My 2019 Book Recommendations

Instead of listing individual books of a particular series, as I’ve done in the past, I will just say here and now: “Read these authors. Read these series.”

I’ll continue to give accounts of books I’ve read outside of a series. Unless someone tells me to stop. I never get feedback on my book reports, and that’s OK. It’s mainly for my own record of what I’ve read in a particular year.

Speaking of which, for the year 2018 I read 59 books. A bit more than one a week. Not bad.

In no particular order, here are the series/authors I love:

Agatha Christie. Always good, even when rereading.

Arthur Conan Doyle. Same as above.

Earl Stanley Gardner  (Perry Mason)

Rex Stout  (Nero Wolfe)

Georges Simenon  (Inspector Maigret)

Ellery Queen

For books with a Christian view, Guidepost puts out several good series written by multiple authors:

“Mysteries of Martha’s Vineyard”

“Tearoom Mysteries”

“Secrets of Wayfarers Inn”

“Secrets of the Blue Hill Library”

“Tales from Grace Chapel Inn”

Garrison Keillor

Patrick F. McManus (SO funny! Sadly, he just died last April)

Just about any Sci-fi/Fantasy book, but here are my top 10 authors

Asimov

Bradbury

Pratchett

Simak

Ursula K. LeGuin

Jules Verne

Anne McCaffrey

Andre Norton

Tolkien

Asprin

I know there are some I’ve left off, or faves of others. Let me know what YOUR faves are!