What Fiction are you reading this week, March 1, 2026?

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Hodges Figgis Bookstore is located in Dublin, the oldest bookstore in Ireland, and may be the third oldest bookstore in the world.

I'm reading The Wreckage by Michael Crummey An epic, yet twisted, romance that unfolds over decades and continents, from Newfoundland's fishing villages to Japanese POW camps during some of the worst events of the Second World War.

Listening to Certain Prey by John Sandford, the 10th Lucas Davenport thriller from 1999. Lucas goes after Clara Rinker who is trim, pleasant, attractive -- and the best hit woman in the business.

Wish we could just pack up and move to Ireland. Or Newfoundland.

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1. Beginning Wildwood by Amy Pease. Second in

Sheriff Eli North series. New author for me.

From Goodreads:

Deputy Sheriff Eli North has spent the last year getting his life back together. He hasn’t touched a drop of alcohol, he’s working through his PTSD from his military deployment, and he’s repairing his most important relationships. When an undercover informant disappears and all signs point to murder, Eli must expose the dark underbelly of his idyllic Wisconsin small town while safeguarding his newfound stability.

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I asked my nephew in BC if he’d take me in if I showed on his doorstep. He said: sure.

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2. Gorgeous Sunday. BUT, in battle with squirrel on the lovely solar bird feeder, the pig. Hung

a big metal squirrel sculpture over the feeder and sprinkled Cayenne pepper everywhere!

Just finished reading another Mary Stewart classic, Thornyhold. Her books are mystical, magical poetry. I read the ending of this one cheering with happy tears: "The rambling house called Thornyhold is like something out of a fairy tale. Left to Gilly Ramsey by the cousin whose occasional visits brightened her childhood, the cottage, set deep in a wild wood, has come just in time to save her from a bleak future. With its reputation for magic and its resident black cat, Thornyhold offers Gilly more than just a new home. It offers her a chance to start over..." Oh yes, and witches be here.

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3. Ahh, Mary Stewart

Loved her stories of Arthur and Merlin. Never read Thornyhold, though. I'll have to grab that one next time I'm at the library, if they still have it.

Poor widdle squirrel. Him just wants some nuts. Maybe set up a different bowl, just for him. That's what I do.

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5. I feed the squirrels in corn feeder, plus seeds, fruit and vege scraps, but its never enough.

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4. "The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club" by Martha Hall Kelly

So far, so good. From GoodReads:

1942: The Smith girls—nineteen-year-old aspiring writer Cadence and sixteen-year-old war-obsessed Briar—are faced with the impossible task of holding their failing family farm together during World War II as the U.S. Army arrives on Martha’s Vineyard. When Briar spots German U-boats lurking off the island’s shores, and Cadence falls into an unlikely romance with a sworn enemy, their quiet lives are officially upended. In an attempt at normalcy, Cadence and her best friend, Bess, start a book club, which grows both in members and influence as they connect with a fabulous New York publisher who could make all of Cadence’s dreams come true. But all that is put at risk by a mysterious man who washes ashore—and whispers of a spy in their midst. Who in their tight-knit island community can they trust? Could this little book club change the course of the war . . . before it’s too late?

Next up should be Wally Lamb’s The River is Waiting. Have a good week, Spring weather is coming….🌷🌼🌺