Might be off topic - reading slump

Tried them, liked the first one, got bogged down by the third.

How ever, Jason Fforde led to Katie Fforde who writes sweet, funny books.

Nah - didn't like the daughter from the first reading which was in about

Before kids by two years and besides, the daughter always reminded me of a friend's sister. Whine, whine, bitch, over the top drama....

Alexander McCall Smith is another of those writers who is such a storyteller, it comes across really well on audiobook. I read #1 Detective Agency and really enjoyed it, but later listened to it on audiobook and liked it even better. I listened to one of the Isabel Dalhousie books and liked it, even after trying to read one and it didn't "catch" me, so I put it down.

sue

Cherylis, Maybe you need some new authors to add to your list?

Have you read books by S. M. Stirling ? I read the Nantucket trilogy, the Corvalis trilogy, and am now on #2 of a set that joins the first 2 trilogies. Each of the first 2 sets is a satisfyingly complete story. I am really enjoying that the female characters get to go adventuring same as the guys and behave like sensible people.

For romance and fantasy try Wen Spencer's books. My favorites: Tinker and The Wolf Who Rules -a 2 book set with female engineering genius meets sexy science -based elf A Brother's Price- world where men are in short supply and women do the dangerous work

Lois McMaster Bujold writes science fiction with weird human cultures and great characters. My favorite is Miles Vorkosigan, an intelligent, hyperactive, vertically challenged hero with brittle bones. First in the series about him is The Warrior's Apprentice.

Jane in NE Ohio. There has been frost on my car in the mornings, the leaves are changing to red & gold, and the corn-on-the-cob season is over. Summer zoomed by like a hummingbird-pretty but too fast to get a good look.

I want to thank all who added to this extremely interesting subject , i read many names of books [ and authors i never heard about , and searched on line and in library lists, to learn more about them , I saw many names and authors i knew, which is also delightful , to see how other people think of them ,,, Thus Thank you all .. mirjam

Jane, I *love* this saying! Did you make it up yourself?

Fall seems to be going just as fast, though. sigh

Joan