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dignify's Shop Good blog

Something to Read: Mysteries for All Ages

Mystery novels have often appealed to people with jobs that are never fully resolved (doctors, pastors, social workers). In this cultural era of many-problems-few-resolutions, reading a good mystery can be a refreshing break. Our 12-year old daughter is the most avid, prolific reader I know! We teamed up to create a list of mysteries for all ages of independent readers. The recos below are listed with increasing age levels in mind, but no specific age parameters (as a mature, well-read, near-teen, she has read up to Agatha Christie on this list). Read on!

Looking for a Good Book? Books to Give or Read this Holiday Season.

Listen, I know that there are book lists for DAYS out there. This is another one, and I'm not pretending otherwise! It is completely biased and based on nothing other than what I have read recently. I love to read, I love to receive recommendations, and I love to share the books that I've enjoyed with others. Every one of these books is my recommendation to YOU, but there are also ideas of other people in your life who might enjoy them. 😉 Comment below or fire me an email with your own best, recent reads! 

Shop Good Book Club | Different POVs

Over the last year or so, I've made a conscious priority to read books written by — or written from the perspective of — people different than me. As a white, rich person (and I have a job, a bachelor's degree, a house, 2 cars, and 3 computers, so that sounds pretty rich to me; maybe not in the 1%, but high enough), I have a pretty limited perspective. Also, our culture is essentially designed for me to thrive, so it's easy to take that all for granted. Books, both non-fiction and creative stories, have a way of landing you right in the viewpoint of an other, and I am so grateful for that gift; it's one of the best things about reading.

Shop Good Book Club | My Perfect Summer of Reading

If you've been around Shop Good for any amount of time, you've seen some book lists. You've probably also seen a few books appear over, and over, and over. 😂 Here is my summer reading post from 2016, and I still stand by it! I would love to add more to the mix now in 2018, but I have a few problems on the recommendation front: 1) I read a LOT of memoirs, so the proportion of fiction reading I do is low, and my ability to recommend good ones — even less! 2) The novels I've read this year were mostly weird (Lincoln in the Bardo, The Handmaid's Tale), average (The Immortalists, The Nest), or too wrong-seasonal to recommend for summer! (Beartown, Still Life). So, what is left?  

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