I've not read anything new--too much brain freeze/fog--so let me recommend one of my favorite mystery writers. For characters, plot, and humor, no one does it better than Dorothy Sayers, who was also a theological writer of plays and essays. Dorothy Leigh Sayers’ Lord Peter mysteries are filled with memorable characters and intricate plotting. In 1987 a ten-episode TV series brought amateur sleuth Lord Peter, his manservant Bunter, and the detective novelist Harriet Vane to life. The books are better, imho. Sayers is a scholar; her chapter head-quotes are from poets such as John Donne and Sir Philip Sidney, and some of her characters' letters and lyrics are in French. (She may have thereby been escaping censorship laws of the 1930s and 40s.) I’ve just re-read Gaudy Night and Busman’s Honeymoon, the conclusion of the series. Especially in winter, it's a good time to revisit old friends.
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What I’m ReadingI began working in libraries as a seventh grader, courtesy of scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon wrote me a pass to miss gym class, so I began working in the school library to feed my love of reading. Even after my surgery to correct the curvature, I kept getting out of gym to work in my high school library and then in my college library (for pay, at last!).
So began my eventual career as a college reference librarian—after a detour into teaching high school English. Later I worked for an educational publisher before going back to libraries.
I have a reading and writing life now. I devour both fiction and nonfiction, and will tell you about some of my favorite reads, both old friends and new discoveries.
Here's some library-themed music to get you in the mood.
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