The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Currently Reading:
When Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman (2021) came out, her long-time US publisher was afraid no one would want to read a satire about a Trump White House employee (even if she is fired in the first chapter) and only her British publisher was willing to take it on initially. Rachel’s job involved taping together any document Trump ripped up after reading, which proved to be nearly everything he touched. Lipman always manages to combine humor and more serious topics.
Last night I picked up the audiobook of The Judge’s List by John Grisham (2021). Lacy Stoltz, an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, is asked to investigate a judge suspected of multiple murders. The last Grisham I read was not a legal thriller but an ode to small-town newspapers – it was good but not what I was expecting.
Recently Finished:
I just finished The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves (2001), second in the Matthew Venn series, set on the North Devon coast where Venn is a Detective Inspector. Venn is a tortured soul, haunted by his strict upbringing but appealing, and he is surrounded by other well-depicted characters, not to mention a multi-layered mystery that kept me guessing. Her books are reliably good, although I still hold a grudge that she killed off a character in another series who I liked.
Rise of the Black Quarterback by Jason Reid (2022). ESPN’s Reid has written a history of African-Americans in football and the groundbreaking achievements of black quarterbacks over the last 40 years. My review.
Reading Next:
Last night, I was at the library examining a pile of new books and came across Fridge Love: Organize Your Refrigerator for a Healthier, Happier Life—with 100 Recipes (2022). At first, I laughed at the concept. I can imagine what a hard time my former sales colleagues and I would have given to an editor who pitched this book to us when I worked in publishing. But then I thought to myself, “I have a refrigerator so new I haven’t even finished filling it or torn off the plastic,” so maybe I do need a book to help me organize it! So I checked it out. Hey, it is Nonfiction November. And don't you wish your refrigerator looked like this one?
I have Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng (2022) waiting for me at the library. It seems to be a futuristic story about a boy whose absent mother is a dissident Chinese-American poet he has been taught to disavow. I hope it’s as good as Little Fires Everywhere!
Set on You by Amy Lea (2022) is also on the hold shelf for me. This is a contemporary romance about a couple who meet cute at the gym but their relationship is threatened by internet trolls.
Have you read any of these? What are you reading this week? And aren't you glad I finally got rid of the refrigerator that was freezing everything in it? The last straw was when I had to thaw two eggs to make brownies . . .
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Currently Reading:
Last night I picked up the audiobook of The Judge’s List by John Grisham (2021). Lacy Stoltz, an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, is asked to investigate a judge suspected of multiple murders. The last Grisham I read was not a legal thriller but an ode to small-town newspapers – it was good but not what I was expecting.
Recently Finished:
Rise of the Black Quarterback by Jason Reid (2022). ESPN’s Reid has written a history of African-Americans in football and the groundbreaking achievements of black quarterbacks over the last 40 years. My review.
Reading Next:
I have Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng (2022) waiting for me at the library. It seems to be a futuristic story about a boy whose absent mother is a dissident Chinese-American poet he has been taught to disavow. I hope it’s as good as Little Fires Everywhere!
Have you read any of these? What are you reading this week? And aren't you glad I finally got rid of the refrigerator that was freezing everything in it? The last straw was when I had to thaw two eggs to make brownies . . .
Rachel to the Rescue sounds interesting. Also The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves, although I would need to get the first one.
ReplyDeleteFridge Love could be worth reading, but my refrigerator will never look like that for more than half a day.