From the bookshelf: January 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from January 2026.
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Books (along with a smattering of movies and plays) that I have found of interest and want to share
Waiting for peace
In the third of the Maigret series, Georges Simenon writes of a crime where everything seems false.
Read when you’re happy, when you’re anxious, and in the moments in between
Ways to get closer to books.
A jewel of a novel
The first Elizabeth George novel was the treasure I uncovered on a recent visit to The Lantern Bookshop.
From the bookshelf: December 2025
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from December 2025.
Oh, the places we’ve seen!
In 2025 we were certainly “off to great places.” Here’s a recap, with a hat tip to a children’s classic.
What binds us together
A novel that speaks of dislocation, history, and the power of language.
The stuff of life
A beautiful novel reminds us that “Words, especially those written, are immortal.”
The year in books: 2025
My annual list of the books I’ve read over the past twelve months.
Dark secrets
Reading the first of Ruth Rendell’s famous Inspector Wexford mysteries.
MORE TO COME... 