It looks like my posts will be hit or miss this week again as I’m a bit busy with work but I did have a very good time at the bookstore today as my mystery book group met up tonight. Aside from discussing our current book we also made some book choices for the upcoming months. Tana French, Linda Fairstein, Henning Mankell, and some others are on the list for the next few months.

I know this is old news at this point but can I just say how bummed out I am to hear that Border’s is closing? I was sad when they closed all the Austin stores but at least I knew I could still visit them somewhere whenever I traveled but now no more.

I have so many wonderful memories of Borders. The first time I joined a reading group was at Borders. I got to see a lot of authors (Isabel Allende, Ian Rankin and many others) for readings and book signings. When Borders first opened in Dallas they also had a lot of poetry chapbooks which was quite cool.

I spent many evenings hanging out with friends or my husband at Borders and I’m going to miss that. Thank goodness we still have B&N and an indie bookstore where I live, but still it is just sad whenever a bookstore closes don’t you think? Anyway, again, sorry for the lack of posts lately but I’ll be back soon.

Today was one of those days I could have just stayed in bed. I had a headache almost all morning and I am exhausted from a very long week at work. To top it off I have to go to the office on Saturday again. Hopefully it won’t be for too long though.

I almost didn’t go to my yoga class today but as usual, once I walked through the doors of the studio, rolled out my mat and got on the floor I realized just how much I needed this. I went to a restorative class and had my blankets, bolster and eye pillow ready for a wonderfully relaxing class. My headache was gone after class!

On my way back home I stopped off at the library to get some videos for my mom and as it’d been a while since I got some new library books I enjoyed choosing a few from the new books shelf. Here are the books I found:

• Devil-Devil by Graeme Kent. This is a Sister Conchita and Sergeant Kella mystery which is set in the Solomon Islands. Set in the 1960s in one of the most dangerous and beautiful areas of the South Pacific, this is a new mystery series. I’ve never read a book set in the Solomon Island so this is kind of exciting.
• Deceptions by Rebecca Frayn. I almost passed this one up but when I read the blurb that it is a compulsive thriller with echoes of Ruth Rendell I had to get it.
• The Darkest Sin by Caroline Richards. This is probably more romance than mystery but it’s set in Victorian London. I couldn’t resist.
• The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. I remember reading a review of this book a while back and it was on my radar. It’s a best-selling Japanese thriller. the premise sort of reminded me of Natsuo Kirino’s Out, which was such a good read. I hope this one is just as good.

Alright friends, I’m so tired and I’m going to bed. I hope to catch up on some blog visiting soon. I feel like I keep misisng out on what’s going on. I’m just hoping my work gets a bit under control in the next few months. Have a wonderful weekend!