Category Archives: Great Weekend Reads!

Redeeming Love, by Francine Rivers

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

I’ve heard about this book for years, and finally read it for our book club. Then I got detained out of state and missed the meeting, but it’s all good. Anyway. This romance, set in gold-rush-era California, echoes the gnarly … Continue reading →

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On Writing, by Stephen King

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

Normally, the “Great Weekend Reads” I recommend are fiction. I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed Stephen King‘s memoir On Writing, but did not at first consider telling you about it as a Great Weekend Read. After all, who wants to read … Continue reading →

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Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

I’ve just re-read a classic mystery by renowned British author Dorothy L. Sayers. Whose Body? is, in fact, her very first novel, published in 1923. Sayers’ main character is Lord Peter Wimsey, a quirky aristocrat and amateur detective whose title … Continue reading →

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Baby Shoes, by Lynne Gentry

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

From Amazon: When the life you save is your own… Madison Harper is an uptight doctor on her way to international recognition. Parker Kemp is no longer the fun-loving cowboy Madison tried to ignore in high school. He’s a humanitarian … Continue reading →

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A Redbird Christmas, by Fannie Flagg (Plus a Milestone)

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Jan C. Johnson

While planning my December blog posts, I counted up and realized the next one after Christmas would be my 400th post. (I started in July 2010.) Today does, indeed, mark that milestone. In addition, this is my last post of … Continue reading →

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Lone Wolf, by Jodi Picoult

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Jan C. Johnson

Cara, a 17-year-old girl, feels guilty about the awful car accident that injured her father, Luke, and herself. In this crisis, her estranged brother and her divorced-and-remarried mother come together with Cara and Luke–at least, they’re all in the same … Continue reading →

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