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MaryJo Dawson

MaryJo Dawson

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this is my first day on the book and reader forum. this will be an adventure for me - one of several I am presently pursuing as I become more familiar with the ebook world. moderator, feel free to delete this part if it is not appropriate - I am the author of two cozy mysteries available through ebook retailers.
I love many types of books, including good biographies such as John Adams and Truman, out of the way types such as Down Home with Bill Bryson, but especially good mysteries. of course "good" is open to personal interpretation and taste, to some extent. some of my favorites range from Christie, Sayers, Stout, to contemporaries as Charles Todd.
expect it will be interesting and enlightening to share and receive.
 
I see you have been a member for awhile. thank you for your greeting. what do you like to read? has the book forum been helpful in exploring new reading opportunities?
 
I like horror and mysteries/thrillers. Those are usually the genres I stick to. I do like nonfiction sports and WWII books as well.
BAR is a good place to pickup recommendations. The forum goes through times where there isn't much being posted or discussed and then there are times where there is a lot of action. Spend some time reading through some posts in some of the subforums related to the genres that you prefer and you'll probably find recommendations.
 
preferred reading

since you enjoy WWII history, would you happen to have seen The World At War? it was a huge documentary done in the 1970's by the British and covered so many aspects of the war, from Europe to Asia, to civilians, to
actual Nazi officers, to German civilians, to Russia.... I want to see it again,
it was, to me, even more outstanding than the thing Ken Burns did for pbs a couple of years ago, and that was great - more likely you've seen that.
I realize this isn't a book recommendation, but still wanted to share.
 
ebook publisher

Elderberry Press agreed to publish my books, which went on line with all major retailers in June. I have been very satisified with them. the effort is still very young, but with ebook publishing there is not the pressure to be recognized immediately or your books will be pulled from the shelf, as with traditional book publishers. the feedback has been very encouraging.
 
Welcome!

MaryJo Dawson said:
this is my first day on the book and reader forum. this will be an adventure for me - one of several I am presently pursuing as I become more familiar with the ebook world. moderator, feel free to delete this part if it is not appropriate - I am the author of two cozy mysteries available through ebook retailers.
I love many types of books, including good biographies such as John Adams and Truman, out of the way types such as Down Home with Bill Bryson, but especially good mysteries. of course "good" is open to personal interpretation and taste, to some extent. some of my favorites range from Christie, Sayers, Stout, to contemporaries as Charles Todd.
expect it will be interesting and enlightening to share and receive.
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Welcome! We share a lot of similar tastes, especially Bill Bryson's books and the historical biographies. Have you read Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything"? If not, check it out immediately!

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as soon as I finish about 6 books ahead of it, including The Greater Journey by David McCullough which has to be done in time for a fall book club meeting,
I will! but, I am sure that is a very worth while read by Bryson and I don't want to miss it.
I also write cozy mysteries myself and try to put aside a little time each day for the 3rd in an ebook series.
 
Welcome to BAR. You sound very active in the eworld and I am sure you will fit into many conversations around here.
Have fun
and let us hear from you
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Welcome Mary Jo. :D

It's a strange sort of forum, enjoy!

What sort of cozy mysteries do you write? I like mysteries, and cozy ones on occasion, especially if they involve cats. lol

I love history and have the Truman bio, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Just finished A First Rate Madness by Nassir Ghaemi...a great combination of history and psychiatry, linking mental illness and leadership.
 
in reply, about my cozy mysteries

did not get to this forums yesterday but got your message today, Pontalba.
sorry, only one cat, referred to upon occasion! I trust you enjoyed The Cat Who.... cozy mystery series by Lillian Jackson Braun? she wrote a ton of them, pretty fun stuff, and passed away recently at the age of 90.
my stories are the adventures of Sally Nimitz, and they begin when her neighbor, an elderly lady, is killed. fun reads, honestly, my readers have been very enthusiastic so far.
 
MaryJo Dawson said:
did not get to this forums yesterday but got your message today, Pontalba.
sorry, only one cat, referred to upon occasion! I trust you enjoyed The Cat Who.... cozy mystery series by Lillian Jackson Braun? she wrote a ton of them, pretty fun stuff, and passed away recently at the age of 90.
my stories are the adventures of Sally Nimitz, and they begin when her neighbor, an elderly lady, is killed. fun reads, honestly, my readers have been very enthusiastic so far.
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Oh yeah, :D I've read them, but I have to say the later ones were kinda by rote. But read all the same. She was quite a lady, and I throughly enjoyed the first dozen or so.

Shirley Rousseau Murphy's Joe Gray series is quite engaging though, and she knows her cats. :)

Best of luck to you in your endeavors. :flowers:
 
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