I am a Librarian with a great passion for books. I read a wide variety of mysteries from classic British to modern police procedurals with a lot of humor thrown in. I am a member of two mystery book clubs that take up much of my reading time, but I discovered audio books are a good way to boost my book intake.
I Am A:
Librarian
Books And Authors I Like:
Favorite Authors:
Margery Allingham
Peter Lovesey
Jasper Fforde
Laurie R. King
Georgette Heyer
Jacqueline Winspear
Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
Favorite Books:
Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham
O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King
Behold Here's Poison
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
TV: Mystery
Masterpiece Theatre
Psych
The Closer
Doctor Who
Any adaptation of Jane Austen
Movies:
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
Bend It Like Beckett
Persuasion
Readers are great! Authors wouldn't exist without them. One of my mothers (I've had a few) is a retired librarian. She's in Oregon now, but we still visit each other.
You sound like a great reader. If I am lucky, you will read my second novel, that my editors told me is really a funny (wisecracking) PI mystery. The trouble is that it is not due out from the publisher for at least a year. On the other hand, my debut novel is on the street, and several reviewers have remarked on the humor in a positive way.
Right now I'm working on a paranormal romance but am fascinated by mysteries and crime stories both fiction and nonfiction. Have you ever read Joseph Waumbaugh's stuff? I think he's terrific.
Hi, Rebecca - I think we are twins. :) You've got the London scene at the top of the page (I would live there if I could), we like the same books and authors, British, procedurals, with humor. I'm not a librarian but I wish I was. Georgette Heyer, I haven't read in many years. Is there a particular one you like? Right on with O Jerusalem. That's my fave of King's books also. So nice to meet you!
Hi Rebecca, thanks for the kind words on Bridge of Sighs. I like your perspective on book clubs--they bring you in touch with books you otherwise wouldn't have run into, because, let's face it, how is anyone supposed to navigate a bookstore? Just too many spines to sort through.
He's a Bull Terrier named Yappy. Unfortunately because of allergies we had to find the little guy a new home, but he had the sweetest temperment of any dog I've ever run across.
The Trixie Belden books came out in the, uh, late 70s, I believe. That mystery series rocked for the tweens, as they're called now. I have a complete set, which according to ebay, is worth quite a bit of money. But, I wouldn't part with them for anything. My teenager read the series years ago, and I know my other two daughters will read them when they get a little older. It's so wonderful to pass down the love of the written word for the next generation.
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You sound like a great reader. If I am lucky, you will read my second novel, that my editors told me is really a funny (wisecracking) PI mystery. The trouble is that it is not due out from the publisher for at least a year. On the other hand, my debut novel is on the street, and several reviewers have remarked on the humor in a positive way.
May 15, 2007
Harris Channing
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