It's Monday! What Are You Reading? & Mailbox Monday - Apr 20

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. 

Oh, my goodness. It is Monday again! I am still catching up with last week's comments, so please know I will visit you soon. 

As I look ahead to this week, it is a bag of mixed emotions. My father-in-law passed away six years ago today, on Easter Monday. We lost him in the early days of COVID in a way that made national headlines. 

With the opening of the new Veterans Home in Holyoke expected this fall, it is my hope that the memory of those horrible days can finally be laid to rest. 

Yet we have joy as we plan to visit the Lil' Princess in North Carolina. She will be graduating from college in less than three weeks. We are so proud of her! She has already secured a job and will be moving back to the Northeast. For this, we are thrilled. 

As far as books and reading go, I attended the grand opening for The Wicked Press in South Windsor this weekend. Run by the spouse of one of my home inspectors, this store combines coffee, tea, and books. They already have some great events lined up. 

I finished Murder, Local Style by Leslie Karst. Look for my review this week. 

I continued with This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman. I have around three hours left. 

I continued with Scrap: Salvaging a Family by Luann Castle. This is for a June review. 

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

The Ladies Hall by Vanessa Miller is a NetGalley download

Co-Created: The Cultural Strategy That Redefined Pacsun by Brieane Olson is also a NetGalley download.

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. 

Thanks to my visit to The Wicked Press, I picked up these two books:

The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill

The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate

Upcoming Events

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)

The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club: The Ghost and the Key by Bill Cusano - July 1 (Review)

The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club: The Widow Murderess by Bill Cusano - July 8 (Review)

The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club: The Sparrow and the Crow by Bill Cusano - July 10 (Review)

Christmas Year Round

The Christmas Year Round blog's latest "Journey through Christmases Past" post takes a glimpse at Christmas traditions, including my family's traditions. You can find it here.

The Children's and Teens' Book Connection

Nothing new.

Laura's Little Houses

Nothing new, but I will post my favorites from Seasons 7 - 9 soon. 

Looking for your thoughts: have these Monday posts gotten too long? Your feedback will not offend me. Thanks!