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Why These Delightful Bookish Books Are Perfect For Your Autumn TBR

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Readers love bookish books--how could we not? But this autumn, authors have showered us with wonderful offerings like never before! via @chautonahavig

I’ve read a lot of bookish books in the past couple of years, but I think the fall of 2022 is going to go down as an epic season of bookish delight. With authors like Mollie Rushmeyer, Pepper Basham, and Amy Lynn Green, how could it not?  Listen in to find out what bookish books I’m most looking forward to plus some super-cool bookish news!

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Why These Delightful Bookish Books Are Perfect For Your Autumn TBR

Oh, boy!  Do you know what happens the moment you realize that the bookish book you’re reading is the SECOND one releasing this fall, there’s a third one out there, and… you’re releasing one, too?

I’ll tell you.  You throw your podcast plan out the window and record a “you’ve gotta see this” episode.  So I did.  And here you go. Four bookish books you will not want to miss this autumn (even if one of them is mine!).

First up…

The Bookshop of Secrets bookish bookThe Bookshop of Secrets by Mollie Rushmeyer (Oct 25, 2022)

Look, here’s the deal I’m in the middle of this book, and it has me coming back for “just one chapter” when I should be writing “just one more” of my own!  I LOVE the characters, the setting, and all the secrets.  I love that this is one of those delightfully bookish books that doesn’t just happen to take place in a bookstore or library. No, the essence of books permeates every page. They’re the answers to secrets. They’re lost treasure and potentially the map to other treasure. But more than those, they’re solace to the hurting and joy to everyone. Can you see that I love this book? I’m only halfway through, but it’s five stars all the way.

A collection of lost books holds the clues to her family’s legacy…and her future.

Hope Sparrow has mastered the art of outrunning her tragic past, learning never to stay anywhere too long and never to allow anyone control over her life again. Coming to Wanishin Falls in search of her family’s history already feels too risky. But somewhere in the towering stacks of this dusty old bookshop are the books that hold Hope’s last ties to her late mother—and to a rumored family treasure that could help her start over.

Only, the bookshop is in shambles, and the elderly owner is in the beginning stages of dementia and can’t remember where the books lie. To find the last links to the loved ones she’s lost, Hope must stay and accept help from the townsfolk to locate the treasured volumes. Each secret she uncovers brings her closer to understanding where she came from. But the longer she stays in the quaint town, the more people find their way into the cracks in her heart. And letting them in may be the greatest risk of all…

And then we have…

The Blackout Book Club bookish bookThe Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green (November 15, 2022)

I LOVED Amy Lynn Greene’s first book, Things We Didn’t Say, and really liked her second, but this one… I mean, who can resist bookish books? Like I said, I haven’t read this yet, but look at the synopsis!!!

In 1942, an impulsive promise to her brother before he goes off to the European front puts Avis Montgomery in the unlikely position of head librarian in small-town Maine. Though she has never been much of a reader, when wartime needs threaten to close the library, she invents a book club to keep its doors open. The women she convinces to attend the first meeting couldn’t be more different–a wealthy spinster determined to aid the war effort, an exhausted mother looking for a fresh start, and a determined young war worker.

At first, the struggles of the home front are all the club members have in common, but over time, the books they choose become more than an escape from the hardships of life and the fear of the U-boat battles that rage just past their shores. As the women face personal challenges and band together in the face of danger, they find they have more in common than they think. But when their growing friendships are tested by secrets of the past and present, they must decide whether depending on each other is worth the cost.

Also: It’s available as preorder at 40% off and free shipping from Baker Book House (I was wrong about it not being one of theirs!). You can learn more about Amy Lynn Green on her WEBSITE.

Next up:

Authentically izzy bookish bookAuthentically, Izzy by Pepper Basham (November 15, 2022)

As I said, this bookish book is an instant five-star read for me. I loved the characters, the relationships, and something I didn’t say in the episode but in my review… I LOVED that when one person does something wrong, the other person doesn’t feel obligated to assume part of the blame. Instead, acceptance and forgiveness are allowed to shine beautifully without muddying the “whose right/wrong here” thing.

Trust me… it’s important.

Dear Reader, My name is Isabelle Louisa Edgewood—Izzy, for short. I live by blue-tinted mountains, where I find contentment in fresh air and books. Oh, and coffee and tea, of course. And occasionally in being accosted by the love of my family. (You’ll understand my verb choice in the phrase later.) I dream of opening my own bookstore, but my life, particularly my romantic history, has not been the stuff of fairy tales. Which is probably why my pregnant, misled, matchmaking cousin—who, really, is more like my sister—signed me up for an online dating community.

The trouble is . . . it worked. I’ve met my book-quoting Mr. Right, and our correspondence has been almost too good to be true. But Brodie lives across an ocean. And just the other day, a perfectly nice author and professor named Eli came into the library where I work and asked me out for a coffee. I feel a rom-com movie with a foreboding disaster nipping at my heels.

But I’ve played it safe for a long time. Maybe it’s time for me to be as brave as my favorite literary heroines. Maybe it’s time to take the adventures from the page to real life. Wish me luck.

Authentically,

Izzy

  • Witty, hilarious, and heartwarming contemporary romance about book lovers
  • A sweet, kisses-only romance
  • An epistolary novel written mostly in emails and texts
  • Stand-alone novel
  • Book length: approximately 105,000 words
  • Includes discussion questions for book clubs

You can find out more about Pepper Basham on her WEBSITE.  Furthermore, you can preorder her book from Baker Book House at 20% off AND if you order The Blackout Book Club at the same time, you’ll get free shipping.

And finally…

Twice Sold TalesTwice Sold Tales by Chautona Havig (hey… I’ve heard of her!) on November 2, 2022!

If only owning a bookstore didn’t mean dealing with people.

No one was more surprised than Harper Brevig when Great Aunt Lorene (not “Lori,” thank-you-very-much) died and left her least favorite niece her bookstore–including a prime piece of real estate in downtown Red Wing, Minnesota.

Making a go of the place shouldn’t be too hard. With her library science degree, she should be set. Then again, the website describing library degrees had said it would teach her excellent communication skills. It had not. Could she get a partial refund?

Still, owning the building should mean crazy-low overhead to offset her less than optimal “book-side” manner.  Ahem. So when yet another huge bill arrives, and she starts getting twitchy about the low bank balance, Harper does the only thing she can think of.

Enter Milton Coleridge. He’d been excited about the possibilities of the store last year, but Harper had sent him packing before he could talk to her about them.  Now he has a chance to make a difference. But she’s right. She’s bleeding money, and it doesn’t make sense!

Milton’s job is to figure out what’s going on, plug the financial leak, and maybe… do a little matchmaking. That dad with the adorable little boy would be good for her… and she’d be good for him. Probably.

Twice Sold Tales: the first full-length novel in the Bookstrings series releasing with The Mosaic Collection

And, stay tuned for bookish merch. Here’s a sneak peek at one of the T-shirt designs…

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I hope you’ll love Harper Brevig and her bookstore, Twice Sold Tales, as much as I do!

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Episode 262: Chatting about The Legacy of Longdale Manor with Carrie Turansky
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Chatting with Carrie Turansky is always fun, but guys, this gal is such a trouper!  But with her newest novel (Split-Time!!!), The Legacy of Longdale Manor coming out, and with it taking place in the Lake District (we were probably there at the same time!!!), I am crazy excited about this book. Listen in to see what a shepherd’s crook has to do with art and two women, a century apart, who both are dealing with daddy issues that only a Heavenly Father can truly help.

 

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What Heart Issues Connect These Two Troubled Women Together?

Carrie Turansky and I were both in the Lake District in May (we probably overlapped a few days even! AAAK!), and I love the area she wrote about. I actually looked up Langdale Chase (the house that inspired Carrie’s book) as a potential for a book I’m writing in the area. I had decided to move it closer to Ambleside. Isn’t it amazing how two authors can take the same inspiration and write two totally different books?  I love that. 

The faith elements she’s put into The Legacy of Longdale Manor just touch my heart so deeply. Any time you are dealing with a shepherd or fatherhood, I’m all in, and I can’t wait to see what she’s done with it. 

The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turransky

Two women–a century apart–embark on a journey to healing, faith, forgiveness, and romance.

In 2012, art historian Gwen Morris travels to England’s Lake District to appraise the paintings and antiques of an old family friend, hoping to prove herself to her prestigious grandfather. While at Longdale Manor, she meets David Bradford–the owner’s handsome grandson–who is desperate to save the crumbling estate by turning it into a luxury hotel. When Gwen stumbles upon a one-hundred-year-old journal and an intricately carved shepherd’s staff similar to one in a photo of her parents, she’s left searching for answers.

In 1912, after her father’s death, Charlotte Harper uncovers a painful family secret she can only confess to her journal. She and her family travel to the Lake District to stay on a sheep farm, hoping eventually to find a home with Charlotte’s grandfather at Longdale Manor, but old wounds and bitter regrets make it a difficult challenge. As Charlotte grows closer to shepherd Ian Storey and rebuilds her shattered faith, she must decide whether she will ever trust in love again.

Learn more about Carrie Turansky and all the goodies for preordering The Legacy of Longdale Manor on her WEBSITE.

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BakerBookHouse.com has The Legacy of Longdale Manor on sale for 40% off with FREE shipping.  And don’t forget to go get your goodies, too!

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