Celebrate the Great Outdoors with These Books

by Donna Huber

There are several days this month that celebrate the great outdoors: National Gardening Day (April 14), Earth Day (April 22), and Arbor Day (April 24). I would also point out that April is Stress Awareness Month, and enjoying the outdoors can lower your stress levels by lowering cortisol and increasing dopamine. Here are a few books that might inspire you to get outside this month.

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Dark Is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce ~ a Review

by MK French

The woods are known as the place to avoid. What goes in, doesn’t come out.

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Inside Man by John McMahon ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles. He and his squad of brilliant yet quirky agents make up the Patterns and Recognition (PAR) unit, the FBI’s hidden edge, brought in for cases that no one else can solve.

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Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King by Caroline Bicks ~ a Review

by MK French

Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maine's inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, the first scholar to be granted extended access by King to his private archives. Bicks focuses on five of his most iconic early works—The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, 'Salem's Lot, and Night Shift—to reveal how he crafted his language, storylines, and characters. We see King’s margin notes and editorial changes, scenes, and alternative endings that never made it to print. The book also includes interviews Bicks had with King along the way that reveal new insights into his writing process and personal history.

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17 Must Read Mysteries from the Past Decade

by Donna Huber

I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers. Even before I started attending a local mystery book club, it was one of my go-to genres. Susan also reads a lot of mysteries and thrillers. Goodreads recently published 136 Reader-Approved Mysteries & Thrillers of the Past Decade, and I thought it would be fun to see how many we had read - 17 books! (I included books I read but didn't review on the site for myself, but Susan's recommendations are based on those she has reviewed on this site.)

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Celebrate We Gullah Geechee by Yvette R. Murray ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Celebrate We Gullah Geechee invites the reader along on a dynamic exploration of Gullah culture.

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