Love Reading? These Are 6 Of The Best Books I’ve Read Lately

Light reading, and I didn’t expect to enjoy them, but was able to read online all of Sue Grafton’s A is for, B is for, etc. (she died before writing Z is for, and one ends quite unsatisfactorily, not wrapped up with a nice bow). She was a very clever and humorous writer, and wrote a great mystery. I also love everything I’ve read by Gene Stratton Porter. The books A Girl Named Zippy and She Got Up Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel are wonderful. And I recommend https://www.gutenberg.org/ for 60,000+ free titles out of copyright.

I like Kathren Laskys Books for children. She has numerous books animals that any animal lover would like.

Modern titles include anything by Kate Morton, especially The Clockmaker’s Daughter. Also Kathleen Tessaro, The Perfume Collector.
An older author I stumbled across at a used book sale years ago was Kathleen Thompson Norris. She was extremely popular as a noted journalist and author in the 1920s-40s. Most of her books are set in Northern California, and one, Mystery House, can only be an homage to San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House. High Holiday is my favorite It’s a “generational” novel (Edna Ferber was the queen of this genre) set on 2 major holidays only: 4th of July and Christmas. Quite an intriguing premise.
And of course EVERYTHING Agatha Christie wrote.
Some of the authors from the last century hold up well and are very entertaining.
And how could I leave out James Michener?!
Centennial is one of his best.

Thank you Jillee. My latest good read (audible) was “The Tatooist of Auschwitz.” The readers were very good and the story is captivating. Another one telling of things we can’t imagine one human doing to another and the strength those prisoners had. We’re remodeling our kitchen and I have been painting 29 new cabinet doors and drawer fronts three coats per side. I listened to three books in a week’s time. It made the job so much easier.

I have read three of your recommended books and will read Beneath a Scarlett Sky when the library opens again. I recommend The Tattooist of Auschwitz, also based on a true story of life in the concentration camp. I listened to the audiobook and didn’t realize it was true until I get to the afterward.

Have You Seen Luis Velez by Catherine Ryan Hyde was an excellent read, my book club enjoyed it. Also anything by Jodi Picoult is enjoyable.

Searching For Sylvia Lee by Jean Kwok

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Evvie drake Starts Over by L Holmes
Thanks for all the book tips, I am always looking for a good read.

If you like cozy mysteries, check out DOWNFALL and the sequel BREAKDOWN, both available on Amazon for e-readers. They’re in the Agatha Christie/Ngaio Marsh tradition, with interesting plots, wholesome dialogue, attractive characters, and a smattering of humor; as one reviewer put it, “a fun read.”

I’m on the third volume of The Last Lion by William Manchester, a biography of Sir Winston Churchill’s life. Next will be The History of English Speaking Peoples, by Churchill. I love hearing what people like reading! It’s fun!!

I loved both Guernsey and Scarlet Sky so you must have good taste, thus I’ve added your other recommendations to my “to-read” list. I just finished “Hold On, But Don’t Hold Still” by Kristina Kuzmic and truly enjoyed the humor, candid snapshots of life, motherhood and marriage and the hope that we can thrive through the hard knocks of life. Some great gems and wisdom found there for sure!

I just finished Until I Die Again and Stranger In The Mirror by Tina Wainscott. SO interesting.

Light reading, and I didn’t expect to enjoy them, but was able to read online all of Sue Grafton’s A is for, B is for, etc. (she died before writing Z is for, and one ends quite unsatisfactorily, not wrapped up with a nice bow). She was a very clever and humorous writer, and wrote a great mystery. I also love everything I’ve read by Gene Stratton Porter. The books A Girl Named Zippy and She Got Up Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel are wonderful. And I recommend https://www.gutenberg.org/ for 60,000+ free titles out of copyright.

I like Kathren Laskys Books for children. She has numerous books animals that any animal lover would like.

Modern titles include anything by Kate Morton, especially The Clockmaker’s Daughter. Also Kathleen Tessaro, The Perfume Collector.
An older author I stumbled across at a used book sale years ago was Kathleen Thompson Norris. She was extremely popular as a noted journalist and author in the 1920s-40s. Most of her books are set in Northern California, and one, Mystery House, can only be an homage to San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House. High Holiday is my favorite It’s a “generational” novel (Edna Ferber was the queen of this genre) set on 2 major holidays only: 4th of July and Christmas. Quite an intriguing premise.
And of course EVERYTHING Agatha Christie wrote.
Some of the authors from the last century hold up well and are very entertaining.
And how could I leave out James Michener?!
Centennial is one of his best.

Thank you Jillee. My latest good read (audible) was “The Tatooist of Auschwitz.” The readers were very good and the story is captivating. Another one telling of things we can’t imagine one human doing to another and the strength those prisoners had. We’re remodeling our kitchen and I have been painting 29 new cabinet doors and drawer fronts three coats per side. I listened to three books in a week’s time. It made the job so much easier.

I have read three of your recommended books and will read Beneath a Scarlett Sky when the library opens again. I recommend The Tattooist of Auschwitz, also based on a true story of life in the concentration camp. I listened to the audiobook and didn’t realize it was true until I get to the afterward.

Have You Seen Luis Velez by Catherine Ryan Hyde was an excellent read, my book club enjoyed it. Also anything by Jodi Picoult is enjoyable.

Searching For Sylvia Lee by Jean Kwok

And
Evvie drake Starts Over by L Holmes
Thanks for all the book tips, I am always looking for a good read.

If you like cozy mysteries, check out DOWNFALL and the sequel BREAKDOWN, both available on Amazon for e-readers. They’re in the Agatha Christie/Ngaio Marsh tradition, with interesting plots, wholesome dialogue, attractive characters, and a smattering of humor; as one reviewer put it, “a fun read.”

I’m on the third volume of The Last Lion by William Manchester, a biography of Sir Winston Churchill’s life. Next will be The History of English Speaking Peoples, by Churchill. I love hearing what people like reading! It’s fun!!

I loved both Guernsey and Scarlet Sky so you must have good taste, thus I’ve added your other recommendations to my “to-read” list. I just finished “Hold On, But Don’t Hold Still” by Kristina Kuzmic and truly enjoyed the humor, candid snapshots of life, motherhood and marriage and the hope that we can thrive through the hard knocks of life. Some great gems and wisdom found there for sure!

I just finished Until I Die Again and Stranger In The Mirror by Tina Wainscott. SO interesting.