What Fiction are you reading this week, November 23, 2025? [View all]

Time to start gathering books for winter.


I just finished reading Richard Martin's I Inherited a Mixed Animal from Uncle Living in Woods, which I highly recommend. It's a great way to take your mind off the horrendous absurdities going on in this country. It's a delight and I plan to read it again in the future.

Now I'm reading The Black Wolf by Louise Penny. In case you don't know this, you must read The Grey Wolf first. Otherwise you will have no idea what they're talking about in this one, which starts off as though you've just read the last page of the previous one. And it's bone-chilling. Especially in light of the Author's Note in the front of the book: I wrote this book over the course of 2024, and turned in the final draft to my publisher in September 2024. Imagine my surprise in January 2025 when I started spotting headlines that could have been ripped right from the book . . ."

I listened to Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I had never read it but got interested when a couple of people here were talking about it. I had no idea it was a psychological thriller or that such a thing even existed back in 1937. It was long but it kept me on board for the duration. Quite the story.

Next up is Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.