CBL reads when Wally lets her in the second half of 2025
This is a continuation of the topic CBL reads for comfort in 2025.
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Hi! I’m Carrie in East Tennessee. Librarian, reader, knitter, musician, dog lover. 2025 started with a major transition for me. I said goodbye to my much-loved fur baby, Adrian, a couple of days after Christmas. I was not looking for another dog, but a loveable Cavapoo puppy named Wally found me later in the winter. Wally loves books. He finds them really tasty! I started a year-long mystery knit-along blanket project in January, and knit while I watch BritBox and Acorn. I've found that I don't want to knit much in the summer, so I'm behind on the project. Hopefully I will catch up later in the year.
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Best of 2025
The Light on the Island: Tales of a Lighthouse Keeper's Family in the San Juan Islands by Helene Glidden (4.5) - Review
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (5) - Review
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (4.5) - Review
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (5) - Review
How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (4.5) - Review
Old Herbaceous by Reginald Arkell (4.5) - Review
The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith (5) - Review
Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout (5) - Review
One Virgin Too Many by Lindsey Davis (4.5) - Review
One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard (4.5) - Review
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (4.5) - Review
Bellwether by Connie Willis (5) - Review
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (4.5) - Review
The Light on the Island: Tales of a Lighthouse Keeper's Family in the San Juan Islands by Helene Glidden (4.5) - Review
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (5) - Review
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (4.5) - Review
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (5) - Review
How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (4.5) - Review
Old Herbaceous by Reginald Arkell (4.5) - Review
The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith (5) - Review
Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout (5) - Review
One Virgin Too Many by Lindsey Davis (4.5) - Review
One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard (4.5) - Review
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (4.5) - Review
Bellwether by Connie Willis (5) - Review
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (4.5) - Review
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Books Read in January
1. Book of Ages by Jill Lepore (4) - completed 1/1/25
2. Curtains for Three by Rex Stout (4) - completed 1/2/25
3. First Frost by Craig Johnson (3.5) - completed 1/5/25
4. Boardinghouse Women by Elizabeth S. D Engelhardt (4) - completed 1/10/25
5. A Chill Rain in January by L. R. Wright (3.5) - completed 1/10/25
6. The Bad Quarto by Jill Paton Walsh (4) - completed 1/11/25
7. The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane (4) - completed 1/18/25
8. The Light on the Island: Tales of a Lighthouse Keeper's Family in the San Juan Islands by Helene Glidden (4.5) - completed 1/24/25
9. Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (3) - completed 1/25/25
10. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (4) - completed 1/31/25
Books Read in February
11. Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger (4) - completed 2/5/25
12. Recasting the Vote: How Women of Color Transformed the Suffrage Movement by Cathleen D. Cahill (3.5) - completed 2/9/25
13. The Unfinished Clue by Georgette Heyer (4) - completed 2/9/25
14. Three Hands in the Fountain by Lindsey Davis (3) - completed 2/19/25
15. Take It Back by Kia Abdullah (3.5) - completed 2/21/25
16. The Return by Hisham Matar (4) - completed 2/26/25
17. Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735-1815 by William Dollarhide (3.5) - completed 2/28/25
18. Map Basics by Maxwell Baber (4) - completed 2/28/25
Books Read in March
19.A Refiner's Fire by Donna Leon (3) - completed 3/9/25
20. Wanderers: A History of Women Walking by Kerri Andrews (3.5) - completed 3/9/25
21. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (5) - completed 3/22/25
22. A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre (3.5) - completed 3/24/25
23. A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage by Mark Twain (3.5) - completed 3/26/25
24. London Match by Len Deighton (3.5) - completed 3/28/25
25. The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories by P. D. James (4) - completed 3/29/25
26. Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan (4) - completed 3/30/25
Books Read in April
27. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow (3.5) - completed 4/13/25
28. Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer (4) - completed 4/14/25
29. Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales by P. D. James (4) - completed 4/18/25
30. Orphan Train Rider by Andrea Warren (4) - completed 4/22/25
31. Saki by Saki (3.5) - completed 4/24/25
32. Two for the Lions by Lindsey Davis (3.5) - completed 4/24/25
33. Who Was Johnny Cash? by Jim Gigliotti (4) - completed 4/25/25
34. The Houdini Specter by Daniel Stashower (3.5) - completed 4/28/25
35. Murder by the Book by Rex Stout (3.5) - completed 4/30/25
Books Read in May
36. Dear Miss Perkins by Rebecca Brenner Graham (2.5) - completed 5/4/25
37. Triple Jeopardy by Rex Stout (4) - completed 5/10/25
38. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (4.5) - completed 5/14/25
39. The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford (3.5) - completed 5/16/25
40. Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (5) - completed 5/22/25
41. Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop (4) - completed 5/24/25
42. Wuhu Diary: The Mystery of my Daughter Lulu by Emily Prager (3.5) - completed 5/24/25
43. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn (4) - completed 5/31/25
44. Murder Being Once Done by Ruth Rendell (3.5) - completed 5/31/25
Books Read in June
45. A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker (3) - completed 6/2/25
46. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (2.5) - completed 6/7/25
47. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (3.5) - completed 6/7/25
48. Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/8/25
49. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (4) - completed 6/13/25
50. The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (4) - completed 6/16/25
51. Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/22/25
52. The Free by Willy Vlautin (4) - completed 6/23/25
53. Assassins of Athens by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 6/25/25
54. How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (4.5) - completed 6/29/25
55. Old Herbaceous by Reginald Arkell (4.5) - completed 6/30/25
56. Austenland by Shannon Hale (3) - completed 6/30/25
1. Book of Ages by Jill Lepore (4) - completed 1/1/25
2. Curtains for Three by Rex Stout (4) - completed 1/2/25
3. First Frost by Craig Johnson (3.5) - completed 1/5/25
4. Boardinghouse Women by Elizabeth S. D Engelhardt (4) - completed 1/10/25
5. A Chill Rain in January by L. R. Wright (3.5) - completed 1/10/25
6. The Bad Quarto by Jill Paton Walsh (4) - completed 1/11/25
7. The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane (4) - completed 1/18/25
8. The Light on the Island: Tales of a Lighthouse Keeper's Family in the San Juan Islands by Helene Glidden (4.5) - completed 1/24/25
9. Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (3) - completed 1/25/25
10. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (4) - completed 1/31/25
Books Read in February
11. Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger (4) - completed 2/5/25
12. Recasting the Vote: How Women of Color Transformed the Suffrage Movement by Cathleen D. Cahill (3.5) - completed 2/9/25
13. The Unfinished Clue by Georgette Heyer (4) - completed 2/9/25
14. Three Hands in the Fountain by Lindsey Davis (3) - completed 2/19/25
15. Take It Back by Kia Abdullah (3.5) - completed 2/21/25
16. The Return by Hisham Matar (4) - completed 2/26/25
17. Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735-1815 by William Dollarhide (3.5) - completed 2/28/25
18. Map Basics by Maxwell Baber (4) - completed 2/28/25
Books Read in March
19.A Refiner's Fire by Donna Leon (3) - completed 3/9/25
20. Wanderers: A History of Women Walking by Kerri Andrews (3.5) - completed 3/9/25
21. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (5) - completed 3/22/25
22. A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre (3.5) - completed 3/24/25
23. A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage by Mark Twain (3.5) - completed 3/26/25
24. London Match by Len Deighton (3.5) - completed 3/28/25
25. The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories by P. D. James (4) - completed 3/29/25
26. Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan (4) - completed 3/30/25
Books Read in April
27. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow (3.5) - completed 4/13/25
28. Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer (4) - completed 4/14/25
29. Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales by P. D. James (4) - completed 4/18/25
30. Orphan Train Rider by Andrea Warren (4) - completed 4/22/25
31. Saki by Saki (3.5) - completed 4/24/25
32. Two for the Lions by Lindsey Davis (3.5) - completed 4/24/25
33. Who Was Johnny Cash? by Jim Gigliotti (4) - completed 4/25/25
34. The Houdini Specter by Daniel Stashower (3.5) - completed 4/28/25
35. Murder by the Book by Rex Stout (3.5) - completed 4/30/25
Books Read in May
36. Dear Miss Perkins by Rebecca Brenner Graham (2.5) - completed 5/4/25
37. Triple Jeopardy by Rex Stout (4) - completed 5/10/25
38. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (4.5) - completed 5/14/25
39. The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford (3.5) - completed 5/16/25
40. Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (5) - completed 5/22/25
41. Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop (4) - completed 5/24/25
42. Wuhu Diary: The Mystery of my Daughter Lulu by Emily Prager (3.5) - completed 5/24/25
43. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn (4) - completed 5/31/25
44. Murder Being Once Done by Ruth Rendell (3.5) - completed 5/31/25
Books Read in June
45. A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker (3) - completed 6/2/25
46. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (2.5) - completed 6/7/25
47. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (3.5) - completed 6/7/25
48. Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/8/25
49. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (4) - completed 6/13/25
50. The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (4) - completed 6/16/25
51. Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/22/25
52. The Free by Willy Vlautin (4) - completed 6/23/25
53. Assassins of Athens by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 6/25/25
54. How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (4.5) - completed 6/29/25
55. Old Herbaceous by Reginald Arkell (4.5) - completed 6/30/25
56. Austenland by Shannon Hale (3) - completed 6/30/25
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Books Read in July
57. Looking for Miss America by Margot Mifflin (3.5) - completed 7/5/25
58. The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith (5) - completed 7/7/25
59. Book Lovers by Emily Henry (3) - completed 7/10/25
60. The Hungry Ocean by Linda Greenlaw (4) - completed 7/12/25
61. Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout (5) - completed 7/16/25
62. The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, & Karen White (4) - completed 7/17/25
63. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (2) - completed 7/20/25
64. The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (3.5) - completed 7/29/25
65. Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake (3.5) - completed 7/30/25
66. The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw (3.5) - completed 7/31/25
Books Read in August
67. The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner (3.5) - completed 8/6/25
68. When Women Invented Television by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (3.5) - completed 8/13/25
69. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke (4) - completed 8/16/25
70. Everybody Is a Liar by Liv Constantine (3.5) - completed 8/19/25
71. One Virgin Too Many by Lindsey Davis (4.5) - completed 8/19/25
72. Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle (4) - completed 8/23/25
73. Verdict by Agatha Christie (3) - completed 8/23/25
74. One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard (4.5) - completed 8/28/25
75. Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein (3.5) - completed 8/30/25
Books read in September
76. Birdman: The Many Faces of Robert Stroud by Jolene Babyak (4) - completed 9/3/25
77. The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman (4) - completed 9/6/25
78. The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout (4) - completed 9/7/25
79. Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (4) - completed 9/10/25
80. The Impostor Heiress by Annie Reed (3) - completed 9/15/25
81. Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris (3.5) - completed 9/18/25
82. An Enemy in the Village by Martin Walker (3) - completed 9/20/25
83. Dead Cert by Dick Francis (3.5) - completed 9/23/25
84. The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra (3.5) - completed 9/26/25
85. Station to Station by James Attlee (4) - completed 9/30/25
Books Read in October
86. Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill (2.5) - completed 10/2/25
87. Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons (3.5) - completed 10/8/25
88. Prey on Patmos by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 10/9/25
89. The Great Stewardess Rebellion by Nell McShane Wulfhart (4) - completed 10/12/25
90. Summerwater by Sarah Moss (3) - completed 10/14/25
91. The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
92. Book Lust by Nancy Pearl (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
93. The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (3.5) - completed 10/24/25
94. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (4) - completed 10/31/25
Books Read in November
95. Big Bad Wool by Leonie Swann (3.5) - completed 11/5/25
96. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (3.5) - completed 11/5/25
97. Three Men Out by Rex Stout (4) - completed 11/8/25
98. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (4.5) - completed 11/17/25
99. Ode to a Banker by Lindsey Davis (4) - completed 11/24/25
100. Bellwether by Connie Willis (5) - completed 11/25/25
101. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer (4) - completed 11/29/25
Books Read in December
102. Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson (4) - completed 12/1/25
103. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (2) - completed 12/3/25
104. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (4.5) - completed 12/10/25
105. The Great Cake Mystery by Alexander McCall Smith (4) - completed 12/11/25
106. The Reporter Who Knew Too Much by Mark Shaw (2) - completed 12/16/25
107. The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn (3.5) - completed 12/17/25
108. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (5) - completed 12/18/25
109. Miracle, and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis (4) - completed 12/25/25
110. Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien (4) - completed 12/26/25
111. The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Wolitzer (4) - completed 12/27/25
112. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart (4) - completed 12/30/25
113. Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards (3.5) - completed 12/30/25
114. Secret Sister: From Nazi-Occupied Jersey to Wartime London, One Woman's Search for the Truth by Cherry Durbin (3.5) - completed 12/31/25
57. Looking for Miss America by Margot Mifflin (3.5) - completed 7/5/25
58. The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith (5) - completed 7/7/25
59. Book Lovers by Emily Henry (3) - completed 7/10/25
60. The Hungry Ocean by Linda Greenlaw (4) - completed 7/12/25
61. Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout (5) - completed 7/16/25
62. The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, & Karen White (4) - completed 7/17/25
63. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (2) - completed 7/20/25
64. The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (3.5) - completed 7/29/25
65. Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake (3.5) - completed 7/30/25
66. The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw (3.5) - completed 7/31/25
Books Read in August
67. The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner (3.5) - completed 8/6/25
68. When Women Invented Television by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (3.5) - completed 8/13/25
69. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke (4) - completed 8/16/25
70. Everybody Is a Liar by Liv Constantine (3.5) - completed 8/19/25
71. One Virgin Too Many by Lindsey Davis (4.5) - completed 8/19/25
72. Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle (4) - completed 8/23/25
73. Verdict by Agatha Christie (3) - completed 8/23/25
74. One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard (4.5) - completed 8/28/25
75. Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein (3.5) - completed 8/30/25
Books read in September
76. Birdman: The Many Faces of Robert Stroud by Jolene Babyak (4) - completed 9/3/25
77. The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman (4) - completed 9/6/25
78. The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout (4) - completed 9/7/25
79. Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (4) - completed 9/10/25
80. The Impostor Heiress by Annie Reed (3) - completed 9/15/25
81. Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris (3.5) - completed 9/18/25
82. An Enemy in the Village by Martin Walker (3) - completed 9/20/25
83. Dead Cert by Dick Francis (3.5) - completed 9/23/25
84. The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra (3.5) - completed 9/26/25
85. Station to Station by James Attlee (4) - completed 9/30/25
Books Read in October
86. Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill (2.5) - completed 10/2/25
87. Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons (3.5) - completed 10/8/25
88. Prey on Patmos by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 10/9/25
89. The Great Stewardess Rebellion by Nell McShane Wulfhart (4) - completed 10/12/25
90. Summerwater by Sarah Moss (3) - completed 10/14/25
91. The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
92. Book Lust by Nancy Pearl (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
93. The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (3.5) - completed 10/24/25
94. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (4) - completed 10/31/25
Books Read in November
95. Big Bad Wool by Leonie Swann (3.5) - completed 11/5/25
96. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (3.5) - completed 11/5/25
97. Three Men Out by Rex Stout (4) - completed 11/8/25
98. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (4.5) - completed 11/17/25
99. Ode to a Banker by Lindsey Davis (4) - completed 11/24/25
100. Bellwether by Connie Willis (5) - completed 11/25/25
101. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer (4) - completed 11/29/25
Books Read in December
102. Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson (4) - completed 12/1/25
103. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (2) - completed 12/3/25
104. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (4.5) - completed 12/10/25
105. The Great Cake Mystery by Alexander McCall Smith (4) - completed 12/11/25
106. The Reporter Who Knew Too Much by Mark Shaw (2) - completed 12/16/25
107. The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn (3.5) - completed 12/17/25
108. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (5) - completed 12/18/25
109. Miracle, and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis (4) - completed 12/25/25
110. Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien (4) - completed 12/26/25
111. The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Wolitzer (4) - completed 12/27/25
112. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart (4) - completed 12/30/25
113. Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards (3.5) - completed 12/30/25
114. Secret Sister: From Nazi-Occupied Jersey to Wartime London, One Woman's Search for the Truth by Cherry Durbin (3.5) - completed 12/31/25
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Books Acquired in March
1. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow (purchased)
Books Acquired in April
2. Dear Miss Perkins by Rebecca Brenner Graham (purchased ebook)
Books Acquired in May
3. The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald (gift)
4. Joyful Praise Solos arranged by Bernadine Johnson (gift)
5. Old Herbaceous by Reginald Arkell (Thingaversary ebook)
Books Acquired in June
6. The Impostor Heiress by Annie Reed (Thingaversary purchase)
7. Robert's Rules of Order (Thingaversary purchase)
8. Notes on a Cowardly Lion by John Lahr (Thingaversary ebook)
9. Anybody Can Do Anything by Betty MacDonald (Thingaversary ebook)
10. All the Dogs of My Life by Elizabeth von Arnim (Thingaversary ebook)
11. A Romantic Education by Patricia Hampl (Thingaversary purchase)
1. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow (purchased)
Books Acquired in April
2. Dear Miss Perkins by Rebecca Brenner Graham (purchased ebook)
Books Acquired in May
3. The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald (gift)
4. Joyful Praise Solos arranged by Bernadine Johnson (gift)
5. Old Herbaceous by Reginald Arkell (Thingaversary ebook)
Books Acquired in June
6. The Impostor Heiress by Annie Reed (Thingaversary purchase)
7. Robert's Rules of Order (Thingaversary purchase)
8. Notes on a Cowardly Lion by John Lahr (Thingaversary ebook)
9. Anybody Can Do Anything by Betty MacDonald (Thingaversary ebook)
10. All the Dogs of My Life by Elizabeth von Arnim (Thingaversary ebook)
11. A Romantic Education by Patricia Hampl (Thingaversary purchase)
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Books Acquired in July
12. The Ultimate Dog Treat Cookbook by Liz Palika (Thingaversary purchase)
13. Fit Dog by Arden Moore (Thingaversary purchase)
14. Just Socks edited by Shannon Okey (Thingaversary purchase)
15. Benjamin Banneker and Us by Rachel Jamison Webster (Thingaversary ebook purchase)
Books Acquired in September
16. Joyful Colorwork Socks by Charlotte Stone (gift)
17. Baking in the American South by Anne Byrn (gift)
18. The Provincial Lady Goes Further by E. M. Delafield (gift)
19. What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers (gift)
Books acquired in October
20. A Wheel Within a Wheel by Frances E. Willard (free ebook)
21. The James Joyce Murder by Amanda Cross (purchased)
22. The Diaries of Jane Somers by Doris Lessing (purchased)
Books acquired in November
23. Abduction, Marriage, and Consent in the Late Medieval Low Countries by Chanelle Delameillieure (free ebook)
Books acquired in December
24. Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley (purchased)
25. Sins for Father Knox by Josef Skvorecky (Christmas swap)
26. A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark (Christmas swap)
27. A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII by Sarah Helm (Christmas swap)
28. Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Christmas swap)
29. The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki (Christmas swap)
12. The Ultimate Dog Treat Cookbook by Liz Palika (Thingaversary purchase)
13. Fit Dog by Arden Moore (Thingaversary purchase)
14. Just Socks edited by Shannon Okey (Thingaversary purchase)
15. Benjamin Banneker and Us by Rachel Jamison Webster (Thingaversary ebook purchase)
Books Acquired in September
16. Joyful Colorwork Socks by Charlotte Stone (gift)
17. Baking in the American South by Anne Byrn (gift)
18. The Provincial Lady Goes Further by E. M. Delafield (gift)
19. What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers (gift)
Books acquired in October
20. A Wheel Within a Wheel by Frances E. Willard (free ebook)
21. The James Joyce Murder by Amanda Cross (purchased)
22. The Diaries of Jane Somers by Doris Lessing (purchased)
Books acquired in November
23. Abduction, Marriage, and Consent in the Late Medieval Low Countries by Chanelle Delameillieure (free ebook)
Books acquired in December
24. Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley (purchased)
25. Sins for Father Knox by Josef Skvorecky (Christmas swap)
26. A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark (Christmas swap)
27. A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII by Sarah Helm (Christmas swap)
28. Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Christmas swap)
29. The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki (Christmas swap)
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American Authors Challenge
JANUARY - Pacific Northwest
A Chill Rain in January by L. R. Wright (3.5) - completed 1/10/25
The Light on the Island: Tales of a Lighthouse Keeper's Family in the San Juan Islands by Helene Glidden (4.5) - completed 1/24/25
FEBRUARY - American Muslim authors
The Return by Hisham Matar (4) - completed 2/26/25
MARCH
Stewart O'Nan - Songs for the Missing (4) - completed 3/30/25
MAY - Pulitzers in history
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn (4) - completed 5/31/25
JUNE
Willy Vlautin - The Free (4) - completed 6/23/25
JULY - Romance
Austenland by Shannon Hale (3) - complete 6/30/25
Book Lovers by Emily Henry (3) - completed 7/10/25
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (2) - completed 7/20/25
AUGUST - True crime & its fictional offspring
Birdman: The Many Faces of Robert Stroud by Jolene Babyak (4) - completed 9/3/25
SEPTEMBER
Alice Hoffman - The World That We Knew (4) - completed 9/6/25
OCTOBER - Westerns
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (4) - completed 10/31/25
NOVEMBER
David Treuer - The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (4) - completed 11/29/25
DECEMBER
Meg Wolitzer - The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman (4) - completed 12/27/25
WILDCARD
Anne Tyler - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (4.5) - completed 5/14/25
JANUARY - Pacific Northwest
A Chill Rain in January by L. R. Wright (3.5) - completed 1/10/25
The Light on the Island: Tales of a Lighthouse Keeper's Family in the San Juan Islands by Helene Glidden (4.5) - completed 1/24/25
FEBRUARY - American Muslim authors
The Return by Hisham Matar (4) - completed 2/26/25
MARCH
Stewart O'Nan - Songs for the Missing (4) - completed 3/30/25
MAY - Pulitzers in history
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn (4) - completed 5/31/25
JUNE
Willy Vlautin - The Free (4) - completed 6/23/25
JULY - Romance
Austenland by Shannon Hale (3) - complete 6/30/25
Book Lovers by Emily Henry (3) - completed 7/10/25
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (2) - completed 7/20/25
AUGUST - True crime & its fictional offspring
Birdman: The Many Faces of Robert Stroud by Jolene Babyak (4) - completed 9/3/25
SEPTEMBER
Alice Hoffman - The World That We Knew (4) - completed 9/6/25
OCTOBER - Westerns
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (4) - completed 10/31/25
NOVEMBER
David Treuer - The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (4) - completed 11/29/25
DECEMBER
Meg Wolitzer - The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman (4) - completed 12/27/25
WILDCARD
Anne Tyler - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (4.5) - completed 5/14/25
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British Authors Challenge
JANUARY - Show Biz
The Bad Quarto by Jill Paton Walsh (4) - completed 1/11/25
FEBRUARY
Kia Abdullah - Take It Back (3.5) - completed 2/21/25
MARCH
Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals (5) - completed 3/22/25
APRIL
P. D. James - The Mistletoe Murder: and Other Stories (4) - completed 3/29/25
P. D. James - Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales (4) - completed 4/18/25
MAY
Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love (3.5) - competed 5/16/25
JUNE - Tudor & Jacobean eras
Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/8/25
Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/22/25
JULY
Dodie Smith - The 101 Dalmatians (5) - completed 7/7/25
Mervyn Peake - Titus Groan (3.5) - completed 7/30/25
AUGUST
Alex Wheatle - Cane Warriors (4) - completed 8/23/25
SEPTEMBER
Alan Moore - Watchmen (3.5) - completed 10/8/25
OCTOBER
Sarah Moss - Summerwater (3) - completed 10/14/25
Christopher Isherwood - The Berlin Stories (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
DECEMBER - Historical mysteries
The Winter Garden Mystery - Carola Dunn (3.5) - completed 12/17/25
JANUARY - Show Biz
The Bad Quarto by Jill Paton Walsh (4) - completed 1/11/25
FEBRUARY
Kia Abdullah - Take It Back (3.5) - completed 2/21/25
MARCH
Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals (5) - completed 3/22/25
APRIL
P. D. James - The Mistletoe Murder: and Other Stories (4) - completed 3/29/25
P. D. James - Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales (4) - completed 4/18/25
MAY
Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love (3.5) - competed 5/16/25
JUNE - Tudor & Jacobean eras
Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/8/25
Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/22/25
JULY
Dodie Smith - The 101 Dalmatians (5) - completed 7/7/25
Mervyn Peake - Titus Groan (3.5) - completed 7/30/25
AUGUST
Alex Wheatle - Cane Warriors (4) - completed 8/23/25
SEPTEMBER
Alan Moore - Watchmen (3.5) - completed 10/8/25
OCTOBER
Sarah Moss - Summerwater (3) - completed 10/14/25
Christopher Isherwood - The Berlin Stories (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
DECEMBER - Historical mysteries
The Winter Garden Mystery - Carola Dunn (3.5) - completed 12/17/25
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Nonfiction Challenge
JANUARY - Prize winners
Book of Ages by Jill Lepore (4) - completed 1/1/25 (Mark Lynton History Prize)
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane (4) - completed 1/18/25 (Dolman Best Travel Book Award)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (4) - completed 1/31/25 (Southern Book Critics Circle Award, among others)
FEBRUARY - Cartography
Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735-1815 by William Dollarhide (3.5) - completed 2/28/25
Map Basics by Maxwell Baber (4) - completed 2/28/25
MARCH - Espionage and counterespionage
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre (3.5) - completed 3/24/25
APRIL - Revolutions
Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer (4) - completed 4/14/25
MAY - Modern China
Wuhu Diary: The Mystery of My Daughter Lulu by Emily Prager (3.5) - completed 5/24/25
JUNE - Natural disasters
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (4) - completed 6/13/25
JULY - Fish & fishing
The Hungry Ocean by Linda Greenlaw (4) - completed 7/12/25
The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw (3.5) - completed 7/31/25
AUGUST - Movies, movies, movies
My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke (4) - completed 8/16/25
SEPTEMBER - Transportation
Station to Station by James Attlee (4) - completed 9/30/25
OCTOBER - Bibliophilia
Book Lust by Nancy Pearl (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
DECEMBER - As You Like It
The Reporter Who Knew Too Much by Mark Shaw (2) - completed 12/16/25
Secret Sister: From Nazi-Occupied Jersey to Wartime London, One Woman's Search for the Truth by Cherry Durbin (3.5) - completed 12/31/25
JANUARY - Prize winners
Book of Ages by Jill Lepore (4) - completed 1/1/25 (Mark Lynton History Prize)
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane (4) - completed 1/18/25 (Dolman Best Travel Book Award)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (4) - completed 1/31/25 (Southern Book Critics Circle Award, among others)
FEBRUARY - Cartography
Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735-1815 by William Dollarhide (3.5) - completed 2/28/25
Map Basics by Maxwell Baber (4) - completed 2/28/25
MARCH - Espionage and counterespionage
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre (3.5) - completed 3/24/25
APRIL - Revolutions
Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer (4) - completed 4/14/25
MAY - Modern China
Wuhu Diary: The Mystery of My Daughter Lulu by Emily Prager (3.5) - completed 5/24/25
JUNE - Natural disasters
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (4) - completed 6/13/25
JULY - Fish & fishing
The Hungry Ocean by Linda Greenlaw (4) - completed 7/12/25
The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw (3.5) - completed 7/31/25
AUGUST - Movies, movies, movies
My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke (4) - completed 8/16/25
SEPTEMBER - Transportation
Station to Station by James Attlee (4) - completed 9/30/25
OCTOBER - Bibliophilia
Book Lust by Nancy Pearl (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
DECEMBER - As You Like It
The Reporter Who Knew Too Much by Mark Shaw (2) - completed 12/16/25
Secret Sister: From Nazi-Occupied Jersey to Wartime London, One Woman's Search for the Truth by Cherry Durbin (3.5) - completed 12/31/25
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MysteryKit
JANUARY - Winter mysteries
A Chill Rain in January by L. R. Wright (3.5) - completed 1/10/25
Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (3) - completed 1/25/25
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger (4) - completed 2/5/25
FEBRUARY - Vintage mysteries
The Unfinished Clue by Georgette Heyer (4) - completed 2/9/25
MARCH - Espionage
London Match by Len Deighton (3.5) - completed 3/28/25
APRIL - Paranormal
The Houdini Specter by Daniel Stashower (3.5) - completed 4/28/25
MAY - Mystery not set in my country
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (5) - competed 5/22/25
Murder Being Once Done by Ruth Rendell (3.5) - completed 5/31/25
JUNE - LGBTQ+ detectives
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (4) - completed 6/16/25
JULY - Series sleuths
Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout (5) - completed 7/16/25
AUGUST - Legal thrillers
Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein (3.5) - completed 8/30/25
SEPTEMBER - Silver age mysteries
Dead Cert by Dick Francis (3.5) - completed 9/23/25
OCTOBER - Police procedurals
Prey on Patmos by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 10/9/25
DECEMBER - Cozies
The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn (3.5) - completed 12/17/25
JANUARY - Winter mysteries
A Chill Rain in January by L. R. Wright (3.5) - completed 1/10/25
Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (3) - completed 1/25/25
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger (4) - completed 2/5/25
FEBRUARY - Vintage mysteries
The Unfinished Clue by Georgette Heyer (4) - completed 2/9/25
MARCH - Espionage
London Match by Len Deighton (3.5) - completed 3/28/25
APRIL - Paranormal
The Houdini Specter by Daniel Stashower (3.5) - completed 4/28/25
MAY - Mystery not set in my country
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (5) - competed 5/22/25
Murder Being Once Done by Ruth Rendell (3.5) - completed 5/31/25
JUNE - LGBTQ+ detectives
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (4) - completed 6/16/25
JULY - Series sleuths
Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout (5) - completed 7/16/25
AUGUST - Legal thrillers
Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein (3.5) - completed 8/30/25
SEPTEMBER - Silver age mysteries
Dead Cert by Dick Francis (3.5) - completed 9/23/25
OCTOBER - Police procedurals
Prey on Patmos by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 10/9/25
DECEMBER - Cozies
The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn (3.5) - completed 12/17/25
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Group Reads
First Frost by Craig Johnson (3.5) - completed 1/5/25
Boardinghouse Women by Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt (4) - completed 1/10/25
Recasting the Vote by Cathleen D. Cahill (3.5) - completed 2/9/25
Three Hands in the Fountain by Lindsey Davis (3) - completed 2/19/25
A Refiner's Fire by Donna Leon (3) - completed 3/9/25
Wanderers: A History of Women Walking by Kerri Andrews (3.5) - completed 3/9/25
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow (3.5) - completed 4/13/25
Two for the Lions by Lindsey Davis (3.5) - completed 4/24/25
Dear Miss Perkins by Rebecca Brenner Graham (2.5) - completed 5/4/25
A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker (3) - completed 6/2/25
Assassins of Athens by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 6/25/25
Looking for Miss America by Margot Mifflin (3.5) - completed 7/5/25
When Women Invented Television by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (3.5) - completed 8/13/25
One Virgin Too Many by Lindsey Davis (4.5) - completed 8/19/25
The Impostor Heiress by Annie Reed (3) - completed 9/15/25
An Enemy in the Village by Martin Walker (3) - completed 9/20/25
Prey on Patmos by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 10/9/25
The Great Stewardess Rebellion by Nell McShane Wulfhart (4) - completed 10/12/25
Ode to a Banker by Lindsey Davis (4) - completed 11/24/25
Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson (4) - completed 12/1/25
First Frost by Craig Johnson (3.5) - completed 1/5/25
Boardinghouse Women by Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt (4) - completed 1/10/25
Recasting the Vote by Cathleen D. Cahill (3.5) - completed 2/9/25
Three Hands in the Fountain by Lindsey Davis (3) - completed 2/19/25
A Refiner's Fire by Donna Leon (3) - completed 3/9/25
Wanderers: A History of Women Walking by Kerri Andrews (3.5) - completed 3/9/25
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow (3.5) - completed 4/13/25
Two for the Lions by Lindsey Davis (3.5) - completed 4/24/25
Dear Miss Perkins by Rebecca Brenner Graham (2.5) - completed 5/4/25
A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker (3) - completed 6/2/25
Assassins of Athens by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 6/25/25
Looking for Miss America by Margot Mifflin (3.5) - completed 7/5/25
When Women Invented Television by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (3.5) - completed 8/13/25
One Virgin Too Many by Lindsey Davis (4.5) - completed 8/19/25
The Impostor Heiress by Annie Reed (3) - completed 9/15/25
An Enemy in the Village by Martin Walker (3) - completed 9/20/25
Prey on Patmos by Jeffrey Siger (3.5) - completed 10/9/25
The Great Stewardess Rebellion by Nell McShane Wulfhart (4) - completed 10/12/25
Ode to a Banker by Lindsey Davis (4) - completed 11/24/25
Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson (4) - completed 12/1/25
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Reading Projects: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
Book of Ages by Jill Lepore (4) - completed 1/1/25
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (4) - completed 1/31/25
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (5) - completed 3/22/25
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (4.5) - completed 5/14/25
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford (3.5) - completed 5/16/25
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn (4) - completed 5/31/25
Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/8/25
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (4) - completed 6/13/25
Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/22/25
How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (4.5) - completed 6/29/25
Old Herbaceous by Reginald Arkell (4.5) - completed 6/30/25
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake (3.5) - completed 7/30/25
The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
Book Lust by Nancy Pearl (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (4) - completed 10/31/25
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (4.5) - completed 11/17/25
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart (4) - completed 12/30/25
Book of Ages by Jill Lepore (4) - completed 1/1/25
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (4) - completed 1/31/25
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (5) - completed 3/22/25
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (4.5) - completed 5/14/25
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford (3.5) - completed 5/16/25
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn (4) - completed 5/31/25
Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/8/25
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (4) - completed 6/13/25
Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare (4) - completed 6/22/25
How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (4.5) - completed 6/29/25
Old Herbaceous by Reginald Arkell (4.5) - completed 6/30/25
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake (3.5) - completed 7/30/25
The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
Book Lust by Nancy Pearl (3.5) - completed 10/19/25
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (4) - completed 10/31/25
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (4.5) - completed 11/17/25
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart (4) - completed 12/30/25
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Reading Projects
Agatha Christie
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (3.5) - completed 7/29/25
Verdict by Agatha Christie (3) - completed 8/23/25
Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (4) - completed 9/10/25
The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (3.5) - completed 10/24/25
Rex Stout
Curtains for Three (4) - completed 1/2/25
Murder by the Book (3.5) - completed 4/30/25
Triple Jeopardy (4) - completed 5/10/25
Prisoner's Base (5) - completed 7/16/25
The Golden Spiders (4) - completed 9/7/25
Three Men Out (4) - completed 11/8/25
Jane Austen
Austenland by Shannon Hale (3) - completed 6/30/25
Agatha Christie
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (3.5) - completed 7/29/25
Verdict by Agatha Christie (3) - completed 8/23/25
Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (4) - completed 9/10/25
The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (3.5) - completed 10/24/25
Rex Stout
Curtains for Three (4) - completed 1/2/25
Murder by the Book (3.5) - completed 4/30/25
Triple Jeopardy (4) - completed 5/10/25
Prisoner's Base (5) - completed 7/16/25
The Golden Spiders (4) - completed 9/7/25
Three Men Out (4) - completed 11/8/25
Jane Austen
Austenland by Shannon Hale (3) - completed 6/30/25
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Best of 2024
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, translated by H. T. Willetts (5) - Review
Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse (4.5) - Review
Poseidon's Gold by Lindsey Davis (4.5) - Review
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (4.5) - Review
Jane Austen's England: Daily Life in the Georgian and Regency Periods by Roy Adkins & Lesley Adkins (4.5) - Review
Beyond the Body Farm by Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson (4.5) - Review
Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain by Margaret Willson (4.5) - Review
Tevye the Milkman by Sholem Aleichem (5) - Review
Home by Marilynne Robinson (5) - Review
Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza by Adina Hoffman & Peter Cole (4.5) - Review
A Passage to India by E. M. Forster (5) - Review
Holes by Louis Sachar (4.5) - Review
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (5) - Review
The Woman Who Split the Atom by Marissa Moss (4.5) - Review
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, translated by H. T. Willetts (5) - Review
Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse (4.5) - Review
Poseidon's Gold by Lindsey Davis (4.5) - Review
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (4.5) - Review
Jane Austen's England: Daily Life in the Georgian and Regency Periods by Roy Adkins & Lesley Adkins (4.5) - Review
Beyond the Body Farm by Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson (4.5) - Review
Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain by Margaret Willson (4.5) - Review
Tevye the Milkman by Sholem Aleichem (5) - Review
Home by Marilynne Robinson (5) - Review
Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza by Adina Hoffman & Peter Cole (4.5) - Review
A Passage to India by E. M. Forster (5) - Review
Holes by Louis Sachar (4.5) - Review
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (5) - Review
The Woman Who Split the Atom by Marissa Moss (4.5) - Review
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>15 cbl_tn: Thanks, Mary! At least the books he's eaten so far have been mine. I'm trying to be very careful with library books!
19laytonwoman3rd
>1 cbl_tn: Wally, you're so handsome! No more chewing, though, ok? Carrie, is that a handmade zigzag afghan on the back of the green chair? I have two of those my grandmother made... TV watching essentials when it's chilly.
20PaulCranswick
Happy new thread, Carrie. xx
21alcottacre
>2 cbl_tn: Yay for Wally! I know exactly what you mean about Wally 'letting' you read although in my case it is 2 cats. . .
>3 cbl_tn: Nice list! I will have to check and see if they are all in the BlackHole. I have read My Family and Other Animals already and know for sure that Death at the Sign of the Rook is since I am going through the Jackson Brodie books currently. The others I am not sure of at all.
Happy new thread!
>3 cbl_tn: Nice list! I will have to check and see if they are all in the BlackHole. I have read My Family and Other Animals already and know for sure that Death at the Sign of the Rook is since I am going through the Jackson Brodie books currently. The others I am not sure of at all.
Happy new thread!
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>18 LovingLit: Thanks, Megan! Wally is too cute to stay mad at for long!
>19 laytonwoman3rd: Yes, my grandmother made the afghan in the photo! It has holes in it now from decades of use, but I can't bear to get rid of it.
>20 PaulCranswick: Thanks, Paul!
>21 alcottacre: Hi Stasia! I love Jackson Brodie, and I love that Atkinson lets him age like a real person. It makes me feel like he is a real person!
>19 laytonwoman3rd: Yes, my grandmother made the afghan in the photo! It has holes in it now from decades of use, but I can't bear to get rid of it.
>20 PaulCranswick: Thanks, Paul!
>21 alcottacre: Hi Stasia! I love Jackson Brodie, and I love that Atkinson lets him age like a real person. It makes me feel like he is a real person!
23atozgrl
Happy new thread, Carrie! >2 cbl_tn: Wally looks excited and ready to get after something. I'm glad you have him.
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>23 atozgrl: Thanks, Irene! You're right about Wally. He's almost always ready to get after something!
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>28 drneutron: Thanks, Jim!
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>38 mstrust: Thanks, Jennifer!
40Familyhistorian
Happy new thread, Carrie! I haven't read Looking for Miss America as I knew I was busy for book club. I have a copy on hand though so I'm looking forward to it.
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>40 Familyhistorian: Thanks, Meg! I'm looking forward to the book discussion. I didn't like it as well as the book we read last year by the same author so that was a little disappointing.
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July Recap
Books borrowed: 3
Books owned: 2
eBooks borrowed: 2
eAudiobooks borrowed: 3
Best of the month: The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith (5)
Worst of the month: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (2)
Books borrowed: 3
Books owned: 2
eBooks borrowed: 2
eAudiobooks borrowed: 3
Best of the month: The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith (5)
Worst of the month: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (2)
51lindapanzo
Hi Carrie: Both The Authors Guide and The Queens of Murder sound terrific and will have to go onto the TBR pile which, sadly, hasn’t accumulated too many additions in recent months.
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>51 lindapanzo: Hi Linda! I think you will like both of those books. If you ever listen to audiobooks, both are really well narrated.
I hope you have a restful weekend and mom continues to heal.
I hope you have a restful weekend and mom continues to heal.
60lindapanzo
>55 cbl_tn: I’ve had the Dick Van Dyke book on the TBR pile for forever. I need to get to it soon.
61laytonwoman3rd
>55 cbl_tn: I listened to that one on audio, back when I was still working, and was very grateful to have it one late afternoon when I was stuck in a traffic jam.
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>60 lindapanzo: I think the print would be just as entertaining as the audio version, plus it probably has photographs. I hope you enjoy it when you get to it!
>61 laytonwoman3rd: Dick Van Dyke would certainly make a traffic jam more pleasant!
>61 laytonwoman3rd: Dick Van Dyke would certainly make a traffic jam more pleasant!
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August Recap
Books borrowed: 1
Books owned: 2
eBooks borrowed: 2
eAudiobooks borrowed: 4
Best of the month: One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard (4.5)
Worst of the month: Verdict by Agatha Christie (3)
Books borrowed: 1
Books owned: 2
eBooks borrowed: 2
eAudiobooks borrowed: 4
Best of the month: One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard (4.5)
Worst of the month: Verdict by Agatha Christie (3)
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>64 cbl_tn: Apparently I hit two milestones with this review. Not only is it #75 for the year, but it's also review #2,000!
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>67 mstrust: Thanks, Jennifer!
69figsfromthistle
Congrats on reading 75 books!
70lindapanzo
Congrats on reaching 75 books, Carrie!!
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>69 figsfromthistle: >70 lindapanzo: Thank you both!
73alcottacre
>63 cbl_tn: I am going to have to give that one a shot! Thanks for the recommendation, Carrie.
>64 cbl_tn:
>72 cbl_tn: Another one I am going to have to see if I can find. Into the BlackHole it goes!
>64 cbl_tn:
>72 cbl_tn: Another one I am going to have to see if I can find. Into the BlackHole it goes!
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>73 alcottacre: Thanks Stasia!
76lindapanzo
I finished the Dick Van Dyke book last night. Really enjoyed it. He’s led an interesting life but some parts did bug me.
80alcottacre
>78 cbl_tn: I started the book today and was taking a quick peek to see if you had finished it - I knew that you were having a problem with some of the narration of the audiobook. I am glad to see that you ended up enjoying the book, Carrie!
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>80 alcottacre: That's great, Stasia! I hope the book works as well for you as it did for me, even with the parts of the narration that seemed off to me.
>81 bell7: Thanks, Mary!
>81 bell7: Thanks, Mary!
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Wally graduated from intermediate training on Saturday. Lately he seems to be catching on to the things we've been working on in training. It's been good for both of us!
84lindapanzo
>83 cbl_tn: Good for Wally!!
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>84 lindapanzo: He is a smart dog!
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September Recap
Books borrowed: 2
Books owned: 3
eBooks borrowed: 1
eAudiobooks borrowed: 4
Best of the month: Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (4)
Worst of the month: An Enemy in the Village by Martin Walker (3)
Books borrowed: 2
Books owned: 3
eBooks borrowed: 1
eAudiobooks borrowed: 4
Best of the month: Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (4)
Worst of the month: An Enemy in the Village by Martin Walker (3)
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>64 cbl_tn: Happy 75th book!
(plus a few by now :))
>92 cbl_tn: I love the sound of this one! There's nothing like a train trip, imo. We don't have many non-tourist train routes here in NZ.
(plus a few by now :))
>92 cbl_tn: I love the sound of this one! There's nothing like a train trip, imo. We don't have many non-tourist train routes here in NZ.
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>98 LovingLit: Thank you! Station to Station was a fun read for me since I had traveled on that line years ago. Many of the places he wrote about are familiar to me.
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October Recap
Books borrowed: 4
Books owned: 1
eAudiobooks borrowed: 4
Best of the month: The Great Stewardess Rebellion by Nell McShane Wulfhart (4)
Worst of the month: Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill (2.5)
Books borrowed: 4
Books owned: 1
eAudiobooks borrowed: 4
Best of the month: The Great Stewardess Rebellion by Nell McShane Wulfhart (4)
Worst of the month: Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill (2.5)
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>106 figsfromthistle: It wasn't nearly as dry as I expected. A pleasant surprise!
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November Recap
Books borrowed: 2
eBooks borrowed: 2
eAudiobooks borrowed: 3
Best of the month: Bellwether by Connie Willis (5)
Books borrowed: 2
eBooks borrowed: 2
eAudiobooks borrowed: 3
Best of the month: Bellwether by Connie Willis (5)
120Familyhistorian
I saw a lot of tempting mysteries on your thread and now feel like I need to track down some new-to-me Nero Wolfe books.
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>120 Familyhistorian: Hi Meg! I plan to read all of the Nero Wolfe books. Fun fact - Rex Stout is my 3rd cousin 3x removed. :-)
124mstrust
>122 cbl_tn: That sounds like a very interesting case, but I'll take your advice and look for another source.
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>124 mstrust: There doesn't seem to be much out there. The only other biography I can find is the one by Lee Israel. I'll have to see if I can track down a copy.
127msf59
Merry Christmas, Carrie! Thank you so much for your generous gifts. I loved all the book selections and appreciate the time you took to wrap each one. I plan on reading 2 of these soon. Have you read any of them? I hope you have a wonderful holiday.
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>127 msf59: Yes, I've read Winter Counts, Winter's Tales, and the Jean Stafford collection. I don't read nearly as many short stories as you do, but of the collections that we share my ratings seem to mirror yours so I took a chance on the Stafford since I didn't see it in your library. The Dinesen was my grandmother's.
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Have a lovely festive season, Carrie
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>129 PaulCranswick: Thank you, Paul! I wish you the same!
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>128 cbl_tn: I think that is awesome that you have read several of those, Carrie. My plan is to read the Yoon collection next and then Winter Counts. At least I can get a couple of them out of the way, before they get lost in the avalanche of other books in the New Year.
134Familyhistorian
Your Christmas reads look very interesting, Carrie. I hope your Christmas was a merry one and all the best for 2026!
135mstrust
Thank you for the cute Christmas card!
Let me wish you a Happy New Year, and happy reading in 2026! 🎊🍾
Let me wish you a Happy New Year, and happy reading in 2026! 🎊🍾
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>133 msf59: Sounds like a good plan! I had hoped for a sequel to Winter Counts by now. It seems I won't have to wait much longer. I see a sequel is due to be published in July.
>134 Familyhistorian: Thanks, Meg! I have enjoyed my Christmas reading. The holidays are just getting started for me. My brother and sister-in-law and some of her extended family are arriving today and staying through New Year's.
>135 mstrust: You're welcome! All the best in 2026!
>134 Familyhistorian: Thanks, Meg! I have enjoyed my Christmas reading. The holidays are just getting started for me. My brother and sister-in-law and some of her extended family are arriving today and staying through New Year's.
>135 mstrust: You're welcome! All the best in 2026!
139msf59
Happy New Year, Carrie. I finished The Honey and the Hive. An excellent collection. He is a fine writer. I just started Winter Counts and that one also shows promise. Glad to hear that there will be a sequel. I wondered if he had wrote anything new. See you on the other side.
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>139 msf59: I'm glad the first one was a hit! Happy New Year!
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December Recap
Books owned: 1
Books borrowed: 2
eBooks owned: 1
eBooks borrowed: 3
eAudiobooks borrowed: 6
Best of the month: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (5)
Worst of the month: The Reporter Who Knew Too Much by Mark Shaw (2)
Books owned: 1
Books borrowed: 2
eBooks owned: 1
eBooks borrowed: 3
eAudiobooks borrowed: 6
Best of the month: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (5)
Worst of the month: The Reporter Who Knew Too Much by Mark Shaw (2)
144laytonwoman3rd
We just watched the movie The Best Christmas Pageant Ever---it was very good.
