tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post1355885971883690299..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: Past, Present, FutureBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-14676906382405001882017-12-16T19:00:54.034-05:002017-12-16T19:00:54.034-05:00Kathy, I was happy to see that there were all sort...Kathy, I was happy to see that there were all sorts of suggestions made from cozy mysteries to Christmas poetry. I didn't have 'snow' particularly in mind but better to read about it than have to drive in it! Anne of GG is a perfect choice. I was looking for favorite rereads, so Anne surely fits.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-54300789558595273272017-12-15T22:23:08.427-05:002017-12-15T22:23:08.427-05:00I seem to have taken your "cozy" to mean... I seem to have taken your "cozy" to mean "comfort" when thinking about books for this list. I can't think of any books that I read to "visit" snow, unless you count the Anne of Green Gables series. Since they're set on PEI, there are plenty of snowy pleasures to be found in these books.Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-39750253447180138672017-12-07T16:46:49.153-05:002017-12-07T16:46:49.153-05:00Hi, Penny. Little Women and Little House seem to b...Hi, Penny. Little Women and Little House seem to be on everyone's list! And for good reason. Oh, and of course 84 CCR. I really must get back to Agatha Raisin. I read a bunch in the series and then moved on to something else. Not sure where I left off...probably doesn't matter.<br /><br />I've received a few suggestions via email so I will put them with those noted here into one Cozy List. Stay tuned.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-8732356434493755802017-12-06T22:59:18.140-05:002017-12-06T22:59:18.140-05:00I enjoyed reading other commenters' suggestion...I enjoyed reading other commenters' suggestions and here are a few of my own Cozy Books: all of the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder with an almost yearly re-read of The Long Winter after a substantial snowfall hereabout. Little Woman, which I plan to re-read before this spring's Masterpiece production airs. 84 Chairing Cross Road by Helene Hanff. Agatha Raisin and, of course, Agatha Christie's books as well. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-20011525436235042932017-12-06T19:07:32.680-05:002017-12-06T19:07:32.680-05:00Sorry for the confusion...her second book of essay...Sorry for the confusion...her second book of essays is titled "At Large and At Small". That's what I get for not using quotation marks!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-66897293102992605752017-12-06T18:50:10.943-05:002017-12-06T18:50:10.943-05:00"At Small"...em..didn't know of that..."At Small"...em..didn't know of that one...thanks for that Belle!! Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-22866856392570283572017-12-06T16:41:35.300-05:002017-12-06T16:41:35.300-05:00Hello there, Tullik. Lovely to hear from you! Yes,...Hello there, Tullik. Lovely to hear from you! Yes, I am quite a fan of Anne Fadiman and hold dear both books of essays: Ex Libris and At Large and At Small. I actually took both of them on retreat with me.<br /><br />I once had an ancient hardcover copy of Clifton Fadiman's Lifetime Reading Plan copyright 1960 with a gold cover. I lent it to someone and, alas, never got it back. I was lucky enough to find a replacement, but it has some markings in it which of course I would never have made in my copy!<br /><br />Anyway, I have much respect for both father and daughter.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-16730329666486757592017-12-06T10:14:25.585-05:002017-12-06T10:14:25.585-05:00Hello Belle,
I trust you are well!!
I was delighte...Hello Belle,<br />I trust you are well!!<br />I was delighted to see you have read and enjoyed “Ex Libris” as I too have many times. No doubt you have devoured her other book of essays, ”At Large” which your readers should also seek out. I first came across the name “Fadiman” many decades ago in the dusty book section of a charity shop with a number of excellent anthologies selected and edited by Clifton Fadiman (Anne’s father) together with Mort Adler and Charles Van Doren. “The apple does not fall too far from the tree” <br />Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-82115259995674582312017-12-05T22:08:27.492-05:002017-12-05T22:08:27.492-05:00Thanks, Lark. I remember reading Nine Coaches Wait...Thanks, Lark. I remember reading Nine Coaches Waiting when I was in high school...this will give me a chance to revisit it! I don't know anything about Thornyhold but I sure do like the name. Sounds ominous!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-32093763997217478902017-12-05T19:38:18.761-05:002017-12-05T19:38:18.761-05:00My favorite Mary Stewart books are Nine Coaches Wa...My favorite Mary Stewart books are Nine Coaches Waiting and Thornyhold. (And Winter Solstice is a great read!) :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-7570818072379444272017-12-05T12:12:23.878-05:002017-12-05T12:12:23.878-05:00Thanks, Lark. I suppose the Little House book '...Thanks, Lark. I suppose the Little House book 'The Long Winter' would be perfect. I see Ms. Pilcher has a book 'Winter Solstice' that looks promising. And what are your two favorite Mary Stewart books?<br /><br />Thanks for your suggestions. Always good to hear from you.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-90441367111632227962017-12-04T18:18:18.810-05:002017-12-04T18:18:18.810-05:00Some of my favorite comfort reads range from the n...Some of my favorite comfort reads range from the novels of Rosamunde Pilcher to Laura Ingalls Wilder with a smattering of Jane Austen and my two favorite Mary Stewart books. Turns out I can read those authors over and over again and never get tired of them. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-27685319564793307692017-12-03T19:02:41.785-05:002017-12-03T19:02:41.785-05:00Thanks, Kathy. I am sure you have one or two books...Thanks, Kathy. I am sure you have one or two books that you would like to revisit during the winter months...ones that at least would let you read about snow!<br /><br />I wasn't really looking for cozy mysteries but am always glad to get suggestions for those.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-68080735118919856912017-12-03T16:26:22.829-05:002017-12-03T16:26:22.829-05:00I'll put some thought into my Cozy Shelf and g...I'll put some thought into my Cozy Shelf and get back to you. I look forward to seeing what others have to say!<br /><br />I'm not familiar with all of the series Joyce mentions, but I do like the Goldy Bear Schulz caterer series. Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-26697849818643907072017-12-03T12:09:57.733-05:002017-12-03T12:09:57.733-05:00Hi, Joyce. Certainly Little Women! It even begins ...Hi, Joyce. Certainly Little Women! It even begins on Christmas Eve. A perfect suggestion.<br /><br />Thanks also for the mystery suggestions...many I am not familiar with. Those will be good any time of year.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-88743835372450358052017-12-02T21:27:02.871-05:002017-12-02T21:27:02.871-05:00Always love to reread Louisa M Alcott's Little...Always love to reread Louisa M Alcott's Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys even though they aren't mysteries. If you haven't read them the following are some mystery series I've enjoyed: M.C. Beaton's Hamish MacBeth or Agatha Raisin series, Mary Daheim's Alpine Series (one book for each letter of the alphabet), Jeanne Dams Dorothy Martin and also her Hilda Johansson series, Diane Mott's Goldy Bear Schultz caterer series, Jo Dereske's Miss Zukas series,...I could go on and on. Will be interesting to see what others suggest. Joyce Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293337508638751474noreply@blogger.com