What We’re Reading: August 2023
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Lida’s Reading List
I had the pleasure of sitting in a booth at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival with T. Jefferson Parker. As I heard him describe his latest book, which centers around a rescue dog, I knew I had to read it. I’m glad I did. Add a couple of other mysteries, a picture book plus two romance novels and I was all set!
The Rescue by T. Jefferson Parker
Smile Beach Murder (Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery #1) by Alicia Bessette
The Beach Escape by Rachel Magee
The Inn at Summer Island by Rachel Magee
Mimi Lee Cracks the Code (Sassy Cat Mystery #1) by Jennifer J. Chow
Lovely You Are by Sean Cribbin (Advance Reader copy)
Tina’s Reading List
This month has been more about writing than reading, and more about variety. I am still slowly enjoying the anthologies, but I dove into some wonderful literary fiction for a nice change of pace.
I Am Homeless If This is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore
Iza’s Ballad by Magda Szabó
Stay True: A Memoir by Hua Hsu
The Souvenir Museum: Stories by Elizabeth McCracken
Prelude to Murder by Erica Miner (Advanced Review Copy)
The Madness of Crowds (Chief Inspector Gamache #17) by Louise Penny
The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton
The Nature of Kyoto: Writers in Kyoto Anthology edited by Lisa Twaronite Sone & Robert Weis
Malice Domestic Mystery Most Traditional: Anthology #17 edited by Verena Rose, Rita Owen & Shawn Reilly Simmons
Jen’s Reading List
My reading this month was a joyful blend of re-reads and books recommended by others. Keep the recommendations coming!
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (finished)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (finished)
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (in progress)
Girl in the Rearview Mirror: A Novel by Kelsey Rae Dimberg (in progress)
Northern Spy: A Novel by Flynn Berry (in progress)
Zoobreak: A Swindle Mystery by Gordon Korman (finished)
Egg Marks the Spot (Skunk and Badger #2) by Amy Timberlake (in progress)
The Crooked Sixpence (The Uncommoners #1) by Jennifer Bell (in progress)
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Beldon #1) by Julie Campbell (finished)
The Red Trailer Mystery (Trixie Belden #2) by Julie Campbell (in progress)
Carol’s Reading List
While I’m waiting to get the last Inspector Banks mystery from my library, I’m diving back into the Maisie Dobbs books. If you haven’t read this series, I highly recommend it—and start with #1 so you don’t miss anything. I like each book more than the last. And it allows me to “spend time in England” since I won’t be going back for a while yet.
Careless Love (Inspector Banks #25) by Peter Robinson
Many Rivers to Cross (Inspector Banks #26) by Peter Robinson
Not Dark Yet (Inspector Banks #27) by Peter Robinson
Murder in the CIA (Capital Crimes #8) by Margaret Truman
Murder at Union Station (Capital Crimes #20) by Margaret Truman
Murder at the National Cathedral (Capital Crimes #10) by Margaret Truman
Gallows Court (Rachel Savernake #1) by Martin Edwards
Murder in First Position (An On Pointe Mystery #1) by Lori Robbins
The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs #7) by Jacqueline Winspear
A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs #8) by Jacqueline Winspear
Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs #9) by Jacqueline Winspear
Leaving Everything Most Loved (Maisie Dobbs #10) by Jacqueline Winspear
A Dangerous Place (Maisie Dobbs #11) by Jacqueline Winspear
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