Lynn

It is time for another Backlist Book Picks list. Backlist Book Picks is our weekly feature where we share two backlist books that we loved. New releases are great, but there are so many older books that often get forgotten about. 

This week for our two backlist books we are combining WWII, animals, and nonfiction. 

If you love WWII books and haven’t read these we highly recommend them. The second one is fairly well known even though it was published over ten years ago.

The first one though is a book that not very many people know about. It is one of my favorite WWII nonfiction books because it covers a part of WWII that not very many books do. I have recommended it so many times to people that enjoy WWII books. 

Have you read either of these?

Elephant Company

Elephant Company was one of my favorite books of 2015. It is half war book and half animal book. This is a look at a part of the world during WWII that very few people know about. We read a lot about Europe, Japan, and the Nazis, but this book takes us into the lives of those living in Burma during WWII. I have read a lot of WWII books, but none that have dealt with Burma and that part of the world. I had trouble putting this book down once I started reading it. It is an amazing story of animals and what they can do. If you love WWII books this is a must read! 

The Zookeepers Wife

I love World War II stories and animal stories, so The Zookeepers Wife was a definite read for me. The story is well written. This is a true story with amazing people in it. This story connected with Irene’s Children which I read recently. There were many interacting events that were described in both stories which gave me a good view of what it would have been like in Poland during the German occupation. Both books are great WWII reads. 

It is time for another Backlist Book Picks list. Backlist Book Picks is our weekly feature where we share two backlist books that we loved. New releases are great, but there are so many older books that often get forgotten about. 

October seems like the perfect time to feature a couple of cozy mysteries for our backlist books. I am not a big fan of thrillers and scary mystery type of books, but I do love a good cozy mystery. 

One of this week’s backlist book picks goes way back to the 1960’s. Some of our backlist book picks are newer backlists books, but we are going back a few decades for one of the cozy mysteries we are featuring this week. 

The other book we are featuring this week is not quite as old, but it is over five years old, so it a cozy mystery many people don’t know about. 

Have you heard of either of these books? 

Picture Miss Seeton

Picture Miss Seeton is the first book in the Miss Seeton Mysery series. It was first published in the 1960’s. I am not sure where I first heard about this series, but I loved this book. It is a cozy mystery set in England. One of the things I love about this book is that it is not just a cozy mystery it has some humor mixed in. I enjoy cozy mystery books and this book, Picture Miss Seeton is just that. It was an interesting mystery the kept my attention without all the graphic and gory details. If you love cozy mysteries or British series I think you will enjoy this one. 

The Vanishing Thief

A reader introduced me to this series and I am so glad that they did. I loved The Vanishing Thief book and quickly finished all the books in this series. The Vanishing Thief is another cozy mystery set in England. It is the first book in the Victorian Bookshop Mystery Series. One of the things that I loved about this series is that it is about books. They weave the bookshop and books into all the mysteries. I will say that there is not a huge plot in these books. They are fun reads, but they are not deep reads. At times they are a bit cheesy and predictable. But sometimes that is just the kind of book you need to read. 

It is time for another Backlist Book Picks list. Backlist Book Picks is our weekly feature where we share two backlist books that we loved. New releases are great, but there are so many older books that often get forgotten about. 

For this week’s backlist book picks we are featuring two of my favorite memoirs. Some of my favorite books are memoirs. A good memoir often reads like fiction. In other words the saying that truth in stranger than fiction is often true. 

But it takes more than a strange story to make it a great read. It also takes great writing. The two backlist memoirs I am featuring today are both so well written that I had a hard time putting them down once I started reading them. 

The Glass Castle

This book was one of my favorite books of 2016 and it is one of my all time favorite memoirs. But it is one of those books that I hesitated to say I enjoyed it. I did enjoy it, but it is a tough book to read simple because the story is so sad.

It covers some hard real life stuff. I have heard people say that at points this book is hard to believe. And while I understand that point, I disagree with it. I think this book covers reality for far too many people. Most people either don’t realize that these things happen on or they don’t want to admit that they do.

If you want a real life look into a very dysfunctional family, this well written book will give it to you. If you like memoirs The Glass Castle is a must read!

All the Pretty Things

I have read quite a few books by bloggers. All the Pretty Things is one of my favorites! In fact it is one of my favorite memoirs.

This is a real life story. It is a tough read in so many ways. It is one of those books that will bring you to tears. Your heart will break for what Edie and her family has gone through. But this story is also a story of survival, hope, and God’s grace.

Stories like this are all to common in our world, but they are not often talked about. I am so glad Edie choose to share her story.