My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today is LUCK AND JUDGEMENT by Peter Grainger, re-released and due out in May from @hachetteus.bsky.social #UnionSquare&Co. #3 in the DC Smith/Kings Lake Investigation series. DC is clever, cool, & imperturbable. Love him & this series.
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Ran out of space in my #LibraryReadingWed post so I couldn't say I'm loving them both. @paultremblay.bsky.social can really bring the horror home. Too believable for comfort, but i don't read horror for comfort. That is why I need A SCROOGE MYSTERY as a chaser.
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today are DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP by @paultremblay.bsky.social, due in June from @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social and A SCROOGE MYSTERY by @andreinacordani.bsky.social due in Nov from @ssedlib.bsky.social
I don't remember planting bunny seeds in this planter. 🤔
#ewgc I think my next non-fiction will be THE RUSH by Nathaniel Philbrick, due out in October from @prhlibrary.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social. Can't go wrong with Philbrick.
I felt the same about LAND. Not a fast read, but beautiful writing that carries you along.
#ewgc I think this is going to the top of my tbr pile. I ready mysteries for escape and this looks like it will do the trick. A SCROOGE MYSTERY by Andreina Cordani due out in Nov from @ssedlib.bsky.social #PegasusCrime. #2 in the series is coming soon after.
#ewgc I am currently reading A MAP TO MURDER by @michellechouinard.bsky.social due out in Sept from @macmillanlib.bsky.social
@minotaurbooks.bsky.social I'm way ahead on this one, but I couldn't resist. I absolutely love this series. (This is #3)
#ewgc STAY BURIED by Jennifer McMahon, due out in Aug from @ssedlib.bsky.social. So creepy and so good. A knackerman ("removes and clears animal carcasses from private farms or public highways..." wiki) makes a great villain.
#ewgc DUNGEONS AND DANGERS by @lizziepenney.bsky.social, due out in May from
@macmillanlib.bsky.social @minotaurbooks.bsky.social. Fun, cozy mystery series. #2 in the Ravensea Castle series. Covers are great, too.
#ewgc DEATH AT THE CASTLE GATES by
@nickoldhambooks.bsky.social, due out in June from
@severnhouse.bsky.social. #3 in the Jessica Raker thriller series. Love this series with its strong female protagonist.
#ewgc MARION by Leah Rowan, due out in June from @macmillanlib.bsky.social is a great thriller. Psycho, but the tables are turned...
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today is A MAP TO MURDER by @michellechouinard.bsky.social, due out in Sept from @macmillanlib.bsky.social @minotaurbooks.bsky.social. I'm way ahead on this one, but I couldn't resist. I absolutely love this series. (This is #3)
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today are MARION by Leah Rowan, due in June from @macmillanlib.bsky.social and DUNGEONS AND DANGERS by @lizziepenney.bsky.social, due in May from @macmillanlib.bsky.social @minotaurbooks.bsky.social. Hitchcock fans and cozy fans take note!
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today is DEATH AT THE CASTLE GATES by @nickoldhambooks.bsky.social, due out in June from @severnhouse.bsky.social. #3 in the Jessica Raker thriller series. Love this series with its strong female protagonist. Jess is very cool.
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today is STAY BURIED by Jennifer McMahon, due out in Aug from @ssedlib.bsky.social. So creepy and so good. A knackerman ("removes and clears animal carcasses from private farms or public highways..." wiki) makes a great villain.
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today is SUNRISE by Tea Obreht, due out in August from @prhlibrary.bsky.social @randomhouse.bsky.social. Just started it last night but already loving it. Her writing is always so lyrical. Can't wait to get back to it.
I am deep in Koha h*ll so I'll be lurking around #ewgc and posting just a few. Loved THE COVE by @ljross.bsky.social due out in May from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social. Great fast-paced summer suspense with a touch of romance.
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today is THE GOLDEN BOY by Patricia Finn, due out next week from @hachetteus.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #CardinalBooks. About half way through and loving it. Beautiful debut novel. Gambit of emotions from this one.
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky is THE TYPEWRITER AND THE GUILLOTINE by Mark Braude, out in January from @hachetteus.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social @grandcentralpub.bsky.social. Engrossing non-fiction. Female journalist, political unrest, & a bonus serial killer.
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky is THE COVE by @ljross.bsky.social, due in May from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social. A woman healing from trauma moves to a secluded coastal village in Cornwall. Originally pubd in 2021, this is a fast paced thriller.
Oh my God, after the Pam Bondi debacle I was thinking "where is Wonder Woman and her lasso of truth when we need it!
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today is LAND by Maggie O’Farrell due out in June from @aaknopf.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social. Beautiful writing as always. Love it.
#ewgc Thank you all! see you next month.
#ewgc it's that time of year again when I wrap books for Blind Date with a Book. I always check what new books are coming out and wrap a few from the author's blacklist. Rest assured, several of the authors I mentioned are all wrapped up and ready to go.
#ewgc THE BLOOD COUNTESS: MURDER, BETRAYAL, AND THE MAKING OF A MONSTER by Shelley Puhak, due out in a few weeks from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social was so interesting and just another reminder of the obstacles women have faced for eons. Some more dangerous than others.
#ewgc Read and loved WE BURNED SO BRIGHT by T.J. Klune, due out in April from @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social. Road trip as the world ends. Great writing, as usual.
#ewgc Read and loved THE BOOK WITCH by Meg Shaffer, due out in April from @prhlibrary.bsky.social. So clever and so much fun.
#ewgc So excited to see MURDER AT A SCOTTISH HALLOWEEN by Traci Hall is due out in June from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social. Another fav series of mine, and one that does very well at my library.
#ewgc HOW TO CHEAT YOUR OWN DEATH by Kristen Perrin, due out in April from @duttonbooks.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social is another great addition to the Castle Knoll Files series. Love this series. Great characters in both timelines.