debs

Well, I'm a mystery fan And love cozy mysteries that include anything quilting, sewing, knitting, other crafts & bed & breakfasts, teas & coffee shops & foody things, also animals. There is a website for cozy mysteries just put it in web search & you will find an endless list of books to read.
Earlene Fowler has a great quilting series among some.

Debs & Hemi

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

For mystery readers, give Jefferson Bass a try. Jefferson Bass is a pen name for two men who write together. One of them, Bill Bass, is the man who started the Body Farm in Tennessee. Anyone who likes CSI type things should really like him.

For a glimpse of women's issues in the mid-east, try Jean Sasson. She writes excellent non-fiction about women's rights in Saudi Arabia.

For a look at a different way of life in America, try The Last Frotiersman by James Campbell. It is an amazing true story of life well above the artic circle.

The authors mentioned earlier are all great, too. I just wanted to bring up a few that had not been mentioned. The list of great books could go on forever. I love seeing other people's ideas.

AZTeri

I second The Mitford Series. You will fall in love with the characters.

I also love Alexander Whitehall Smith - The #1 Ladies Detective Agency series. It's a hoot! I have the first of his new series loaded on my Kindle, but haven't started it yet.

Very lightweight, fun reads - the Sister Chicks series.

I also love anything by Margaret Truman - mysteries set in and around the Washington DC area.

In the mystery genre - I also have read just about every Agatha Christie novel published - several times over!

Dan Brown's books are engrossing - but if you've seen the movies, for me that can be a distraction. I liked reading Angels and Demons - after I had been to Rome and seen some of the places he mentioned in the books. Same with the Da Vinci Code - it was fun seeing the Louve after reading his book. My sister and I went on a "hunt" so to speak for the paintings he mentions in it :)

Oh - another book I really enjoyed was Under the Tuscan Sun. I saw the movie also, but REALLY liked the book, especially since it has 3 or 4 chapters that are actually COOKBOOKS :) I really want to go back to Italy and to the town that is the setting for the book.

maxsoncreations

I LOVE mary higgins clark books. I also read cookbooks front to back...yeah Im weird. I doodle alot so sometimes I doodle or draw when I cant sleep. Get some of her books. I buy them used on ebay or amazon!

dogpursemaker

One of my very favorites is the Left Behind series. Most of the books are the kind you just can't put down. The authors are Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. Tim LaHaye has a few other series as well that I really enjoyed. Everything I've read by him is an easy, engrossing and entertaining read. His books are very clean.

susanlh

Just finished reading "The Art of Racing in the Rain". Absolutely loved this book. It is a book written by a dog. Yes the author wrote this book as if he was a dog. It is cute and as I was reading it, I could see my dog doing and saying those exact things. Highly recommend. I have my book circulating through work right now and everyone has been able to read it in 1 or 2 sittings.

mzsooz

Another vote for the Diana Gabaldon Outlander series.

I also love:
Patricia Cornwell Scarpetta series
Iris Johanson- Eve Duncan series
Sophie Kinsella - Shopaholic series
Meg Cabot - any, but love the Heather Wells mystery series

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Jimmy Carters books are also very fun.

My daughter tells me The Hunger Games series are great but I haven't started reading it yet.

sewmuch

Just read "The Help", I know its been out for awhile...
great book...

jbj137

I read, read, read.
Just about anything.
I do not drink, but read a bartending book once.
J J

mommafank

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