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13. Just got the complete set of John Updike short stories!

Sun Aug 29, 2021, 12:36 PM

Aug 2021

I'm not a big fan of short stories. But I've absolutely loved those of John Updike. This should provide hours and hours of great reading!

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What Fiction are you reading this week, August 29, 2021? [View all] hermetic Aug 2021 OP

Re-reading Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher LearnedHand Aug 2021 #1

Sounds good hermetic Aug 2021 #2

Yup I've read nearly all the Dresden books multiple times LearnedHand Aug 2021 #3

Thanks hermetic Aug 2021 #6

"A Sea of Troubles" by Donna Leon. The King of Prussia Aug 2021 #5

I found THE FEAST hermetic Aug 2021 #9

I think you'll really enjoy "The Feast" The King of Prussia Aug 2021 #12

Scandal in Babylon, by Barbara Hambly catrose Aug 2021 #7

LOL hermetic Aug 2021 #10

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL catrose Aug 2021 #18

I really enjoyed the two "Hope" books. yellowdogintexas Sep 2021 #24

cnn TallMike Aug 2021 #8

Yeah, hermetic Aug 2021 #11

Just got the complete set of John Updike short stories! bif Aug 2021 #13

That is great news. hermetic Aug 2021 #14

It's him, J.D. Salinger, and John Ohara. bif Aug 2021 #16

What? No P G Wodehouse? He wrote over 300 short stories yellowdogintexas Sep 2021 #25

Starting a new bedtime cozy: A Murder for the Books by Polly Hennessey Aug 2021 #15

Sounds like a library mystery. hermetic Aug 2021 #17

Heyo, hermetic Aug 2021 #20

I just started "The Last Garden in England" by Julia Kelly. CrispyQ Sep 2021 #21

Beautiful! hermetic Sep 2021 #22

Just finished "The Sehkmet Bed" a novel of ancient Egypt yellowdogintexas Sep 2021 #23

Interesting factoid hermetic Sep 2021 #26