Hi Fellow Readers!
Spring fever is in the air over at Shelf Pleasure! We’re ready to throw off the winter gear and head out on vacation—or just the local park!—armed with a great new read. If you’re in need of some inspiration, check out our top 5 contenders for a spring break book pick or our list of this week’s hot new releases. And please don’t forget to share your next pick in the comments!
If all this talk of spring has you dreaming about a spring fling, you’ll enjoy our piece on an annual matchmaking festival in Ireland and how it plays a part in author Lisa Alber’s new novel.
Here are the Shelf Pleasure stories not to miss this week:
Shelf Pleasure Radio
Shelf Pleasure is hitting the air waves, starting with our first tremendous show on April 16th featuring bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford and literary critic/librarian Nancy Pearl. We hope you tune in!
Newport, Rhode Island: A Love Story!
Alyssa Maxwell fills us in on her love for Newport, the setting for her fun and fabulous new mystery. Plus, a giveaway!
Mother/Daughter Book Club: Spring Break Books
Reader Carlene Moore on the spring break road trip she’s taking with her mom…and their mother/daughter reading list.
A Matchmaking Festival: Reality vs. Fiction
Author Lisa Alber on her fictionalized version of an Irish matchmaking festival.
New Releases
Spring break is finally here! Here are the new titles we’ll be enjoying during our time off.
Trailer: Midnight Crossroad
Missing Sookie? Charlaine Harris is back with a brand new gothic trilogy.
Read Along With Us
In case you missed it, here are all the details for our latest book club discussion of Melissa Foster’s Have No Shame.
For our personal reading this week:
Kristen is reading bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman’s latest thriller, Killer. It’s always a treat to hang out in Los Angeles and follow series hero Dr. Alex Delaware along on twisty capers.
Stacy is reading Jen Lancaster’s Here I Go Again about a 37-year-old woman who is back living with her parents as she attempts to understand how her glory years were in high school. If she can only figure out a way to fix her past…she just might be able to save her future.
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Happy reading!
