Yeah that Gander, Newfoundland book should be a good Canadian one even though the writer is American. It seems to capture the spirit of the place and the connection between people from both sides of the border at the time. I hope all that goodwill won’t be ruined currently due to what’s going on & the tariffs. I haven’t read Jim DeFede’s book yet.
And I haven’t heard of Susan Juby so I’ll look into where she’s based in Canada. Thx for the info.

No, I don’t have any books by Canadian authors on my summer reading list, and I was chagrined when I realized that. I do have one set in Canada: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede.

I read a book by a Canadian author in late May: A Meditation on Murder by Susan Juby. It is part of a mystery series but she has written other books, I just don’t know much about them.

Also thanks for the Crider title. Only 16 left! lol. They sound enjoyable.

Hi Tracy, I like to see your various reading genres. Good to know about the Crider book and funny to hear the character likes Dr. Pepper (been awhile since I had one, lol). And I agree: it is nice to read novels that were written before computers & the internet. We overdose too much on that in our present day.
I forgot if you have any Canadian authors on your summer list? I was pleased to see this Endling novel by a Canadian talked highly about. But I’m not sure I will get to it right away. You have me curious about the Oona Out of Order novel. I’m not a big time-traveler but I always enjoy hearing about the books from your reviews. So I will see what you think of it. Have a great week.

Wow Jane !! I had no idea. Your family is way more Canadian & English. But then did your parents eventually settle in the States to have the final 3? So how many sibs are still in Canada? What a great mixture of places! We have spent some time in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver … the three big cities and my husband grew up in Kingston, Ontario. But I’m still a transplant. Still it’s home now. You live in a great State ….

And I did not even name the book by Bill Crider, which is Death by Accident.

I have decided I do want to read something by Taylor Jenkins Reid, that is about as far as it goes. Haven’t decided on a book yet.

Endling sounds good, and like you say, a Canadian author!

I did start my summer reading, with the 9th book in the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series by Bill Crider. It is set in a small town in Blacklin County, a fictional county in Texas. It is a cozy series, Sheriff Rhodes solves crime mostly with his intuition, and he and his second wife are in their 40s-50s. He loves Dr. Pepper in glass bottles and junk foods for lunch, which his wife disapproves of. This books was published in 1998 and he avoids computers where possible. I only have 16 books to go to finish the series. The last book in the series was published in 2019, so I imagine he has to start using computers sometime along the way. But I do enjoy police procedurals and other mysteries that were written at a time when technology was not so prevalent.

Now I am reading Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montidore, a time travel novel.

Just to further the Canadian connection, my mom was from Montreal and met my dad during WWII. He was from England and did basic training in Lachine and then flight school in Saskatchewan. My sister was born in Montreal, the brother in Toronto was born in England, my next brother was born in Vancouver, and the final three in the family are Yanks (as my mom used to say!).

Hi Jane, yeah the deer caused a tulip massacre, so I’ll have to rethink that. We had 90 degrees all last week, but this week is more seasonable in the 50s & 60s. Now it feels chilly in comparison, lol! It’s nice you are getting (good) rain.
I am amazed & pleased to hear you are such a hockey fan! I didn’t realize you had a brother in Toronto, wow. We too are rooting for the Oilers (big time against Florida). The Oilers’ McDavid is quite a star. Go!
And yeah Springsteen & MCC … can’t wrong with either. Been so good for so long.
I wonder how the novel Atmosphere will be … I’m hoping not too goopy.
I’m glad you mentioned The Residence — I didn’t know about the show — but it looks like fun from the trailer. Seems to be a good spoof and mystery. We don’t get Netflix at the moment but we might in the future. I hope you enjoy it. I could use a laugh about now.
Enjoy your garden! & have a great week.

Hi thanks Lesley, yeah we had near 90 degrees all last week, but this week more in the 50s & 60s. So that’s more seasonable for early June.
We don’t have much trouble with ticks around the house (still on the alert) but this season I hear the mountains seem to be having an infestation of ticks … hikers are talking about certain hikes being full of them, yikes! Robert went on one such hike up high that had a lot. Ugh. Good thing I didn’t go.
I still haven’t read Jess Walter either. I need to try his new one and see.
And yeah me too — I used to be a big MCC fan of her early stuff and saw her in concert many times when I lived in Va. though I haven’t listened to hardly at all in many years. Maybe I just drifted … and her songs sound similar. I like Van & Bruce a lot. lol.
That’s great you started your summer list. I will see what you think of Tin Man. Gosh I can’t even remember any of it now! Good thing we keep these blogs so to remember our reads. I wonder what Winman is working on now? Hmm. In her early days she was an aspiring actress apparently.
Hope you have a beautiful weekend at the Cove! I am keeping really busy with biking, golf, gardening, and tennis. Also we have house upgrade projects coming so that’s also time consuming. I guess it’s good in light of my parents … who I miss pretty much daily. take care.