What are you reading right now?

[eadieburke]

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Ryan_G wrote:

Thank you.  I've missed being around here.  I've just been working a lot.  Any free time I have had has been going towards the blog, but I was just noticing today that my posting on it has gone way down as well.

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eadieburke wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

I just wanted to stop in and say Happy Easter to everyone.  I'm not even going to try and get caught up.

I did just read The Greene Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine and I must say I think I prefer the movie versions of the Philo Vance books.

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Ryan: Happy Easter to you too! Missing seeing your posts. What have you been up to?

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I guess doing a lot of reviews would keep you pretty busy!

[becke_davis]

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Ryan_G wrote:

I just wanted to stop in and say Happy Easter to everyone.  I'm not even going to try and get caught up.

I did just read The Greene Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine and I must say I think I prefer the movie versions of the Philo Vance books.

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Hi Ryan!!! Always great to hear from you!

[Ryan_G]

Yes it does......  It just isn't as much fun anymore

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eadieburke wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

Thank you.  I've missed being around here.  I've just been working a lot.  Any free time I have had has been going towards the blog, but I was just noticing today that my posting on it has gone way down as well.

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eadieburke wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

I just wanted to stop in and say Happy Easter to everyone.  I'm not even going to try and get caught up.

I did just read The Greene Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine and I must say I think I prefer the movie versions of the Philo Vance books.

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Ryan: Happy Easter to you too! Missing seeing your posts. What have you been up to?

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I guess doing a lot of reviews would keep you pretty busy!

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[Ryan_G]

Thank you!

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becke_davis wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

I just wanted to stop in and say Happy Easter to everyone.  I'm not even going to try and get caught up.

I did just read The Greene Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine and I must say I think I prefer the movie versions of the Philo Vance books.

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Hi Ryan!!! Always great to hear from you!

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[dhaupt]

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Ryan_G wrote:

I just wanted to stop in and say Happy Easter to everyone.  I'm not even going to try and get caught up.

I did just read The Greene Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine and I must say I think I prefer the movie versions of the Philo Vance books.

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Hi Ryan, I've missed seeing you on the boards too. 

hmmm, if it's not fun anymore that sounds like work to me, gladly I'm not there yet.

Just smell a few roses once in a while and don't forget us.

[maxcat]

Hi, Ryan, too bad your blog is becoming a chore. But reviewing books has to be fun especially if you like the book. Glad you stopped in to say hello. We've all missed you on the boards.

[becke_davis]

A Promise of Safekeeping 

Murder by the Book (A Mr. and Mrs. North Mystery)   

[dulcinea3]

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Ryan_G wrote:

Yes it does......  It just isn't as much fun anymore

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eadieburke wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

Thank you.  I've missed being around here.  I've just been working a lot.  Any free time I have had has been going towards the blog, but I was just noticing today that my posting on it has gone way down as well.

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eadieburke wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

I just wanted to stop in and say Happy Easter to everyone.  I'm not even going to try and get caught up.

I did just read The Greene Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine and I must say I think I prefer the movie versions of the Philo Vance books.

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Ryan: Happy Easter to you too! Missing seeing your posts. What have you been up to?

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I guess doing a lot of reviews would keep you pretty busy!

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 Hi Ryan!!!  Great to see you again!  Sorry to hear that the blog is starting to drag you down - isn't it often the case that something is new and exciting for a while, and then eventually the novelty wears off and it starts to get tedious.  How difficult is it to extricate yourself, or at least not have to spend as much time on it - maybe only post on it once or twice a week?

It seems like forever since you've been around, so I don't know if you're aware of our monthly feature where we discuss a classic American mystery author the last week of each month - it's fun!  You might enjoy that.  I hope you can manage to visit us at least once in a while!

Hope you and Aidan had a great Easter!!!

[dulcinea3]

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becke_davis wrote:

Murder by the Book (A Mr. and Mrs. North Mystery)   

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Once I get through the Minor Works by Jane Austen that I'm reading now, I'll be reading one of the North books!  I'm looking forward to it, because I remember enjoying them years ago when I read some. 

Yesterday I was clearing out some of my father's books (so I can bring some of my overflow over to my mother's, since I have no more room!).  He liked thrillers, like Ludlum, Clancy, Le Carre, etc., which my mother and I don't read, but one of my friends said he'd take them.  Anyway, while I was looking through the shelves, I suddenly saw the name Ellery Queen, and grabbed that one right away for next month's feature!  I had a few short stories in anthologies already, but I think this is a 2-in-one paperback, so I got excited when I came across it!

[Ryan_G]

Thanks Deb

I enjoy it to some extent but I do think I can only post 2 or 3 times a week anymore  I have a feeeling though, unless my mindset changes soon that it will be something I let go at some point in time.

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dhaupt wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

I just wanted to stop in and say Happy Easter to everyone.  I'm not even going to try and get caught up.

I did just read The Greene Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine and I must say I think I prefer the movie versions of the Philo Vance books.

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Hi Ryan, I've missed seeing you on the boards too. 

hmmm, if it's not fun anymore that sounds like work to me, gladly I'm not there yet.

Just smell a few roses once in a while and don't forget us.

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[Ryan_G]

Thank you!  I always said the day I stop having fun will be the day I hang up the shingle

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maxcat wrote:

Hi, Ryan, too bad your blog is becoming a chore. But reviewing books has to be fun especially if you like the book. Glad you stopped in to say hello. We've all missed you on the boards.

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up the shingle

[Ryan_G]

I will definetly come aorund a little bit more as I start to back off the blog a bit more.  I think the pace of two to three posts a week works for me right now.

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dulcinea3 wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

Yes it does......  It just isn't as much fun anymore

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eadieburke wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

Thank you.  I've missed being around here.  I've just been working a lot.  Any free time I have had has been going towards the blog, but I was just noticing today that my posting on it has gone way down as well.

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eadieburke wrote:

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Ryan_G wrote:

I just wanted to stop in and say Happy Easter to everyone.  I'm not even going to try and get caught up.

I did just read The Greene Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine and I must say I think I prefer the movie versions of the Philo Vance books.

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Ryan: Happy Easter to you too! Missing seeing your posts. What have you been up to?

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I guess doing a lot of reviews would keep you pretty busy!

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 Hi Ryan!!!  Great to see you again!  Sorry to hear that the blog is starting to drag you down - isn't it often the case that something is new and exciting for a while, and then eventually the novelty wears off and it starts to get tedious.  How difficult is it to extricate yourself, or at least not have to spend as much time on it - maybe only post on it once or twice a week?

It seems like forever since you've been around, so I don't know if you're aware of our monthly feature where we discuss a classic American mystery author the last week of each month - it's fun!  You might enjoy that.  I hope you can manage to visit us at least once in a while!

Hope you and Aidan had a great Easter!!!

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[dhaupt]

good morning all you mystery buffs, I just read a great mystery, historical literary, with a touch of woo-woo novel. For all of you former FirstLookers you'll remember this author

Katherine Howe and her debut novel

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane 

which was a FL winner and debuted at #2 on the NY Times Bestseller list, well Katherine has a new novel that comes out today and very timely as this is the 100th anniversary of the launching of The Titanic which has a major role in the novel. Katherine honored me by giving me a Q&A with her about her new novel

The House of Velvet and Glass   

enjoy

http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Fiction-General-Discussion/New-Release-feature-4-10-The-House...

and keep your fingers crossed because I've asked her to be my featured author in February of 2013 to read and discuss this novel as a group.

[becke_davis]

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dhaupt wrote:

good morning all you mystery buffs, I just read a great mystery, historical literary, with a touch of woo-woo novel. For all of you former FirstLookers you'll remember this author

Katherine Howe and her debut novel

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane 

which was a FL winner and debuted at #2 on the NY Times Bestseller list, well Katherine has a new novel that comes out today and very timely as this is the 100th anniversary of the launching of The Titanic which has a major role in the novel. Katherine honored me by giving me a Q&A with her about her new novel

The House of Velvet and Glass   

enjoy

http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Fiction-General-Discussion/New-Release-feature-4-10-The-House...

and keep your fingers crossed because I've asked her to be my featured author in February of 2013 to read and discuss this novel as a group.

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Wow, Debbie - keep us posted on this!

[optic_i]

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becke_davis wrote:

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dhaupt wrote:

good morning all you mystery buffs, I just read a great mystery, historical literary, with a touch of woo-woo novel. For all of you former FirstLookers you'll remember this author

Katherine Howe and her debut novel

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane 

which was a FL winner and debuted at #2 on the NY Times Bestseller list, well Katherine has a new novel that comes out today and very timely as this is the 100th anniversary of the launching of The Titanic which has a major role in the novel. Katherine honored me by giving me a Q&A with her about her new novel

The House of Velvet and Glass   

enjoy

http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Fiction-General-Discussion/New-Release-feature-4-10-The-House...

and keep your fingers crossed because I've asked her to be my featured author in February of 2013 to read and discuss this novel as a group.

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Wow, Debbie - keep us posted on this!

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Hi Deb & Becke,  Yes I will want to read this one also !  Katherine Howe's last book was one of my favorites !      Optic

[basson_mommy12]

I'm re-reading

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce Series #2) audio-style. I'm also reading

Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series #1) which is moving along a lot faster than

The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles Series #1)  which is the only book I read over spring break, but it still took me FOREVER to get through it! I don't know why it was so hard for me. I just couldn't focus on it for more than a few pages at a time, but it was really good! I really like Rick Riordan's writing.

[becke_davis]

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basson_mommy12 wrote:

I'm re-reading

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce Series #2) audio-style. I'm also reading

Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series #1) which is moving along a lot faster than

The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles Series #1)  which is the only book I read over spring break, but it still took me FOREVER to get through it! I don't know why it was so hard for me. I just couldn't focus on it for more than a few pages at a time, but it was really good! I really like Rick Riordan's writing.

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Now that is an interesting mix of books!

[becke_davis]

Never See Them Again 

Somebody to Love   

[dhaupt]

Hi everyone, I just finished John Sandford's upcoming release

Stolen Prey (Lucas Davenport Series #22)  

Oh wow Lucas Davenport at this very best

and I'm just about to start

Somebody to Love  

Kristan will be featured at General Fiction on release day 4-24 with a Q&A so be sure to stay tuned

Today I have a Q&A with Laura Griffin about her newest novel released today

Twisted (Tracers Series #5)  

you can see it here

http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Fiction-General-Discussion/New-Release-feature-4-17-Twisted-a...

[maxcat]

The Ice Queen 

 I'm reading this book as I like Alice Hoffman's style of writing. She can make a subject or a time period very interesting!