Tag Archives: Louise Penny

Best Reads of 2022

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Brenda Buchanan

As the year rolls toward its close—and with holiday shopping season in high gear—there are many Best Books of 2022 lists being written by book reviewers across the nation. One annual list I find to be particularly well done is … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Segura, Barbara Ross, BOLO Books, C. Michele Dorsey, Chris Holm, Dervla McTiernan, Edwin Hill, Gerry Boyle, Kate Flora, Kelly J. Ford, Kellye Garrett, Kent Krueger, Kristopher Zgorski, Louise Penny, Matt Cost, Paul Doiron, Richard Cass, Robyn Gigl, Sanford Emerson, Val McDermid, Vaughn Hardacker, Wanda Morris | 11 Comments

Putting Food on the Page

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

When writing my own stories and reading those written by others, I’m always keen to know what the characters are eating. This has nothing to do with the fact that like many of us in the culinary paradise that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Barbara Ross, food, Joe Gale, Louise Penny, Maine, maine clambake mysteries, Neva Pierce, Robert B. Parker, Three Pines | 6 Comments

Books, Books and More Books!

Posted on September 7, 2017 by mainecrimewriters

By Brenda Buchanan Fall is now rushing into view. When I gaze at my shelf of just-read and to-be-read books I wish there were more hours in the day. My writing schedule keeps me in front of the keyboard until 9:30 or so … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts | Tagged Amy Reade, Ann Cleeves, Antti Tuomainen, autumn, Bruce Coffin, Christina Kovac, Gwen Florio, Julia Dahl, Kate Flora, Lisa Alber, Lisa Carey, Lisa Gardner, Louise Penny, Paul Doiron, Rich Zahradnik, Richard J. Cass, Stuart Neville | 7 Comments

What Keeps Me Reading a Long-Running Mystery Series?

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. In book jail in paradise. It’s either a blessing or a curse. I can’t make up my mind. At the end of the month, when I hand in the sixth Maine Clambake Mystery, Stowed Away, I’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Alexander McCall Smith, Deborah Crombie, Elizabeth George, Louise Penny | 24 Comments

Mysteries for Your Book Club

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. Or rather there. By the time you read this, I’ll be on the road to Key West, probaby somewhere in the Carolinas, if you’re reading on the day it posted. Recently, I was thrilled to be included … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Ann Connery Frantz, Armand Gamache Mysterie, B.A. Shapiro, book groups, Clare Fergusson, Cleo Coyle, Coffee House Mysteries, Craig Johnson, Emmanuel Cooper Mysteries, Hank Phillippi Ryan, jessie crockett, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kate Flora, Louise Penny, Mala Nunn, Mike Bowditch novels, orchard mysteries, Ordinary Grace, Paul Doiron, Russ van Alstyne, Sheila Connolly, Sugar Grove Mysteries, The Art Forger, Walt Longmire Mysteries, William Kent Krueger, Worcester Telegram | 10 Comments

The Agatha Best Contemporary Novel Nominees

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. Yesterday, Leslie Budewitz, an Agatha-nominee for Best First Novel blogged about her novel and those of all of her fellow nominees. I thought is was such a great idea, I’m borrowing it today. It’s easy for me … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Barbara Ross, clammed up, g.m. malliet, Hank Phillippi Ryan, How the Light Gets In, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Louise Penny, Pagan Spring, The wrong girl, Through the Evil Days | 24 Comments

The Cozy Covenant

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. I wrote a few weeks ago about beginning a new book. But now my synopsis has been approved. Time to get writing. I’ve written before about how first drafts are the hardest part of writing for me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Barbara Ross, cozy covenant, cozy mysteries, dennis lehane, Louise Penny, maine clambake mysteries, the death of an ambitous woman | 10 Comments

What the Writers Are Reading

Posted on September 2, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, facing Labor Day, and the end of summer, and that sense that things will start cranking up and my leisurely summer afternoons reading in my L.L. Bean rocking chair are coming to an end. So for this weekend, … Continue reading →

Tagged A Beautiful Mystery, Archer Mayor, Bad Little Falls, Bring Up The Bodies, Charles Dickens, Defending Jacob, Denis Johnson, Group Post, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Here We Are In Paradise, Hilary Mantel, Joseph Finder, Louise Penny, Lucy Burdette, Paul Doiron, Rachel Maddow, Sarah Graves, The Other Woman, Tony Early, Train Dreams, William Landay | 3 Comments

What Are You Reading?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— One of the most common questions I get asked, when someone learns that I’m a novelist, is what books I’ve read recently. Readers like to hear recommendations, and they figure that as an author I should have … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Ake Edwardson, Hakan Nesser, Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, John Burdett, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Karin Fossum, Kate Atkinson, Kristen Lindquist, Louise Penny, Nancy Drew | 5 Comments

What We’re Reading

Posted on November 20, 2011 by kaitlynkathy

Today’s group blog asks the question “What are you reading now and in what format?” Kaitlyn: Since my husband gave me an iPad for my birthday, I’ve found myself reading more books on that device than in print format. I … Continue reading →