Author: Laurie C

I'm a public librarian in Massachusetts who loves to give reading suggestions, whether asked-for or not, a specialty known in library jargon as "reader's advisory". I read a lot -- mostly literary, genre, and young adult fiction, but also short stories and memoirs -- and listen to a lot of audiobooks. Newer favorites include Patry Francis, Donna Tartt, Meg Wolitzer, Lev Grossman, Jennifer Egan, Laurie R. King, Lionel Shriver, Carolyn Parkhurst, Penny Vincenzi, Michael Connelly, Alexander McCall Smith, Orson Scott Card, Patrick Rothfuss, Martha Southgate, Jennifer Haigh, Zadie Smith, and Louise Penny. Some older favorites are Lorrie Moore, Anne Tyler, Ian McEwan, Susan Howatch, and Connie Willis.
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It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 07-12-21 #IMWAYR

Bookshelf with text across the top reading "Speaking of Books..."

I remembered my blog password, so it can’t have been that long since my last post, right?

Currently Reading

The Baker’s Secret by Stephen P. Kiernan

The Baker’s Secret (William Morrow, 2017) by Stephen P. Kiernan

The Baker’s Secret (William Morrow, 2017) by Stephen P. Kieran is my book club selection for July. We’ve read two WWII novels in a row, with last month’s selection being The Last Train to London (Harper, 2019) by Meg Waite Clayton.

Portals by PJ Yovino

Portals (2020) by PJ Yovino

Portals by PJ Yovino is a self-published, coming-of-age story set in the years following the assassination of John F. Kennedy by a local author who is in my library’s writers’ group. I’m enjoying reading the novel on its own, with its concurrent storylines of first love, friendship, and international intrigue (and, yes, a WWII connection!) but there’s an extra layer of interest for me, because I’d heard so much about the book’s development before reading it.

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