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The Ladies of Missalonghi by C. McCullough is delightful. I think you would love it and, if memory serves, it would be a perfect fit for Spinster September.

I totally agree with you, The Elegance of the Hedgehog was a wonderful novel. I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it, but now want to reread it - which is very unusual for me 😊

I read 1Q84 and found it very interesting..hated parts of it but the story keeps you hooked. Now I need cozy stories so Excellent Women suited me to a T. I am now tackling Moby Dick and it is a tough read....I will read a cost book in between moby.

I just read Excellent Women based on your recommendation and I loved it. I am now reading Crampton Hodnet. As I also loved Middlemarch I just ordered South Riding. I prefer chunky books and wished Barbara Pym wrote chunkier. And Ladies of the Club is a really good book...another Middlemarch via American 1860s.

Yay Hooked!! Thanks for the mention, I'm so glad you enjoyed it, too. I also had a strong reading month in August. Besides Hooked, I loved Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran, Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench, and All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor. Oh, and The Shell Seekers, of course! I read Sipsworth a few months ago and loved that, too! 🙂

Great conversation, thanks Jen and Nora! I will be reading A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie with @dearreaders_thisisjess this month. 🙂

26 Oct 1992 - Laurie E. Colwin, a novelist and writer of short stories on modern urban romance and life, died on Saturday at her home in Manhattan. She was 48 years old.

I've yet to learn crochet!

Jen! Last night a book-tuber showed up here. Her channel is: Jane Reads and she looks just like you! Her haircut! I did not click on. Don't like copycats. Very obvious. I ordered and received Distilled Genious. I was supposed to get it the next day, but the Amazon driver left it in our bldg. "library". Didn't find d it for 2 days😑 Here's a good quote for you by Mary Oliver " What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Found it in my personal Quote Journal. Have a good week-end😊

Betty Bao Lord’s book is right up my alley. Did you ever read Kluger’s “ Last Days of Summer”? It’s also a coming of age story, set in 1940’s Brooklyn and features a baseball hero, this time Charlie Banks, not Jackie Robinson. Laugh-out-loud funny but also heartwarming, I’ll admit I shed some tears reading this one. I’ll look for Shirley Temple Wong! 😊

Well…I won’t be reading THAT Rumer Godden book. But I’m going to look for Sipsworth! Thanks 😊

I think "Jane Austen in January" sounds like a wonderful idea - especially with the upcoming 250th anniversary. I have to say I've only read one of her novels (Nothanger Abbey) but I've watched several adaptations of different novels with my granddaughters who love everything Jane Austen. They frequently quote from her novels! Looking forward to now reading her novels. 📚

Have you read, Madapple by Christina Meldrum? I think you would really enjoy it. I am also a long-time crochet addict (50 years now) it's a wonderful hobby

Wow, sounds like a wonderful Big Book Summer for you! I enjoyed The Lincoln Highway last summer, but I buddy read it, and we both agreed we enjoyed it MUCH more having someone to discuss it with (especially that ending!). I've never read anything by Rosamunde Pilcher, but I've heard such good things (esp about The Shell Seekers) - maybe I'll get to it for Big Book Summer 2025! Glad you enjoyed the challenge!

I'm happy to hear about you showing interest to crochet. Maybe you could start crocheting bookmarks. They are quick and easy.

Wow...!!!!! 16 books..!!! What an achievement 👍. I only managed four, one of which is Anne of the Island. The other three were The Red Notebook, The Fortnight in September and Thursdays at Orange Blossom House. All cosy and pleasant to dwell into. I am continuing with Anne of Wind Willows next, along with three other titles for my September read. Happy reading ❤❤❤

Wow! We both read 16 books. Such a great month of reading and listening. 🥰

Thank you Jen, this was such a wonderful video, I will definitely participate in Spinster September, Nora was such a lovely guest and I enjoyed all your questions!❤❤❤

Crochet is addicting. I've been crocheting for a year and love it. Enjoy!

I haven't read Sipsworth yet, but I'm currently reading a collection of his short stories, THE SADNESS OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS. Wonderful!

I absolutely agree with you about Anne of the Island. It's got to be my favorite in the series. I also really love Rilla of Ingleside.

Delighted with the interview and beyond question participating Spinster September. Thank you, Jen. 📚🙂

I have never heard about Sipsworth. It's going to my TBR. I do enjoy a heartwarming story. 🙂

So glad you enjoyed Sipsworth! It was absolutely adorable! I passed my copy along but now am thinking of purchasing it again for a reread. Good luck with crocheting. I have tried and tried but gave up, and am sticking to knitting. Am currently making baby blankets for preemies at a local hospital.

Jen! I loved hearing how much Hooked and Sipsworth mean to you!!! There is nothing better than a huggable book and I’m so happy I got to share them with you! ❤

Hadn’t heard of Sipsworth, but after your review, I checked out the audio version for my morning walk and while cross stitching which, like you, I also do regularly. I would love to see some of your projects. Or do you happen to also have a UA-cam channel about your cross stitching? That would be great! I watch several FlossTube channels, too. 😃

just finished audiobook No More Dead Dogs by gordan korman and currently reading a judy bolton mystery and kindle coming home to puddleduck farm by della galton. getting ready for a trip so haven't settled into reading much - probably on the plane! i read the first 2 henry tibbet books but booktuber i heard about them from mentioned he wavers in the devotion to his marriage and i wasn't in the mood to deal with that

Sipsworth was one of my favs this year! 🥰

I was going to pick up Freckles, which is the book that comes before Gone Away Lake. I wasn't crazy about the idea of the story though (with the white lady) and wondered if Gone Away Lake is a stand alone novel?

What a great reading theme for the month! You can not go wrong with Elizabeth VonArnim or Barbara Pym, 2 favorite authors of mine. Von Arnim's The Benfactress is very witty as usual. I usually think of spinsters as a more British thing, but for an American spinster, I was thinking Alexandra Bergson from O Pioneers? Sarah Orne Jewett's Country of the Pointed Firs and A Country Doctor also both feature strong female leads who live by their own code.

The Outcast Dead was the last Griffith Ruth Galloway book I read. I had enjoyed the first few but grew to dislike the relationship with Harry.

I finally diverged from you on a book that you liked. I was disappointed in it and found it a slog. I absolutely loved A Man Called Ove however.And I enjoy books with older protagonists, or quirky ones. (Although did you realize Ove was 59 in that book?).

Hi Jen, I enjoyed the lovely Nora. So interesting. I have some suggestions. Right now I am reading Miss Willy by Joyce Carol Oats, which is about a teacher in a very primitive situation in the Appalachian hills. I believe it might be similar to Christie. So good! And of course the wonderful Miss Read books! You can’t go wrong there! So I love this topic even though I didn’t set out to read it. 😊😊😊 Thank you!

"Jane Austen in January" - it's just begging to be christened "Jane-uary")))

My first Abby Jimenez, Part of My World. Good so far.

Spoiler alert: Tallboy was the drug gang contact for the ad agency in Murder Must Advertise. Once Lord Peter exposes him, he walks out of his apartment, knowing the gang will kill him on his way home, but he allows himself to be killed to protect his family.

Great reading month! Loved your synopsis of The Shell Seekers - I really want to re-read these treasures. I need to pick up a copy of Sipworth 💙. I've been intrigued with some of the adorable crochet buddies (?) I've seen of late. Brought my neighbor some baked goods yesterday and noticed she had an adorable small fern plant decoration hanging from her cabinet...adorable. Let me know if self teaching this hobby is easy! on your way to 3K subscribers -- keep up the good work! have a wonderful week 😊

The beauty of crochet is that it’s much easier to rip out and redo a mistake than a dropped stitch in knitting. Plus the variety in patterns and stitches. Enjoy!

❤📚📚❤️ I'm forty-eight percent into Sipsworth on Libby. I'm really enjoying it. 🤗

I didn’t read “Anne of Green Gables” as a child either (grounds for having my Canadian citizenship revoked.)🇨🇦 I finally read it this year and now I understand what all the fuss is about. It’s a classic of children’s literature.

“Sipsworth” is truly a little gem of a book. 🐭And as you’ve shown, it’s hug-worthy.🤗

I've been writing down all the books you talk about so I can read them in the future. However, I won't be reading a spinster book in Sept. this year cuz I already had other books on hold for myself at the library. Right now I'm reading Children of War: Diaries 1941-1945.

Your choice of books sounds wonderfully interesting to me. I like it..❤. I am reading September by Rosamunde Pilcher and Fresh From The Country by Miss Read.

What a great idea!!! I loved Near Neighbors- it was in my top ten the year I read it. I’d definitely keep that as your first book. I’ve got to read some spinster books this month.