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Recommended Reading: The Long and Faraway Gone

The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney follows two characters--only slightly connected--who are both from Oklahoma City and are both struggling to get past unresolved mysteries from their youth. Wyatt, now a private investigator living in Las Vegas, returns to Oklahoma City as a favor for a friend to find out who is harassing a woman … Continue reading Recommended Reading: The Long and Faraway Gone

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January 16, 2017August 13, 2017Long and Faraway Gone, Lou Berney, Mysteries, Recommended ReadingLeave a comment
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Reading with focus, or the annual theme read…

This year, for the first time, I tried reading around a theme or focus. The focus I picked was mysteries, a genre I have not paid much attention to since I devoured them as a youngster. To tell the truth, I really didn't get focused until around August, so most of my reading was random … Continue reading Reading with focus, or the annual theme read…

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October 20, 2014December 12, 2014Annual reading, Focus reads, Genres, Mini-courses, Mysteries, Reading, ThemesLeave a comment
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Ah, nostalgia! Revisiting childhood reads…

Over the past couple of years, I've been revisiting favorite authors from my childhood, just rereading one or two of their best novels. I read a lot of mysteries back then, but I've fallen off in my mystery reading since. First, I reread some Agatha Christies: And Then There Were None and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: … Continue reading Ah, nostalgia! Revisiting childhood reads…

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January 26, 2014December 12, 2014Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None, Childhood nostalgia, Detective novels, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night, Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Mysteries, Reading women, Women writersLeave a comment

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