What We’re Reading: September 2023

Written By Jen Moore
 
 
 
 

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Lida’s Reading List

My Sleuths & Sidekicks sisters have spoken highly of Jacqueline Winspear’s books so I started at the beginning, and thoroughly enjoyed meeting Masie Dobbs. I also threw in some picture books, the usual romance, and a few mysteries that I’ve been meaning to read. Then I went on to two classics where I read the books after watching movies starring Cary Grant and Errol Flynn. Well worth it!

 
 

Masie Dobbs (Book #1) by Jacqueline Winspear
The Great Secret by E. Phillips Oppenheim
The Way of All Fish by Martha Grimes
Little Dog Lost by Monica Carnesi
Charlie’s Boat by Kit Chase
Bending the Paw (Paw Enforcement Novel, #9) by Diane Kelly
Beach Wedding Weekend by Rachel Magee 
Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

Tina’s Reading List

This month’s reading is marked by variety and I am also spending some time reading and rereading memoirs written in very short form, such as collections of essays or flash fiction pieces. I have been slowly working on a similar project and I am finding these books very inspiring. (I will be taking a workshop with Abigail Thomas soon and I am thrilled!)

 
 

Jen’s Reading List

My summer has been filled with travel, which typically cuts into my reading time, but these trips had more down time than usual, allowing me to plow through some long and wonderful books for my own taste, and my boys’.

 
 

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome (finished)
Northern Spy: A Novel by Flynn Berry (finished)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (finished)
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (finished)
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (in progress)
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson (in progress)
Nemesis by Agatha Christie (in progress)
Egg Marks the Spot (Skunk and Badger #2) by Amy Timberlake (finished)
The Crooked Sixpence (The Uncommoners #1) by Jennifer Bell (finished)
The Shadows of Doom (The Uncommoners #2) by Jennifer Bell (in progress)

The Red Trailer Mystery (Trixie Belden #2) by Julie Campbell (finished)
The Gatehouse Mystery (Trixie Belden #3) by Julie Campbell (finished)
Hit the Road, Helen! by Kate McMullan 
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (in progress)

Carol’s Reading List

This month I read the last Inspector Banks mystery and was thrilled to discover that Peter Robinson wrote several standalones. I’m diving into those soon. I also finished the Maisie Dobbs books currently available and bought a Jacqueline Winspear standalone to check out. It’s time to find another British series that I can fall in love with! If you have some recommendations, I’d love to hear them. Please let me know in the comments.

 
 

Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks #28) by Peter Robinson
Life Blood by Caroline Llewellyn
Alias Emma (Alias Emma #1) by Ava Glass
The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler
Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford
Journey to Munich (Maisie Dobbs #12) by Jacqueline Winspear
In This Grave Hour (Maisie Dobbs #13) by Jacqueline Winspear
To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs #14) by Jacqueline Winspear
The American Agent (Maisie Dobbs #15) by Jacqueline Winspear
The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs #16) by Jacqueline Winspear
A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs #17) by Jacqueline Winspear
Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
The Collectors (The Camel Club #2) by David Baldacci

 
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