Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

The Library at Trinity College, Dublin

One day I hope to make a return visit to Ireland. But until then I'll enjoy sweet memories, including, perhaps, my favorite library anywhere, this beautiful reading room at the Trinity College. 

A birthday shout out to our blogger buddy, Respice, Prospice. May the road rise to meet you for many years to come. Happy and healthy wishes, my friend. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day and happy reading!

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Three Hours in Paris

 


I was reading through what seems like hundreds of email this morning and came upon one from Soho Press, one of my favorite publishing houses. Since I'm always on the lookout for new mystery titles I decided to actually read this email and not automatically hit the delete button. I discovered that one of my favorite mystery writers, Cara Black, was doing a live virtual event tonight discussing Three Hours in Paris. The three hours in question concern a very brief visit to Paris that Hitler made in June of 1940, the purpose of which has been lost to history. 

Three Hours in Paris was first published in April, 2020, when most of us had so much on our minds and didn't keep up very well with new books. The paperback edition comes out at the end of March and I will be looking for it. I've so enjoyed Cara Black's mysteries set in Paris and this mystery/thriller set in one of my favorite historical times is going to the top of my almost infinite To Be Read pile. Here's the link to RSVP for tonight's discussion. It's at 7:00 Pacific time, which translates to 10:00 Eastern time. It's past my bedtime these days, but it's Saturday night.

It's hard to believe that this is my first post to Coffee Light in 2021. I'm not sure where 2020 went, but I'm glad it's gone. It's almost spring, the gas lines for my building have been fixed -- sixteen months without a working stove -- and I'm all vaccinated, plus a month. I've been walking, cooking (Yay!), doing some Zooming and reading. I've also been blogging away on my general blog, Buttercup Counts Her Blessings,  which helped keep me sane more times than I can count last year. I hope you're all doing well. 

As ever, thanks for visiting and keep reading!