Mostly mystery here along with Julia Alvarez, Bill Bryson and a couple of other fiction titles. Enjoy.

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I also reviewed and enjoyed The Finisher.

Mindful Thoughts for Artists

Finding flow & creating calm

by Georgina Hooper

#MindfulThoughtsforArtists #NetGalley A few interesting entries from the table of contents…The Marvel of Mistakes; Learning to See; Painting with the Breath; Beginning & Beginning Again. Intrigued? For those who are looking to explore their artistic side in a present and mindful way, this title is a good resource. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book in exchange for an honest review

60-Second Brain Teasers Pencil-Free Puzzles

Short Head-Scratchers from the Easy to Near Impossible

by Nathan Haselbauer

#60SecondBrainTeasersPencilFreePuzzles #NetGalley

I very much enjoy doing puzzles so I was excited to see this title and looked at it right away. The author observes that these short puzzles can be solved in just a minute or two. Well, some took me longer than that and I wish that I remembered my Algebra better but I still am enjoying them.

This is an engaging and fun book. Anytime the reader has a bit of time, they can try to stretch their thinking skills with this one. This title could also be a good book for a car trip where the puzzles could be read aloud and solved. They would certainly help to pass the time.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

#LouiseBourgeois #NetGalley

Pub date: October 6, 2020

I adore the illustrations in this latest entry in the inspiring Little People, Big Dreams series. In this title, young readers get to meet Louise Bourgeois.

Young Louise learned the importance of art to her sense of well-being. It helped her in coping after her mother died and with her fears throughout her life.

As a student, Louise showed her work to Fernand Leger who encouraged her to become a sculptor. Readers find out that another art lover, an art history painter was interested in her…and they married.

It took many years for Louise’s talent to be recognized; she was 70 when the Museum of Modern Art showcased her works. So, readers will discover that it is important to persist and to keep to their vision of what they hope to achieve.

This is another excellent entry in this long running series. Get to know the “grandmother of modern art.”

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

There are a number of mysteries here that are on sale from the Poisoned Pen Press. The Lady Chapel is part of an intriguing historical mystery series. There is a book by Donna Leon again, an early Jodi Picoult (her new title The Book of Two Ways comes out soon) and Girl in Hyacinth Blue, a book that readers who liked Girl with a Pearl Earring should enjoy. Plus a bit more here. Enjoy.