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by princess garnet
Tue November 28th, 2023, 9:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023
Replies: 11
Views: 1102

Re: What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023

From the library:
Finished:Murder on Mistletoe Lane by Clara McKenna
New and #5 in the "Stella and Lyndy Mystery" series.

Started: Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer
New and #9 in the "Enola Holmes" series
by princess garnet
Mon November 20th, 2023, 9:19 pm
Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
Topic: Wolf Hall
Replies: 19
Views: 3989

Re: Wolf Hall

*Thread bump* It's happening! An adaptation of Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light is a go for filming! Here's the PBS "Masterpiece" announcement: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/masterpiece-announces-wolf-hall-the-mirror-and-the-light/?subscriber=true&list_id=general Damia...
by princess garnet
Mon November 20th, 2023, 9:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023
Replies: 11
Views: 1102

Re: What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023

Matilda II: the Forgotten Queen by Joanna Arman (NF)
A biography of a forgotten 12th century English Queen with black and white photos and archival images throughout the book.
by princess garnet
Thu November 16th, 2023, 11:17 pm
Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
Topic: Julian Fellowes's "Belgravia" adaptation
Replies: 8
Views: 1006

Re: Julian Fellowes's "Belgravia" adaptation

More details about season 2, first publicity photos, and official trailer has dropped:
https://tellyvisions.org/article/belgra ... e-and-more
The show will broadcast on MGM+ in January 2024
Two of the original "Belgravia" cast members are reprising their roles!
by princess garnet
Mon November 13th, 2023, 3:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023
Replies: 11
Views: 1102

Re: What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023

Finished from the library: Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards Part of the British Library Crime Classics collection. 16 short stories set in country houses and manors by well and less known UK mystery writers of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction in the 20th centu...
by princess garnet
Thu November 9th, 2023, 3:13 am
Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
Topic: Miss Scarlet and the Duke
Replies: 23
Views: 1911

Re: Miss Scarlet and the Duke

The teaser trailer for Season 4 has dropped on this side of the pond! Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQVGTnPgJc4
More details including episode descriptions have been released for US viewers.
by princess garnet
Mon November 6th, 2023, 9:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023
Replies: 11
Views: 1102

Re: What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023

Started from the library: Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie Barron Finale and #15 installment in the Jane Austen Mysteries series. I discovered this series about Jane Austen as an amateur sleuth when I was in college. A copy of Jane and the Stillroom Maid was in the fiction section in the camp...
by princess garnet
Wed November 1st, 2023, 4:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023
Replies: 11
Views: 1102

What Are You Reading? Nov. 2023

Turkey and cranberry season! Share your reads this month.
Started from the library: Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry
New and #4 installment in the "Raven, Fisher, & Simpson" series. It was released here in the US in Sept.
by princess garnet
Thu October 26th, 2023, 6:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? Oct. 2023
Replies: 6
Views: 867

Re: What Are You Reading? Oct. 2023

Started: In the Shelter of Hollythorne House by Sarah E. Ladd A newly widowed Charlotte Prior moves back to her childhood home after her late husband's death. Because her husband had been preying on others for money, there are threats against Charlotte and the couple's baby son. Anthony Welbourne is...
by princess garnet
Sat October 14th, 2023, 3:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? Oct. 2023
Replies: 6
Views: 867

Re: What Are You Reading? Oct. 2023

From the library: A Cold Highland Wind by Tasha Alexander ("Lady Emily Mystery" #17) Lady Emily, Colin, and their 3 boys are staying with Lady Emily's longtime friend Jeremy on his Scottish estate. When the gamekeeper is discovered dead, one of the clues is linked to a local witchcraft case involvin...

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