeless and cold. One boy, one girl. Someone has taken the time to present them neatly, arms laid carefully by their sides, hair swept off their faces."

~From the prologue of The Herbalists Secret by Annabelle Marx

02/07/2026

This new best-seller was such a powerful and relatable read! Definitely a must get for all ages!❤️ Click the link to grab your copy https://geni.us/MustRead-2025

02/04/2026

I love this!

"Misunderstood"