All Saints’ Book Table Masterminds Offer Summer Reading List

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Looking for some really great summer reads? Look no further than the All Saints Book Table! The Rev. Vicki and Kathie Deviny have put together a summer book all star list to keep you busy (when you’re not reading for Book Club that is!).  Copies of the list are also available at the Book Table (1st & 3rd Sundays of each month) on the patio after church.

Good books for an Episcopal summer reading (or video) program. Available through Amazon or check your local independent bookseller.

Mysteries:

 The Grantchester Mysteries (also a PBS series) by James Runcie, son of former Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie.

From the first days of ordained women: Isabelle Holland’s St. Anselm’s mysteries

The Inspector Gamache mysteries by Louise Penny – set in Quebec; the village Anglican church is a silent presence.

The Faith Fairchild (clergy spouse) mysteries by Katherine Hall Page

In the Bleak Midwinter and subsequent series by Julia Spencer-Fleming

 Some classics:  Margery Allingham’s Tiger in the Smoke; Dorothy Sayers; CJ Chesterton’s Father Brown mysteries (novels and video); PD James’ Death in Holy Orders (novel and video)

General Fiction:

The Mitford Series (Father Tim) by Jan Karon

Father Melancholy’s Daughter and Evensong, by Gail Godwin

The Vicar of Dibley (video)

The Rector’s Wife and The Choir (novel and video) by Joanna Trollope

From All Saint’s authors: 

Marnie McGee’s children’s books and poetry www.marniemcgee.com;

Kathie Deviny’s cozy mystery Death in the Memorial Garden  www.deviny.camelpress.com;

J. Sears McGee’s An Industrious Mind (reformation history) www.ucsb.edu;

(Wade H) Chip Nichols’ The Glamis Curse (children’s fantasy).

Poetry:

Scott Cairns, Mary Oliver

Non-fiction and other categories:

Find other books at www.episcopalbooksellers.org and www.episcopalbookstore.com or check out the All Saint’s book table on Sunday mornings (1st & 3rd Sundays of the month).