Materfamilias Writes

Rush, rush, rush, but there’s always time for more books!

Rush, rush, rush, but there’s always time for more books!

Very quickly as I’m packing and trying to finish my conference papers. Quick treat mystery: Harlan Coben’s Hold Tight. Pater had started it but couldn’t get into it for whatever reasons. I picked it up,…

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Kellerman’s Bones, Flynn’s Knife, and Wiseman’s Crackpot

Kellerman’s Bones, Flynn’s Knife, and Wiseman’s Crackpot

I wonder if I’m doomed to keep apologizing for cursory posts here — I do hope that, once I’ve got these two conferences behind me, I’ll be able to be a bit more expansive here,…

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Potpourri — mystery, chicklit, memoirs, theory

Potpourri — mystery, chicklit, memoirs, theory

Okay, this is going to be one of those quick catch-up posts — if I have a minute, one of these days I’ll take a photo or two of the stacks and stacks of unreads…

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The Mysteries of Escape Reading

The Mysteries of Escape Reading

In some ways, I’d have to admit that I have commodified (even commoditized, ugly though that word may be) my reading — that is, my paycheque is based on my ability to analyse my reading…

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Elizabeth George’s Careless in Red

Elizabeth George’s Careless in Red

Too bad — I’m falling behind, then playing catch-up, not able to give books the attention they deserve. Still, I’m not making any big claims with this blog, simply trying to keep a record of…

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