I knew a read a lot, but documenting my year in books has been a real eye-opener for me. First, here's my December list, followed by links back to my monthly lists for 2010:December – 19/181
Kay Thompson – From Funny Face to Eloise, Sam Irvin*
Home at Rose Cottage, Sherryl Woods*
Writers Gone Wild: The Feuds, Frolics, and Follies of Literature’s Great Adventurers, Drunkards, Lovers, Inoclasts, and Misanthropes, Bill Peschel*
Mary Ann in Autumn: A Tales of the City Novel, Armisted Maupin[1]*
Invisible: An Ivy Malone Mystery, Lorena McCourtney*
Return to Rose Cottage, Sherryl Woods*
The Hangman’s Daughter, Oliver Pötzsch[2]*
Call Me Mrs. Miracle, Debbie Macomber[3]*
How I Learned to Love the Walrus, Beth Orsoff*
A Dog Named Slugger, Leigh Brill*
Zero Game, Brad Meltzer[4]*
A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film, Jean Shepherd*
How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, and Vanish Without a Trace, Frank M. Ahearn[5]*
The Matchmakers, Jennifer Colgan*
Skitty (Shipscat), Mercedes Lackey[6]*
A Better Mousetrap, Mercedes Lackey[7]*
A Tale of Two Skitties, Mercedes Lackey[8]*
Saint Training, Elizabeth Fixmer*
Millie’s Fling, Jill Mansell*[1] I adored the original Tales of the City series, so this was like meeting a cherished old friend after an absence of many years -- perfectly lovely.
[2] Fascinating fictional mystery set in 17th century Bavaria, based on the actual history of the author’s ancestors – the Kuisl family, who were executioners for centuries in that area.
[3] I generally like Macomber’s books, especially her Christmas angels series. This, however, was a direct rip-off of Miracle on 34th Street. I’m disappointed, quite frankly.
[4] Think John Grisham’s Pelican Brief goes to Congress. Just okay, okay?
[5] First lesson? It’s a bad idea to buy this book with anything other than cash. That’s fine with me, as I was more interested in how this is possible from a writer’s point of view.
[6] Novella.
[7] Novella.
[8] Novella.
