Category: Bookish Post
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5 Ways to Read (and Enjoy) More Books
Rains and winds and falling leaves. Darker evenings and cozy teas. Autumn days are the best for reading. Taking the time to read a book is the epitome of slow living. It’s true there is not enough time in one life to read all the books that seem interesting. If I focus on that, I…
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Author Spotlight: Anita Waller (Kat and Mouse)
Anita Waller is a British author who was born in Sheffield, England’s fourth largest city, in 1946. She has lived all her life there. She has three adult children and seven grandchildren. Anita and Dave have been married since 1967. She published her first book at age 67, so no age is too old to…
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Hats Off to Survey Responders!
Thank you to everyone who filled out our survey in July, 2023. We are so excited to know more about you and what you would like to see happening at So She Reads. Our goal is to make this space useful and inspiring to you. More Stories, More Book Reviews The result that surprised me…
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How to Find Books You Will Love
Of all the books out there, why did you choose the ones you do? Maybe you liked the cover or the title. Maybe you read the blurb on the back and thought it sounded interesting. Maybe someone recommended it to you. There are so many choices and happenstances when it comes to reading. That’s the…
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Kurland St. Mary mystery series (and an explanation of cozy mysteries)
Catherine Lloyd, 2013-2021 Cozy Mystery This series is regency-set historical mysteries. They are all set in the rich countryside out of London. In Death Comes to the Village, the first book of the series, a wounded soldier and the rector’s daughter find strange happenings in the small village of Kurland St. Mary. Major Robert Kurland…
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50 Books with Mature Protagonists
Children typically like to read books with protagonists a couple years older than they are. This hopefully teaches them something about what life will be like as they grow older. I have been a typical reader most of my life, until one day I noticed that the heroines had gotten stuck somewhere under forty, while…
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A couple book reviews (and what to do on trips)
When Mischief Came to Town Katrina Nannestad, 2015 Children’s fiction The year is 1911. Orphaned 10 year old Inge Marie is sent to live with her grandmother on a remote island in the village of Bornholm, Denmark. Her enthusiasm and sweet outlook ends up changing the climate of the town. She bring joy and laughter…
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Reading Dilemmas
This is an article that Liz and I wrote together awhile back. It still has good bookish information in it. Liz is in regular font and Eva is in italics. At the beginning of 2021 I made the resolution to read only fiction this year. My inspiration came from an article about how to choose…
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A Guilded Gotham Mystery Series
Kate Belli Mystery Book One: Deception by Gaslight Book Two: Betrayal on the Bowery Book Three: Treachery on Tenth Street Book Four: Opulence and Ashes Set in Manhatten in the Gilded Age, these books are light cozy mysteries. After Genevieve Stewart, whose family is part of Mrs. Astor’s famed 400, was jilted by her fiance,…
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Author Spotlight: Dervla McTiernan
Born in 1977 in Cork, Ireland Ms McTeirnan grew up in different cities in Ireland including Dublin and Limerick. She studied to be a solicitor (lawyer in our language), and worked in her own practice for 12 years. She is married to Kenny. They have two children, a boy and a girl. Ireland hit a…
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