librarian for over 40 years, currently at New Rochelle Public Library. Lifelong bibliophile.

White Plains NY
Joined April 2012
#ewgc Tiffany L Warren’s UNEXPECTED DIVA will bring us the story of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, a 19th century Black opera singer
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#ewgc You Yeung Gwang’s RAINFALL MARKET sounds intriguing, with folks hoping to score a “ticket that can change your life”
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#ewgc Just added to my TBR list: Victoria Christopher Murray’s HARLEM RHAPSODY which brings us the story of Jessie Redmon Fauset and her to,e in the Harlem Renaissance
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#ewgc Looking forward to Alice Henderson’s VANISHING KIND, the new entry in her mystery series set in some of our nation’s wild places
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#ewgc J C Cervantes’ ANATOMY OF MAGIC is another compelling story set on that magical Mexican hacienda; loved it
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#ewgc Just started Sarah Beth Durst’s THE WARBLER. Young woman can’t stay anywhere longer than 10 months or a family curse turns her into a tree. Why? Can she undo it? This has Addie LaRue/Aubrey Tourvel vibes
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#ewgc Patti Callahan Henry has another winner coming: In 1927 a 12 year old girl writes a book in an invented language. As an adult, she disappears, leaving a husband & child, Clara, behind. Now an adult, Clara finally has a clue to follow and a chance to find out what happened
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#ewgc Gillian McAllister’s FAMOUS LAST WORDS is a riveting thriller featuring a young mother whose life is upended when he husband takes hostages, kills two, and disappeared, leaving only an enigmatic message behind. Great twists and turns!
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#ewgc Really loved Elise Hooper’s LIBRARY OF LOST DOLLHOUSES. When exquisite dollhouses are discovered in a hidden room, the search is on for the name of their creator & the stories behind them
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#ewgc Signing in from Thessaloniki, Greece (my first real vacation in 14 years). Haven’t done quite as much reading as usual but still managed some
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#ewgc Sara Driscoll’s SUMMITS EDGE is another riveting entry in her serve as the FBI’s K-9 search & rescue teams are trying to find a hijacked company plane crashed in the Colorado mountains
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#ewgc Marie Benedict’s QUEENS OF CRIME is fun as Dorothy L Sayers and friends set out to solve a real crime to show the men of the Detection Club that they shouldn’t underestimate them. Golden Age mystery rules! (Especially the ladies!)
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#ewgc Delighted to see J C Cervantes’ ANATOMY OF MAGIC listed; absolutely love her ENCHANTED HACIENDA
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#ewgc Just added Robert Seethaler’s CAFE WITH NO NAME set in 1960s Vienna to my TBR; sounds like wonderful exploration of the time and setting
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#ewgc Intrigued by Sarah Jio’s INSIGNIFICANT OTHERS with a young woman caught in a time loop with her former romantic partners
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#ewgc Just started Mary Pearson’s COURTING OF BRISTOL KEATS; Bristol’s attempts to untangle her family’s murky history bring her into contact with the dangerous world of the fae
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#ewgc Susanna Kearsley’s KING’S MESSENGER follows intrigue at the court of King James I; the messenger sent to escort a political prisoner finds he is arresting an innocent man. There’s a slow burning love story & Kearsley’s as always wonderfully appealing characters
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#ewgc Greatly enjoyed Renee Rosen’s LETS CALL HER BARBIE showing what went into bringing this iconic toy to market; fascinating backstory
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#ewgc Jade Beer’s THE MEMORY DRESS is a lovely story of tenants in a small building coming together to help an elderly resident who seems to be losing her memory
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