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Since I’ve retired from �԰�����, I suppose those of you who remember me at all assume I regularly wear overalls, have traded in my toy poodles for hound dogs, and chew tobacco rather than leisurely sip a gin martini. I assure you—NOT SO!��

I remain much the same—just slower and dressed more, let’s call it, casually. Regularly, I even lead discussions of contemporary novels with groups of “mature” women. As evidenced by this list, my taste in reading recommendations is, upon even the most casual of examinations, downright weird. Come to think of it, those of you who know me might be muttering, “What else is new?”��

Here goes:

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

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The Gathering by Anne Enright

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Horse by Geraldine Brooks

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Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

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Absolution by Alice McDermott

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If Cats Disappeared ��From the World by Genki Kawamura

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The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

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The Drowning Girls by Veronica Lando

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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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Overboard by Sara Paretsky

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12th of Never by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

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Taken to the Grave by M.M. Chouinard