Supernatural occurrences are abundant in these books with a sewing theme, and I've linked the Amazon listings to make them easy to find. My favorite of all the writers of ghostly themes is Barbara Michaels. In fact, it was the book Stitches in Time that hooked me on her writing many years ago. Who doesn't …
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Sewing Fiction Stories About Life
Continuing the series on sewing fiction, I received an advance reader copy of Birds in the Air from the author. I think Frances could tell by my blog that I am a quilter that reads, and asked if I would like to read her new book. Of course, I said yes, as it was set …
Sewing Mysteries
I really enjoy the genre of cozy mysteries, nice easy to read stories without gore, overt violence, sex or foul language. Even the obligatory murder for a murder mystery happens "off camera", and only the body is found. Arlene Sachitano writes such a series with a quilting theme called the Loose Threads Mysteries. The books …
Quilting Fiction
Continuing the series on fiction with sewing and quilting themes, today we look at books with quilting as the main theme. These books are in the genre of women's fiction, kind of a catch-all category of stories about real life, life challenges and family dynamics. One of my favorite series in the genre of women's …
Celebrate National Sewing Month – Sewing Fiction
September is National Sewing Month, and this year I am going to take a different approach to the celebration. Oh, not to worry, there will still be plenty of sewing this month, projects and quilts, but this time I am going to do several book reviews for fiction with a sewing or quilting theme. When …
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Needlecraft Mystery Series
A nice long weekend and it looks like it is going to rain on Sunday all day, and maybe Monday too. DH and I had planned a hike, but I think it will turn into a couple of days of sewing and reading. Actually, those are wonderful days in my opinion! Now is a good …
The Cookbook Collector – Book Review
I read this novel some time ago, and posted a short review on a Goodreads. I had mixed feelings about this book, so here is an expanded review. The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman was billed as "a delicious novel about appetite, temptation, and fulfillment" yet I did not find it so. Isn't it …
Catching up on Book Reviews
In the last two months, I have caught up with several good books from three good authors, and one in the not so much category. In each case, I picked up new titles, at least new to me, from authors I have enjoyed in the past. I have already put abbreviated reviews on Goodreads for …
Cozy Christmas Reading
One thing nice about cold weather is curling up with a good book next to a nice fire. I think it is fun at holiday time to find books with a Christmas theme, particularly cozy mysteries. If you haven't heard that term, a cozy mystery is one without overt violence, no foul language, and the …
Book Review – The Violets of March
This is a wonderful story, with an interesting premise. Emily's marriage is over. Joel is moving on with someone new, so she decides to visit her aunt on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. It is the perfect getaway, putting an entire country between Emily and New York to begin healing her broken heart. The descriptions …
From My Carolina Home 