Notes on Books & Life
The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia by Mary Helen Stefaniak came to me through LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewers program. When it arrived in the mail — thankfully, before I left! — I read a few pages and immediately put it into my suitcase. From the first page to the last, this novel had me hooked. I was …
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When I travel, I love to bring home books as souvenirs. I try to make my choices reflect the place I’m visiting. This trip has been no different! Here are the books that will be making the trek home with me this time: As I look at my purchases all together, I realize it’s a …
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr., is a bit out of line with the sort of books I usually read. Every now and again, though, I feel the urge to read a book one of my co-workers has selected as a “staff pick” for the store. The novel, published in 1960, is …
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Y.S. Lee’s The Agency: The Body at the Tower is both the second Mary Quinn mystery and the second book I finished on my trip. (I posted about the first Mary Quinn mystery, The Agency: A Spy in the House in the spring.) This young adult trilogy is set in Victorian London and featuring newly minted …
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This year, as you may already know, marks the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I first read To Kill a Mockingbird back in eighth grade, but I tend to forget book plots. With all the talk going on because of the big anniversary, I decided to listen to the book …
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