It's Saturday Night -
time for
more Genealogy Fun!
Our mission from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings is to:
1) What are you reading this
summer? Does it help your genealogy research? [Thank you to Linda
Stufflebean for suggesting topics!]
2) Write your own blog
post, or add your response as a comment to this blog post, in a Facebook Status
post or note.
Here's mine:
I read a lot, both fiction and since the pandemic started
and I joined a book club, nonfiction. I have been making note of the books I
have read in my weekly Genea-pourri blog posts.
Currently, I’m reading The Birth Certificate: An American
History by Susan J. Pearson for a book club. We’ll discuss the book over
three Zoom meetings.
I also started Singin’ in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece by Earl J Hess &
Pratibha A. Dabholkar. “Singin’
in the Rain” is one of my favorite movies and it’s interesting how they came up
with the idea and make the film. I also purchased a biography of Gene Kelly. I
almost never read biographies.
The last fiction books I read are mysteries and historical
fiction:
- Murder on Wall Street and Murder on Madison Square, both by Victoria Thompson. I really enjoy historical fiction and historical mysteries.
- Death
in a Strange Country
by Donna Leon is a mystery about Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti. I have
just started the series and really enjoy it.
- Switchboard
Soldiers by
Jennifer Chiaverini, is a novel about the telephone operators in France during
World War I. I had previously read the non-fiction book, The Hello Girls:
America’s First Women Soldiers by Elizabeth Cobbs, so I knew the story
already. Jennifer did a good job of bringing the characters to life.
I keep
track of the books I read on Goodreads and participate in the yearly challenge.
This year, I said I’d read 45 books. So far, I’ve read 33, with twelve more to
go. Let’s see, that’s three a month. I can do that!
Interesting that you don't read many biographies. They are one of my favorite types of books that aren't genealogically related. I bet you make your reading goal!
ReplyDeleteBiographies were my mother's favorite, especially of famous people. I never cared about famous people.
DeleteInteresting that you don't read many biographies. They are my favorite type of non-fiction. I am sure you will make your 2022 book goal!
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for a good mystery series. I'll have to check our the Venetian Commissario.
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