JENN MCKINLAY: It’s that time again, Reds, to tabulate the total of our bookstore gift cards received during the holiday season (woo hoo!) and plan our purchases for 2024! So, what are your most anticipated reads (excluding the Reds because of course we’re on the top of each other’s lists) for the coming year?
I’ll go first:
ONCE UPON A MURDER by Samantha Larsen
I absolutely loved, loved, loved the first in this new series - A NOVEL DISGUISE - An impoverished woman masquerades as a male librarian to an earl to keep the roof over her head, set in 1754. Brilliant!
ONE OF US KNOWS by Alyssa Cole
I really enjoyed WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING and am eager to see what this author does next for a suspense/thriller read.
JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez
I've read all of Abby's books - she is fantastically funny, poignant, and delightful. I will read anything she writes, even her grocery list.
All right, Reds, your turn! What titles are you most looking forward to?
HALLIE EPHRON: Top of my list: I’m looking forward to reading a book that slipped by me this year, a memoir by Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me.
It’s Bringley’s first book. In it he tells the story of how, after his younger brother died, grief-stricken and lost, Bringley quit his job in publishing and took a job at the Met as a guard–where he found the time and space (and the beauty of the works of art) that he needed to grieve and heal.
I love the Met. Spent untold hours there when I was an undergrad and an art history minor at Barnard. I’ve become intimately acquainted with grief in the last two years. I don’t know how I missed this book when it came out but I’ll be making up for that in January.
RHYS BOWEN: with various health concerns looming over us, including a new knee for me sometime soon I need good suggestions for comfort reads!
But I am looking forward to Jackie Winspear’s last Maisie Dobbs novel. That will be bitter-sweet reading as I’ve enjoyed Maisie’s journey.
LUCY BURDETTE: Rhys, have you tried the Lane Winslow series set in western Canada? I just finished the first, A KILLER IN KING’S COVE. After a slow start, I loved the book.
I’m also hoping Santa brings me Richard Osman’s THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE, and François-Régis Gaudry’s LET’S EAT PARIS. And I’m finally going to read ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, which is already waiting on my nightstand.
JENN: I loved ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE but haven't watched the Netflix version - afraid they'll ruin it. Anyone see it?
DEBORAH CROMBIE: I'm looking forward to Deborah Harkness's THE BLACKBIRD ORACLE, the long-awaited fifth book in her All Soul's series, but that's not out until July. A little sooner is Natalie Jenner's, EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE, out in May. And I am hoping there will be a new Ben Aaronovitch Rivers of London novel in 2024, although I haven't seen anything about a release yet.
In the meantime, maybe I will get to the copy of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE on MY nightstand!
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: I am about to devour my idol Lisa Scottoline’s THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS, which I know will be fabulous. Oh, what else–Soon I’m going to interview Elizabeth Gonzalez James about her new THE BULLET SWALLOWER, which is billed as a magical realism Western. What? Yup. It is fabulous so far! SWIFT RIVER by Essie Chambers, so looking forward to it. And the wonderful Mary Kubica’s new SHE’S NOT SORRY. One more? Michael Koryta, one of my favorite authors ever, has a new novel which he’s written as Scott Carson called LOST MAN’S LANE. Cannot wait!
(Don't you love how our choices are different?)
JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING: Hank, I didn’t know about the Michael Koryta book - he’s one of my faves, so thank you or the heads up!
As one of our resident SF fans, top of my list is THE MERCY OF GODS by James S.A. Corey, the pen name for the writing duo that brought us the brilliant Expanse series. Humans become the captive and unwilling helpers of their alien conquerors as the latter attempts to dominate the galaxy. No one does realistic political space opera like these guys, so I’m already pre-ordered, and the book doesn’t come out until August.
And my most anticipated “haven’t read it yet but will in 2024” is YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang. I think Jenn has read this? It’s gotten major attention since it came out at the beginning of last summer, but of course, I’m always reading a year behind or a year ahead…
JENN: Yes, I did read Yellowface. Let me just say, it is a wild ride. There is some very cutting observations made about publishing that I enjoyed tremendously.
All right, Readers, your turn. What are you most eager to read in 2024?
Despite the fact that my to-be-read pile is beginning to look like a mountain, I’m looking forward to lots of wonderful new books to read . . . J. D. Robb’s “Random in Death” tops my list, followed by James Patterson’s “Holmes, Miss Marple & Poe,” Dean Koontz’s “ The Bad Weather Friend,” and Lisa Unger’s “The New Couple in 5B” . . . . .
ReplyDeleteEveryone loves J.D. Robb! Excellent choice!
DeleteHere's some 2024 titles (I have most of them as ARCs, except for last 2).
ReplyDeleteWHO TO BELIEVE by Edwin Hill, FINLAY DONOVAM ROLLS THE DICE by Elle Cosimano, MOLTEN DEATH by Leslie Karst (new series set in Hawaii), EVERYONE ON A TRAIN IS A SUSPECT by Benjamin Stevenson, MISSING WHITE WOMAN by Kellye Garrett, WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND by Wanda Morris, FORGET ME NOT by Susan Wittig Albert, PAY DIRT by Sara Paretsky.
ROBERTA: Ooooh, I enjoyed skimming through François-Régis Gaudry’s massive tome LET’S EAT FRANCE last week, so LET'S EAT PARIS sounds right up my alley.
Oooh, I got to read an advance copy of Molten Death - soooo good!
DeleteYes, I did, too, Jenn, and it's excellent!
DeleteTop of list is the new J.D. Robb book, "Random in Death," followed by "Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect" by Benjamin Stevenson, and "Finlay Donovan Rolls The Dice" by Elle Cosimano, and there is more.
ReplyDeleteExcellent choices, Dru!
DeleteSo many enthusiastic recommendations! I have CITY OF BETRAYAL, Victoria Thompson's newest Counterfeit Lady novel, cued up to listen to next week after my cataract surgery, and I'm looking forward to Keenan Powell's THE SORROWFUL GIRL, which awaits on my kindle, as does Mindy Quigley's PUBLIC ANCHOVY #1. Right now I'm reading THE WOMAN WHO SMASHED CODES by Jason Fagone, the fascinating story of cryptologist Elizabeth Smith Friedman.
ReplyDeleteI liked Mindy's book.
DeleteMindy's book was enjoyable
DeleteI will also be sorry to see the Maisie Dobbs series end, Rhys. I didn't know that was happening. Is Winspear retiring from writing or moving on to other kinds of books?
DeleteWhen is your surgery, Edith? One eye, or both?
DeleteJan 3, right eye only.
DeleteEdith,
DeleteI wish you the best with your cataract surgery. I had my right eye done in September and my left eye in October. I got my new glasses a couple of weeks after the second surgery. It’s so exciting to be able to read again! For the year and a half before the surgeries I was barely able to see the printed page, and often had to use a magnifying glass. Now I’m trying to get caught up on all the books I wasn’t able to read prior to the surgeries! It’s a wonderful new life!
DebRo
Love Victoria Thompson!
DeleteEDITH: Best wishes for your January 3 cataract surgery.
DeleteDEB RO: My cataract surgery in 2021 was also life-changing. Not being able to voraciously read due to rapidly worsening cataracts while also sick with long-COVID) was a real downer for me in 2020-21. Unfortunately, I did not get both eyes done in a timely fashion. Our hospitals cancelled most non-urgent surgeries due to the pandemic. I had a ten-week period between right eye fixed to 20/20 & left eye 20/800 not done. Another challenging summer trying to read & do many everyday things. But after the second cataract was removed, I read without glasses.
Edith, cataract surgery is one of the wonders of the modern world. You will be so thrilled!!
DeleteI hope so! I go in 3 weeks for my first eye and the second two weeks later and I can't wait for a new Rivers of London book!!!
DeleteMine will be for the left eye, but I'm also beginning to get a cataract in the right one, so ill have to go through this all over again next year, including having the lopsided vision.
DeleteI did mine a week apart. Much easier to get them done close to the same time.
DeleteEdith, may all go well with you surgery. I am still grateful for my surgery and for the excellent doctor who did both. Still seeing well after 18 years. Take good care. Elisabeth
DeleteMy left eye is fine and doesn't need it.
DeleteI'm looking forward to catching up on J.D. Robb's In Death series and One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi Ryan plus many others too numerous to mention.
ReplyDeleteOh, hooray! Thank you! Crossing fingers you love it…
DeleteHank's is coming up - Yay!!!
DeleteLucy, All the Light We Cannot See was just an awesome book. It took me a long time to get around to it (it's a thick book, and we were in the process of emigrating when a writer friend gave it to me in a book exchange), but once I began it, I was totally immersed. And I wouldn't want to see a movie version of it, either. I just don't see how a movie could capture the magic of the writing.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting to read Tim Maleeney's Hanging the Devil, once it arrives. (I ordered it after a JRW post by Maleeney.) Also The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (the latter for a book club I recently joined.)
Meanwhile, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day and is enjoying Boxing Day. All best wishes for good holidays, despite the sad news everywhere. And best wishes for peace in 2024.
I LOVED reading HANGING THE DEVIL. I am a long-time reader of his books & this one made it on my list of favourite reads of 2023.
DeletePeace in 2024 would be lovely!
DeleteI was fortunate to read an ARC of Hanging the Devil and LOVED it. One of my favorite books of last year.
DeleteWhat great recommendations for Hanging the Devil. I can hardly wait to read it
DeleteI love series. I want to visit with characters I know and love. So, Debs, new book this year? Whenever, it's on my list. Lucy's next Key West Food Critic Mystery. The next book in Iona Whishaw's Lane Winslow series. Jenn's LOVE AT FIRST BOOK (okay, not a series per se, but, sigh.) The next Billy Boyle mystery by James Benn. The next Finlay Donovan. And Rhys's next Royal Spyness book! And, then all the books staring at me from my Kindle and three distinct piles around the house.
ReplyDeleteI agree about Lucy's Key West series - love it! I wish Jenn had a new book from her library series set in New England.
DeleteJudy, I also enjoy the Iona Wishaw series and think it would be a great one for Rhys to start when she'd recuperating.
DeleteThank you, Judy! I'm doing the galley proofs right now. Exciting!
DeleteOnly three piles, Judy?? :-)
DeleteOh, boy already so many good suggestions. This is dangerous! I had no idea that Alyssa Cole was going to have another thriller, that's exciting.
ReplyDeleteI try not to get too ahead of myself with looking forward to new books b/c I do have a true TBR mountain ;-) but some I'm looking forward to a few. Definitely Ashley Weavers's next in her Electra McDonnell series, LOCKED IN PURSUIT. I love everything about this series, the characters, the ongoing plot threads (including a romance) and the WWII setting. This one is set in Lisbon, which is a more unusual setting so it should be fun. Another one is Alys Clare's next in her World's End Detective Bureau series, THE STRANGER IN THE ASYLUM. Yes, historical mysteries are my favorite.
Oh and THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS by Janice Hallett. Here books are always so twisty!
I keep hoping Ruth Downie will come out with another Medicus book, but only time will tell.
Jill, so glad to hear there's a new Electra McDonnell book coming! I really enjoy that series, too!
DeleteHa! My TBR hates me.
DeleteHaving finished and enjoyed Richard Osman’s series, I am looking forward to a replacement author. I see there is a new Janice Hallett coming out – can’t quite decide on her. So sorry to hear that the end of Maisie Dobbs books is near. I have loved her from the beginning. All the Light We Can Not See is a great book, but I fear for the movie, so will avoid it. Not that the book comparison is the same, but All The Light gave me the same vibes as The Book Thief. Can someone explain to me why All The Light is so popular right now? I read it is 2019.
ReplyDeleteBooks I have lined up for when no one is going to bother me (which is coming soon to my house as I begin to hibernate) include Ken Follett’s The Armor of Light, 2 in the Lane Winslow Series, and Joy Ellis’ 2023 addition to her “fen” series (Nikki Galena).
Then there is Louise Penny – her blurb says she put in her last period, so maybe there is hope that we can go back to Three Pines in 2024.
I have also finished the 4 Thursday Murder Club books and am impatiently waiting (his next book is a stand-alone). Hallett's books are interesting, but the expository writing style takes some getting used to reading. Have you tried Jonathan Whitelaw's books? He's Canadian but the 2 books (so far) are set in England's Lake District: THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES and THE VILLAGE HALL VENDETTA. His amateur sleuth works with his mother-in-law and the Penrith Bingo Club to solve crimes.
DeleteThanks Grace. In searching for Whitelaw (I on in line for Bingo Hall), I was redirected to Julia Chapman - books set in the Dales. They are all ebooks, so will take me a while to read, but I might try them as well. Have you read Daniel Kalla out of Vancouver - I like his books.
DeleteHooray that you were able to get a hold on Bingo Hall. And yes, I do like reading Daniel Kalla's books.
DeleteLove Osman!
DeleteStill have the last one in my to-read pile. Maybe next up!
DeleteI have IN THE DARK I SEE YOU by Mallika Narayanan sitting by me. Although I might read that this week while I'm off. I think 2024 is the year I finally go back and start Debs's Duncan and Gemma books from the start. I first picked up book 15 (I think) and I've always wanted to go back to the beginning.
ReplyDeleteLiz, I envy you for being able to read Debs' Duncan books from the start for the first time.
DeleteI agree, Flora! Liz, Deb's books are such a joy! I began reading her series in the middle, then immediately went back and started from the beginning. I also recommend the audiobook versions. Her narrators are fantastic!!
DeleteHow nice to be able to start from the beginning!
DeleteOh, that's lovely, Liz. I am so glad you're enjoying them!! And I've just done the audio versions all the way through myself, and highly recommend them!
DeleteThis year I got actual books instead of book gift cards. So happy to take those off my library holds list with months long waits.
ReplyDeleteAside from books by the Reds, I am looking forward to Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano. And I am not sure when it comes out but, book one of Richard Osman’s new series sounds interesting at least until he writes another Thursday Murder Club as promised. Only One Survives by Hannah Mary McKinnon coming in July. I know there are lots more!
I love Hannah McKinnon! That's on my list, too!
DeleteThere is Hannah McKinnon and Hannah Mary McKinnon. Different but both good.
DeleteHere are some of my most anticipated 2024 books (not including the ones I've already read through NetGalley): A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn, The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn, Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson, Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz, Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez, Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman, The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams, Funny Story by Emily Henry, Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews, Mind Games by Nora Roberts, A House Like an Accordion by Audrey Burges, Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwok, Still Waters by Matt Goldman, Seven Summer Weekends by Jane L. Rosen, The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan, How to Age Disgracefully by Claire Pooley, Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt, Storm Child by Michael Robotham, Murder at the White Palace by Allison Montclair, Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune. Lots of great reading ahead!
ReplyDeleteYay, another Abby Jimenez reader!!!
DeleteYay for more TJ Klune!
DeleteYes, One Wrong Word comes out February 6! And I am thrilled. And I think I will finally read Yellowface… It keeps getting pushed down on my pile.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fascinating book!
DeleteSo many good suggestions! I'm really behind on my reading, between vision problems (can't get fixed until the end of February, ugh), and preparations for having company for a week/Christmas/basement update. I just realized I haven't read the book open on my Nook for so long I can't remember the title.
ReplyDeleteHope everyone had a nice Christmas!
End of February? Not good, unless it was your choice. Hope all goes well.
DeleteKAREN: Ugh, sorry that you have to deal with vision problems until end of February. Having cataract surgery made a world of difference for me in 2021.
DeleteKaren, I didn't realize that you are still having vision problems. Fortunately, you like audiobooks and can keep up with favorite authors that way. I have several friends who do not enjoy audiobooks and other friends who don't have a lifestyle that allows time to listen.
DeleteHere in Cincinnati the big eye surgery center is booked solid. Everyone i know goes there, for all vision needs.
DeleteI do love audiobooks, luckily! But i am also lucky to have e-readers with adjustable fonts and backgrounds.
I'm looking forward to a quieter schedule as well. Oy.
DeleteI would go somewhere else for the eye surgery.
DeleteThere is no better place for eye surgery. It's the premiere center in the entire Tri-State.
DeleteI could get an earlier appointment, but I had other commitments.
We watched All the Light You Cannot See and loved it. Pretty much followed the book plot as I can remember. Been awhile since I read it. We were in Brittany about ten years ago and loved seeing the landscape again
ReplyDeleteMy New Year reads have begun. I’m rereading Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie series, begun on Christmas Eve. Perfect way to start 2024, pre COVID, pre Trump, pre Ukrainian and Israeli wars.
Happy Boxing Day to all. Much love
Happy Boxing Day, Ann!
DeleteI watched All the Light You Cannot See on Netflix too and loved it! I've not read the book, but I thought they did well catching the mood. Reading does stimulate your imagination beyond a movie; although, it's well worth watching.
DeleteLove the Jackson Brodie books. What fun to read from the beginning.
DeleteThe latest Maisie Dobbs book and Erin Flanagan's COME WITH ME. I met Erin at Books on the Banks in Cincinnati.
ReplyDeleteOh, I have read Flanagan yet. I'll check her out!
DeleteTwo books that I know of are the last Maisie Dobbs novel and THE LAST HOPE by Susan Elia MacNeal. What a coincidence that both series are ending the same year because twenty years ago I received the first books in both series as Christmas gifts.
ReplyDeleteSad to see the end of the Maisie Dobbs novel especially because I had hoped to see the new National Health Service emerge in 1948 in the next Maisie novel. From the synopsis, it sounds like the story of Maisie will end in 1945 or 1946?
JENN: I think you will love the screen adaptation of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE on Netflix. I was pleasantly surprised. Content warning: there are some really scary scenes. For me, it was very challenging to read the book because of the language. It took me forever to read the book. I really wanted to read the book because I read many good reviews about the book.
DEB: Thank you for the heads up on the new Deborah Harkness novel in the series. Why did I think it was a trilogy and ended at book #3? Now I need to catch up.
Jungle Reds: Thank you for your book recommendations. I will look for them at the library.
And Happy Boxing Day!
Diana
DIANA: We celebrate Boxing Day in Ottawa. I'm back from successfully buying 2 pairs of New Balance 840 runners in my size (sale price $165). They were the last pairs in the Sports4 store in my size so I am glad I went early. And I used a $50 gift card at Indigo book store.
DeleteThank you, Diana! I have heard wonderful things about it and will probably watch as soon as I reach my current deadline.
DeleteThere are so many that sound great mentioned here. I just got Everyone on this Train. . . as an Audible pre-order. It sounds like a hoot! And I want to get caught up on James Benn, since Billy Boyle is a favorite. And a few more Chris Bohjalian novels, since he's also one of my favorites--currently reading The Guest Room. Warning: it is about sex trafficking, but very well handled. Happy soon-to-be 2024 everyone! - Melanie
ReplyDeleteHappy 2024, Melanie!
DeleteI have yet to read some of my last year's most anticipated books, especially those that are part of series. Now that I know Massie Dobbs will be ending, I need to catch up. The next JD Robb will effortlessly drop into my Kindle when it's published. This is the only series I seem to stay up to date with... Most likely because I started reading it during the pandemic and loaded it into my Kindle.
ReplyDeleteThe problem being part of this group is meeting all these new to me authors. Just not enough time in the day. Now I want to find Hallie's suggested book. I have Paige Sheldon's Lost Hours waiting in my Kindle.
I'm anxiously, if not impatiently, awaiting for publication news of favorite authors long awaited next books. (Nudge, nudge) 😁
Paige's book is so good! You'll love it!
DeleteBarnes and Noble Gift Cards and a 3 day in-store only sale of 33% off (plus stack your 10% rewards membership discount on top of that and $20 in rewards if you spend $50 on hardcovers) and Jay will be buying some books after work today! Which will make my already Book Nerd Christmas even better.
ReplyDeleteAs for what I'm looking forward to in 2024: There's the 10-years-in-the-waiting Terry Hayes thriller THE YEAR OF LOCUST. Thankfully I have an ARC but that's definitely highly anticipated.
Other books included Vicki Delany's THE SIGN OF FOUR SPIRITS, THE GLASS BOX by J. Michael Straczynski, GOODBYE GIRL by James Grippando, DREAM TOWN by Lee Goldberg, PAPER CAGE by Tom Baragwanath, THE LAST WORD by Gerri Lewis, THE RUMOR GAME by Thomas Mullen, A LONESOME PLACE FOR DYING by Nolan Chase.
And I can't forget THREE-INCH TEETH by C.J. Box, ONE WRONG WORD by Hank Phillippi Ryan and of course anything Edith/Maddie writes. But I can't forget the A.J. Landau book LEAVE NO TRACE because that's a Jon Land co-write and I'm a big fan of his. Oh, and MURDER IN AN IRISH CHIPPER by Carlene O'Connor.
And because of all you crazy fellow booklovers replying here I need to add these to my list as well: PAY DIRT by Sara Paretsky is a must. I have to get that Mindy Quiqley book that came out today but of course my store didn't get a copy in so I'll have to special order it. I want to catch up on the Billy Boyle series by James R. Benn so I can start reading them as they get published. And that doesn't even take into account books that haven't been announced yet like the new Mitch Rapp book that's likely due in September.
And thanks to Rhys for the heads-up about the Maisie Dobbs book because there are a number of fans of the series in the Mystery Book Club I co-run that I had to add that news to next month's agenda so they know it's coming and it's the end.
Oh and Book Nerd Christmas for those I'm not friends with on Facebook was John Sandford's RIGHTEOUS PRETY and Mary Keliikoa's DEADLY TIDES plus two pretty cool Sherlock Holmes T-shirts!
That should be RIGHTEOUS PREY.
DeleteJAY: You're in for some great reads. I enjoyed Vicki's & Mary Keliikoa's books. I am looking forward to that Jon Land collaboration written as A.J. Landau.
DeleteYou have an awesome year of reaidng ahead of you! Thanks for the heads up on the book sale! Woo hoo!
DeleteGrace, Vicki Delany's Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series is one of my favorites so I am sure I will love it. You know I like it when I buy it in hardcover! I liked Mary Keliikoa's first series so that's why I am picking up the Misty Pines series too. And I've been a fan of Jon Land's since he published the fourth book in his very much missed (by me) Kamal/Barnea series. I've pretty much liked everything I've read from Jon Land and try to go to as many book signings of his as I can.
DeleteJenn, the book sale I mentioned is just in-store but apparently they are doing an online 50% off sale a bunch of other hardcover books as well. It's a book buffet!
So many good reads, my head is swimming!
ReplyDeleteSame!!!
DeleteDarn! I didn't know Maisie Dobbs and Maggie Hope were ending. Double darn. Books I'm looking forward to:
ReplyDeleteSisters of Fortune by Anna Lee Huber
The Lantern' Dance by Laurie R King
Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver
Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams
Killing Me Softly by Julie Mulhern
The latest from James Benn, Dianne Freeman, Clara MacKenna, A.M. Stuart, Erica Ruth Neubauer, Katherine Center, Allison Montclair, Christine Dodd, Andrea Penrose, Iona Whishaw, and I could go on and on.
Is there an Allison Montclair coming up? Woo hoo!
DeleteI've been enjoying Allison Montclair's Sparks and Bainbridge series--keep 'em coming, I say!
DeleteMy brain has gone into overload with so many tempting titles!!
ReplyDeleteAlas, my comments disappeared on me. Quick summation. Not having been able to read for seven months due to Kevin's death, I have so much to catch up on from 2023. First will be the Reds' books and Catriona McPherson's Hop Scot, in which she includes a beautiful dedication to my Kevin and our family. I, too, will be having cataract surgery sometime the first of the year. I want to get it done before going on our river cruise the end of April.
ReplyDeleteJust a few of the non-Reds titles that will be a must to catch up on are as follows: Queen Wallis (sequel to Widowland) by C.J. Carey, Horse by Geraldine Brooks, Homecoming by Kate Morton, The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett, Sepulchre Street by Martin Edwards, The Bones of the Story by Carol Goodman, The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman, Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent, The Death of Us by Lori Rader-Day, Lost Hours by Paige Shelton, Keep Your Family Close by Annette Dashofy, and Murder Most Royal by S.J. Bennett. Of course, I already know I can't wait to get to A Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King coming out in February 2024 and The Last Word by Elly Griffiths in April 2024. It goes without saying that in 2024, any Reds book is a must, just as in 2023.
I received Barbra Streisand’s autobiography for Christmas and I really want to read it sooner than later.
ReplyDeleteI have become so used to reading on my iPad that I rarely read a hold-in-my-hands-turning-paper-pages type of book. My iPad is on the fritz rn and I am waiting until the crowds die before attempting to get to the Apple Store. So diving into my bookshelves means reading Becoming by Michelle Obama (finally!), Maddie Day’s Murder Uncorked (which I won on this blog, thank you very much!), Sons and Brothers by our own Kim Hays (need to finish this before her third book in the series comes out in 2024), Someone Else’s Life by Lyn Liao Butler. Once my iPad is fixed, I’ll have a whole ‘nother list available to me!! And I need to catch up on Maisie Dobbs, Annette Dashofy’s Zoe Chambers series, Iona Whishaw’s Lane Winslow series, and make sure I am current on all of the Red’s’ books! — Pat S
I'm trying to keep out of shopping much before my hand-me-downs and inherited books thin out just a little more (and my bank account fattens up a bit). On the other hand (or two), I'm looking forward to "Echoes on the Wind" by Helaine Mario and "The Lantern's Dance" by Laurie R. King.
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