Favorite Book and Book welcomes author Allison Brook-Is 1,349 Pages too Long for a Book?

 About Your Favorite Book:

One of my two favorite books is A SUITABLE BOY by Vikram Seth. That it consists of 1,349 pages, and I long for a sequel tells you how much I enjoyed reading it.  Drawing partly on his own family history, Seth sets his novel in India in the early 1950s, shortly after Partition. This large, complex novel involves the lives of four extended families and reflects upon the cultural, sociological, and political aspects of the time. The main storyline concerns 19-year-old Lata, a Hindu university student, who is in love with Kabir, a Muslim. Lata's forceful mother urges her to marry "a suitable boy," and Lata is introduced to various Hindu young men. She settles on Haresh, of whom she grows fond, and succumbs to an arranged marriage.

The book came out in 1993, and I read it a few years after that. Though at least twenty-five years have since passed, many aspects of the book are still vivid in my mind. I bought the paperback edition of the book at no one's suggestion. I own it still.  Ever since I was a child, I've had an unerring sense of which books I would enjoy. This book was no exception.

About Your Book:

DEATH ON THE SHELF is the fifth book in my Haunted Library series. Angela Vecchio, my sleuth Carrie Singleton's best friend, is about to be married. Angela wants her wedding to be perfect, but she's apprehensive for various reasons. Her two older cousins, Donna and Roxy, who have always intimidated her, are suddenly hosting her bridal shower because the restaurant where the shower was scheduled to take place has burned down. And Tommy, Angela's irascible brother is in town, certain to make trouble. Tommy makes trouble and Roxy makes a play for Donna's husband. And suddenly someone falls down dead at the wedding reception. Before Carrie can find the murderer, another of Angela's relatives is murdered. Carrie is in for a big surprise when she find the killer--and gets a surprise in her personal life as well.

 

About the Author:

A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for kids. Her books have received many accolades. As Allison Brook she writes the Haunted Library series. DEATH OVERDUE, the first in the series, was an Agatha nominee for Best Contemporary Novel in 2018. Other mysteries include the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club series and the Twin Lakes series.

Her juvenile novel, RUFUS AND MAGIC RUN AMOK, was an International Reading Association-Children's Book Council Children's Choice. AND DON'T BRING JEREMY was a nominee for six state awards.

Marilyn lives on Long Island, where many of her books take place. She loves traveling, reading, doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku, and chatting on FaceTime with her grandkids.

Answer these questions:

Red, White or Blue?  blue

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter? Spring

Cake or Pie? Cake

Coffee, Tea, or Champagne?  Coffee

Country music or Michael Buble? Buble

Pencil or Pen? Pen

 

Find out more at:

Find Death on the Shelf at: Penguin Books

 

Find Marilyn Levinson and Allison Brook at: Website