Category Archives: Books to Read During a Pandemic

Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Books To Read During a Pandemic, Part 13)

Posted on June 19, 2020 by bseat

Kate Atkinson is a good writer. She knows how to tell a good story, to form complicated and unexpected plot lines and create characters with depth and feeling and whose lives you care about. If you have not yet made … Continue reading →

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Educating Myself About Racism (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 11)

Posted on June 5, 2020 by bseat

As a white woman I have been trying to educate myself about the inherent racism that is a part of our culture and society. As a third culture person (someone who grew up overseas and was immersed in a different … Continue reading →

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The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George ( Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 9)

Posted on May 22, 2020 by bseat

It is comforting to be in the hands of a master storyteller and Elizabeth George is definitely a master at crafting a twisty, unexpected mystery while continuing to mold and shape her characters in ways that show their depth and … Continue reading →

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The Dragon’s Lair by Sharon Kay Penman (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 8)

Posted on May 15, 2020 by bseat

I find myself going back to tried and true authors during this pandemic. Maybe its because everything is so chaotic right now that I am less willing to experiment with a new author, or maybe its because I know that … Continue reading →

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The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (Books To Read During a Pandemic, Part 8)

Posted on May 8, 2020 by bseat

After reading The Huntress by Kate Quinn, I couldn’t resist reading her next novel, The Alice Network. Set against the back drop of WWII this is a novel that reveals the efforts of  the intrepid women who spied against the … Continue reading →

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Inland by Téa Obreht (Books to Read During a Pandemic part 7)

Posted on May 1, 2020 by bseat

After six weeks of offering multiple books, genres and series to keep you occupied during a pandemic, today I am returning to my regular format of offering one book that I have read recently. I read Téa Obreht’s The Tiger … Continue reading →

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Books to Read During a Pandemic

Posted on March 20, 2020 by bseat

“Social Distancing” and “Self Quarantine” are suddenly new words in our vocabulary, a sign of the new world being created by the COVID-19 virus. What that means is many of us suddenly have a lot more time on our hands.  … Continue reading →

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