Picked this gem off the shelf at the library the other day without having heard of either the author or the book. Loving it so far! Great collection of short stories with a feminist bent. I love discovering new-to-me books. 📚 What's some of the stuff you discovered by happenstance? #LibraryFinds #ReadWomen
brendanmleonard Way back in 2004, I checked out a Lawrence Block/Matt Scudder novel. It was NOT the first in the series but it was so stark and brutal and noir but with a kind of hope to it that I needed at that time. 10+ years later, Matt Scudder (the character) is retired but he's still one of my fave lit heroes. 10y
Classic_Wirginia I picked up The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco from a free library near my favorite coffee shop. I never knew that he was famous or such an amazing writer. It was a great random pick. 10y
BookInMyHands Maisie Dobbs by Jacquline Winspear. Female detective with her own business in London after WWI. 10y
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SusanInTiburon A friend of a friend left an ugly old copy of Bangkok 8 at my house and it sat around for years. I was about to recycle it, but skimmed the opening as I did so, and ... Boom! @brendanmleonard I love Matt Scudder too.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Bangkok 8brendanmleonard What a coincidence @Susanintiburon I love Bangkok 8! 10y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Found books by Vendela Vida on the "take for free" table at my library. Had never heard of her. What a find!! 10y
BookishFeminist @brendanmleonard I've never read Lawrence Block--I think I'll have to now! That sounds wonderful. 10y
BookishFeminist @Classic_Wirginia Umberto Eco is a great undiscovered find!! Name of the Rose is brilliant. 10y
BookishFeminist @BookInMyHands Never heard of that either but it sounds great! Learning even more new to me authors I have I check out now :) 10y
BookishFeminist @Susanintiburon Bangkok 8 sounds great!! Added to my list!! 10y
brendanmleonard @BookishFeminist his work is really varied. I prefer the Scudder novels but they can be pretty bleak. Read this one, probably one of the finest post war American crime novels: #pretension8 Million Ways to Die 10y
8 Million Ways to DieBookishFeminist @ErickaS Flyleafunfurled.com I love Vendela Vida--what a great free find! Have you read her newest?The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty: A Novel 10y
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty: A NovelBookishFeminist @brendanmleonard Done! I will definitely put that on my list--I often stray from popular books (admittedly my own bias) but love when people recommend ones that live up to the hype! 10y
Nomad_Student A Girl of the Limberlost was a random library find for me at age 12-ish, and a favorite for years afterward. 10y
BookishFeminist @Nomad_Student That sounds delightful! I've never heard of it but I'll have to find it :) 10y
Spiderfelt I was assigned to edit a food memoir at the talking book library where I volunteer. I got caught up in the story, and spent far too much time reading instead of efficiently editing the sound files. Love the storytelling and recipes. 10y
