Gayla, thanks for this. I will be in conversation with Rachel Kapelke-Dale about our first novels on Saturday December 3 at 2 PM Eastern. We're hosted by the Alliance Française in Washington DC. It's a VIRTUAL conversation so everyone please join us. It's free, you just have to register. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ballerinas-the-three-muses-a-book-talk-tickets-460095145967
With your pending retirement I am guessing we are going to notice EVEN MORE ENERGY toward reading soon enough. Fun to celebrate the new authors and books that became our friends this year. For me, William Kent Krueger has been a joy. Onward to Christmas!
I've heard good things about "The Personal Assistant" and can't wait to read it. I've also heard some discussion about the Louise Penny series on a recent podcast and found out that there was a video series on Amazon Prime. I plan on watching that soon, I hope the Prime series is good but I will also check out some of the books.
And, I love the link to the Book gift boxes you provided. You just made my Christmas shopping easier for "me" and I hope I buy for my friends as well. LOL
Thanks as always for your book recommendations, Gayla! I’m finding that with so much frightening and depressing news shaking us up on a daily basis, all I really want is escapist, feel-good, laugh-out-loud, whodunnit and/or foodie reading material to transport me to a better place, at least for a little while. Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series fills the bill in almost all ways, including the foodie bit (see the most recent installment in the Three Pines blog). I usually listen to the books as I try to get in my 10,000 steps or bake something time-consuming. I can’t wait to read (or listen to) the latest installment. The kind, astute Gamache and all the lovable, eccentric characters who people Penny’s books will again convince me that all’s well in the world--or at least in the corner called Three Pines, where no murder goes unsolved and even misfits (especially misfits!) are welcome.
I have read the entire Louise Penny Series. The child sexual abuse storyline in her recent release is too disturbing. I ended up skimming most of the book and it’s among my least fav of the series (for many reasons). Readers who love thrillers will likely love it more than I did. It seems that she is moving away from mystery into the thriller genre. I haven’t enjoyed her last two, so off my auto buy list she goes. I’ll need to read more reviews before I commit to the next installment.
I haven't read any of the Three Pines novels yet but just watched the new mini-series. I don't know how the show stacks up compared to the books, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to checking out the novels sometime.
Gayla, thanks for this. I will be in conversation with Rachel Kapelke-Dale about our first novels on Saturday December 3 at 2 PM Eastern. We're hosted by the Alliance Française in Washington DC. It's a VIRTUAL conversation so everyone please join us. It's free, you just have to register. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ballerinas-the-three-muses-a-book-talk-tickets-460095145967
Thanks loads!!
I'm reading my first Louise Penny novel right now. So far, so good!
With your pending retirement I am guessing we are going to notice EVEN MORE ENERGY toward reading soon enough. Fun to celebrate the new authors and books that became our friends this year. For me, William Kent Krueger has been a joy. Onward to Christmas!
I've heard good things about "The Personal Assistant" and can't wait to read it. I've also heard some discussion about the Louise Penny series on a recent podcast and found out that there was a video series on Amazon Prime. I plan on watching that soon, I hope the Prime series is good but I will also check out some of the books.
And, I love the link to the Book gift boxes you provided. You just made my Christmas shopping easier for "me" and I hope I buy for my friends as well. LOL
Thanks as always for your book recommendations, Gayla! I’m finding that with so much frightening and depressing news shaking us up on a daily basis, all I really want is escapist, feel-good, laugh-out-loud, whodunnit and/or foodie reading material to transport me to a better place, at least for a little while. Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series fills the bill in almost all ways, including the foodie bit (see the most recent installment in the Three Pines blog). I usually listen to the books as I try to get in my 10,000 steps or bake something time-consuming. I can’t wait to read (or listen to) the latest installment. The kind, astute Gamache and all the lovable, eccentric characters who people Penny’s books will again convince me that all’s well in the world--or at least in the corner called Three Pines, where no murder goes unsolved and even misfits (especially misfits!) are welcome.
Several of these are on my to-read list! I think we have similar tastes in light relief.
I have read the entire Louise Penny Series. The child sexual abuse storyline in her recent release is too disturbing. I ended up skimming most of the book and it’s among my least fav of the series (for many reasons). Readers who love thrillers will likely love it more than I did. It seems that she is moving away from mystery into the thriller genre. I haven’t enjoyed her last two, so off my auto buy list she goes. I’ll need to read more reviews before I commit to the next installment.
I haven't read any of the Three Pines novels yet but just watched the new mini-series. I don't know how the show stacks up compared to the books, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to checking out the novels sometime.