My reading is eclectic to say the least.  I ricochet between cozy mysteries, science fantasy, nature writing, self-help, science, classics, shifter/paranormal romance (yes, I know – smut.  I’m riddled with guilt…lol), how-to, gardening, martial arts,  humor, YA fiction, religious/spiritual, children’s picture books…I read it all.  And I read fast.  Usually 3 books simultaneously:  one self-help or other non-fiction, one serious book, and one to relax.  Since I am so varied and quick, I thought I could occasionally recommend some of the books I have recently enjoyed.  (I’ll leave out the smut.  We all need to have our secrets.  And guilty pleasures.)  

Here are ten books I have greatly enjoyed recently:

Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi

BUGS up close, by Lars-Ake Janzon and John Hallmen

Lilian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who series

The Land of Sweet Forever, by Harper Lee

Ernest Hemingway on Writing, Edited by Larry W. Phillips

Somehow:  Thoughts on Love, by Anne Lamott

The Paper Magician series, by Charlie N. Holmberg

The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery

Good Grief, Granger E. Westberg

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

 I am currently, while driving, enjoying on audiobook (although some of them I have read before), the Discworld Series, by Terry Pratchett.

Happy Reading!

Tessa

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