It's Monday! What Are You Reading? & Mailbox Monday - Apr 13

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are, and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit, comment, and add to that ever-growing TBR pile! So welcome, everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and was then taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. 

Welcome back to Monday! Christos Anesti (Χριστὸς ἀνέστη) to all my Greek Orthodox friends. We visited my brother-in-law and his family this weekend to celebrate. It is so nice when the Gregorian calendar and the Julian calendar find us celebrating two Easters in one year. 

I would like to say that I didn't work while we were in Maine, but it would be a fib. We still had fun, found our daughter an apartment, ate some great food, and came home happy. 

Kennebunk

Breakfast at The Inn at English Meadows

Came home to the boys, while Theo stayed with a sitter

This week, look for my review of Agatha Christie, She Watched by Teresa Peschel. 

I have been reading Murder, Local Style by Leslie Karst, which I downloaded on NetGalley for this month's review. 

I continued with This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman. So far, there are moments I like this book and times when I wonder if I will keep reading. 

I continued with Scrap: Salvaging a Family by Luann Castle.

These are next:

The Ledger by Steven Manchester, which is a companion to his novel, The Menu

Staged by Caitlin Rother, which is the sequel to Hooked

Photo credit: Freepik

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books they added to their shelves the previous week. This weekly meme is now hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach. 

This week, Jamie Jo Wright's latest book arrived from Amazon. You can buy The Bookshop of 99 Doors here, and I might get some affiliate income. 

My sisters and I attended a local book fair this weekend. In addition to Wright's book, you will see I grabbed two others from local authors:

• Chasing Roses by Jean M. Grant
• Katharine's Remarkable Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted

I also bought this handy book sleeve to take with us on vacation. 

Last, but not least, NetGalley approved me for The Ladies Hall by Vanesa Miller. 

Upcoming Events

Agatha Christie, She Watched by Teresa Peschel - Apr 15 (Review)

Murder, Local Style by Leslie Karst - Apr 20 (Review)

A Change in Plans: A Sgt. Windflower Mystery by Mike Martin - May 13 (Guest Post)

Scrap: Salvaging a Family by Luanne Castle - May 21 (Review)

The Ledger by Steven Manchester - May (Review)

Fighter Pilot's Daughter by Mary Lawlor - June 10 (Guest Post)

Staged by Cailtin Rother - June (Review)

Christmas Year Round

The Christmas Year Round blog's latest "Journey through Christmases Past" post travels back to 1871. You can read that post here.

The Children's and Teens' Book Connection

I provided my 2026 Writing Goals First Quarter Update here.

Laura's Little Houses

I am choosing and discussing my favorite episode from each season of Little House on the Prairie. You can find my favorites from Seasons 4 - 6 here.

Now that I have written you a novel, I will stop here and wish you a wonderful day. See you around the blogosphere!