
Merry Autumn, by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Book Club is taking a vacation in December, but we will be back in January. Our next book is The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World, by Eric Weiner. We will see you at 10:30AM, January 26, 2019!
Time for the yearly tradition in which I give thanks for all the geek-specific moments hat have thrilled my heart this year. This year Thanksgiving falls on November 22, so here are 22 things I’m grateful for:
and of course:
First of all, a reminder that this month book club meets on November 17, 2018, at Arden Dimick at 10:30AM. We will have biscuits, of course, as one does. Our book this month was The 4:50 to Paddington by Agatha Christie.
This month’s read was a quick one. If you’d like to supplement your reading, here are some suggestions:
Murder on the Orient Express
Yep, the one on the train. One of many set on trains, actually.
Death on the Nile
A personal favorite because Poirot is both stern and compassionate.
Murder of Roger Ackroyd
A trope maker.
And Then There Were None
Most Christie mysteries are interesting, not scary, but this one is terrifying.
Agatha Christie Autobiography and Biography
The Grand Tour: Around the World With the Queen of Mystery, by Agatha Christie, ed. by Matthew Prichard
A fun collection of notes, journal entries, and letters home from a trip Agatha took around the world with her husband. She became one of the first English people to surf standing up and became quite good at it.
Agatha Christie: A Secret Life by Laura Thompson
I had so many problems with this biography, but it is engrossing despite its flaws.
The midterms are over – but I’m writing this prior to the election so I don’t know who won. What I do know is that regardless of who wins, staying involved in civic affairs is important all through the year. Here are five ways you can stay involved:
Bonus:
Our November book is a fun, easy read – 4:50 From Paddington by Dame Agatha Christie. It was originally published as What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw and features beloved detective Jane Marple.
4:50 is a workmanlike book that shows the structure of a basic Christie novel. However, Christie was also capable of upending the genre, as she does in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and in Murder on the Orient Express. Her book And Then There Were None is chilling in contrast to her more “cosy” mysteries.
Christie lived from 1890-1976. She’s the third most read author in the English Language, having written 66 books in addition to short story collections and a play. She is known as “The Queen of Crime.”
For more about her influence on modern crime novels, check out this article: “Genius or Hack?”
Today’s post is a short one – please vote tomorrow (if you haven’t already done so) for midterm elections. Thank you! In the words of Susan B. Anthony, “Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.”
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