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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson ( Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 39)

Posted on December 18, 2020 by bseat

Troublesome Creek, Kentucky in the 1930’s is a hardscrabble place to live, filled with prejudice and superstition. Many of the men work in mines that are not safe and the women stay at home in the backwoods and hollers trying … Continue reading →

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All Systems Red by Martha Wells 9 (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 38)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by bseat

One of my friends, a librarian, recommended these books by Wells which are collectively known as The Murderbot Diaries. Somehow I never got around to reading them. Then when the pandemic began and she recommended them again, I listened and … Continue reading →

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North of the Tension Line by J.F. Riordan (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 37)

Posted on December 4, 2020 by bseat

I’m not sure how I heard about this series of books by Riordan set in Wisconsin’s Door County, but on a whim I decided to try the first one. I think I was remembering the time, many years ago, when … Continue reading →

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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 36)

Posted on November 27, 2020 by bseat

In the middle of colder days and longer nights, this book was a ray of sunshine and delight. Osman’s septuagenarian sleuths who meet every Thursday in the Jigsaw Room of their retirement community (hence the name “The Thursday Murder Club’) … Continue reading →

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Braiding Sweetgrass By Robin Wall Kimmerer (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 31)

Posted on October 23, 2020 by bseat

I’m not sure I would have ever picked this book up on my own but a friend told me that it was as important to her as the Bible and had changed her life. With a recommendation like that it … Continue reading →

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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Books To Read During a Pandemic, Part 30)

Posted on October 16, 2020 by bseat

I first met Leigh Bardugo when I read her Grisha trilogy beginning with Shadow and Bone. She is clearly a new and exciting voice in the fantasy genre, so when I saw that she had written another novel set in … Continue reading →

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The Hush by John Hart (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 24)

Posted on September 4, 2020 by bseat

John Hart is one of those authors that can’t quite be pigeonholed into some convenient genre. He writes thrillers and mysteries, detective stories, moody, haunted, events and about betrayal, broken dreams and love lost. Although The Hush, is a sequel to … Continue reading →

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The Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 22)

Posted on August 21, 2020 by bseat

There is nothing like reading a really good fantasy series to give you a break from the tedium and anxiety of living through a pandemic. Opening up another world, meeting new characters and learning how they confront their fears and … Continue reading →

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A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 20)

Posted on August 7, 2020 by bseat

While my sister was on vacation with her family (camping and hiking with proper social distancing,) I got a text from her. “Have you read ‘A Small Indiscretion.?” she asked. When I said I hadn’t she said, ” OMG, you … Continue reading →

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What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 17)

Posted on July 17, 2020 by bseat

As I have mentioned previously, I have been very reluctant to read any books by new authors during this pandemic, sticking instead to those who I know are reliable. But recently, either because of Amazon’s seductive emails offering discount prices … Continue reading →

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