What Fiction are you reading this week, May 10, 2026?

[hermetic]

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Happy Mother's Day!

Reading to my kids

Still reading Preston & Childs' Two Graves. It's quite the tale. I thought "two graves" was in reference to the famous saying about revenge. Surprise!

Listened to my first Nora Roberts novel, The Seven Rings, which is actually new. Listening to the prologue, I almost gave up on it. An evil witch had taken possession of a mansion in Maine, many years ago. I thought it would have been better if, instead, it was an evil man in a long red tie. But, I stayed with it and enjoyed the music, the pets, and the people inspired by hope. And trust. Yep, it is quite good.

[Bayard]

1. I finished two,

"Apostles Cove," by William Kent Krueger. Thanks for that recommendation, Hermetic. It was a good one, about a former sheriff investigating a cold case.. I also finished, "Crazy Horse," by Larry McMurty. Not fiction, but you wish it was.

Now on, "Blue Labyrinth, by Preston & Child. A Pendergast novel where his son turns up dead on his door step. A continuation of, "Two Graves." So far, so good.

[MontanaMama]

2. Bumblebee Season by Eileen Garvin.

It’s the sequel to The Music of Bees which was a lovely book. The author does a wonderful job of weaving the lives of strangers together in the most interesting way. People that are grieving or struggling and finding their way through the messiness of living. These stories take place in Hood River, OR where the author lives and keeps bees herself. I came across Garvin’s book Crow Talk before the Music of Bees, and could not put that down. Again, she masterfully brings together strangers from all walks of life in a way that feels authentic and possible. I would describe all of her work as uplifting but not sappy or trite. Highly recommend.

Hope all is well with you, neighbor.

https://www.eileengarvin.com/

[hermetic]

4. Those sound great

Thanks for sharing!

Doing okay, all things considered. Kids are doing well. Hope the same for you.

[cbabe]

3. I enjoyed all the Krueger books. Still reading

a stack of Dick Francis for comfort. He set the bar for style, plotting, characters, locations. Each book takes you somewhere different but familiar. Francis is the best.

[surfered]

5. After 50 years, re-reading Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut.

[hermetic]

7. An oldie but goodie

One of the world's great anti-war books.

[txwhitedove]

6. Happy Mom's Day, be it kid, pet or garden progeny, you are Mom of your domain.

Finished Cat on a Hot Tin Woof by Spencer Quinn. Soooo good, I laughed and cried, worried about Chet, and laughed some more. At #26 in series is one of the best yet. Big part of the fun is all the crazy names of the characters. Loved the book.

Now reading The Future is Peace, non-fiction by Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon. "Two lifelong peace activists and guides to Israel/Palestine, both of whom have lost family in the conflict, take readers on a revealing life-changing journey across this holy, bloodstained land and discover the mythic, political, and personal history that divides but also binds them and their peoples. - ... a rebuttal to a broken world and a bold challenge to the belief that more violence can ever bring security."

[hermetic]

8. Hadn't got to that Quinn book yet

But sounds like I should. Thanks.

[Number9Dream]

9. Finished "Iron Lake" by William Kent Krueger

Thanks for the thread, hermetic.

This was the first book by Mr. Krueger which I read. A couple weeks ago, on this thread, I read a review of another William Kent Krueger book, so I found "Iron Lake" in paperback at my library. It was a well-written page turner mystery, with seemingly real characters.The native American characters and lore were interesting. I enjoyed it enough to read more by Mr. Krueger, though, I found the ending to be depressing.

I just picked up "The River We Remember" by W.K.K. from the library... we'll see.

[hermetic]

10. Krueger's books are really enjoyable

Many people agree. I haven't read that one yet. "Both a complex, spellbinding mystery and a masterful portrait of midcentury American life," so I suspect you'll like it.

[yellowdogintexas]

11. no fiction this week. I have to finish Separation of Church and Hate by next Saturday

for my book club, and I have 2 chapters of Prologue (Rachel Maddow) for the Frangela book club.