World BookDay 05 March 2026

I’m reading ‘The Mysterious Affair Of Judith Potts’, the latest in the ‘Marlow Murder’ series.

Nearly finished it. ‘Cosy Crime’.

Not really my cup of tea, very similar to the Thursday Murder Club series.

Far fetched and rather silly.

But I’ve started, so I’ll finish.

No One Saw A Thing is my current bedtime reading. It’s ok, I keep almost guessing ‘whodunnit’.

In a ‘gap’ this morning - just finished ‘Homecoming’ by Kate Morton which was brilliant. Next in pile ‘Ferris’ by Kate DiCamillo, one of my favourite children’s authors.

Happy reading 📚🥰

The Abbot’s Last Supper by Jason Vail.

It’s a series I have been following for a few years now, historical crime fiction.

This evening will be Hairy MacLary from Donaldson’s Dairy and The Tiger who came to Tea to go with the Gchn dressing up costumes.

Just rereading Secrets in death by J D Robb as I love this series. I have a few stacked up to read as on hols next week so will get through a few.

just finished ‘Homecoming’ by Kate Morton

I read that recently, it was very enjoyable.

Allira

^just finished ‘Homecoming’ by Kate Morton^

I read that recently, it was very enjoyable.

I’ve read it as well, great story. I strongly recommend it.

I’ve just finished ‘Don’t Let Him In ‘ by Lisa Jewel. A page turner involving a romantic con man.

J52

Allira

just finished ‘Homecoming’ by Kate Morton

I read that recently, it was very enjoyable.

I’ve read it as well, great story. I strongly recommend it.

I've just read another one of hers too which I posted on 50 Books a Year thread.

The one I've just started is The Missing Letters of Mrs Bright by Beth Miller which seems more lighthearted but with an important underlying message.

The Sewing machine by Natalie Fergie, just finished another one of hers 25 Library Terrace, which I enjoyed.
I agree with World Book Day in principle but don't agree with the way some schools promote it, it seems to have changed into World Dressing up Day.
Luckily my DGS school don't do this but encourage the Children to fetch a book in to Swap around.

I'm reading "That's why we lied" by Karin Slaughter. I've read it before but can't remember whodunnit!

My grandaughter went in to school today as a colouring book. It's a dress made by my daughter which the other children can colour in. She is wondering how much colourful her daughter will be when she gets home because the material is thin so will probably go through to her legs!

"The Radleys " by Matt Haig.

The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard. Am on the first one.

sandye

Just rereading Secrets in death by J D Robb as I love this series. I have a few stacked up to read as on hols next week so will get through a few.

Oh, I love the 'In Death' series too! I'm currently reading The Transcendent Tide by Doug Johnstone - I've loved everything he's written.

About to start 'Little Red Death" by Alexandra Benedict about fairy tales themed murders. 🧚‍♀️

The Drowned Places-Diving in search of Atlantis - Damian Le Bas!

Searching for Caleb - Ann Tyler. Enjoying it, as I did all her other books.

Etoile2701, I loved the Cazalet series - I did a mixture of reading the printed versions and listening to the audiobooks as they were so beautifully read.

Allira, I read your review of the Kate Morton book on the 50 books thread - I’ve forgotten the title so I will have to look again! I’m a bit scared of long books these days, I haven’t the stamina I used to have, but if it’s as good as Homecoming, I will have no problem 🙂

I've started Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis. Not sure how long I'll persevere as it's quite the snoozefest.

Rereading Jane Eyre. I’m thoroughly enjoying it although it’s slower to read than anything I read these days as I’d hate to mispronounce ( in my head ) or not understand any of the words.
I also bought a book for each of my two grandchildren.

The Celts - search for a civilization by Alice Roberts,
and just finishing The Frozen People by Ellie Griffiths, time slip between Victorian and present day murder investigation.

62Granny

The Sewing machine by Natalie Fergie, just finished another one of hers 25 Library Terrace, which I enjoyed.
I agree with World Book Day in principle but don't agree with the way some schools promote it, it seems to have changed into World Dressing up Day.
Luckily my DGS school don't do this but encourage the Children to fetch a book in to Swap around.

I agree with World Book Day in principle but don't agree with the way some schools promote it, it seems to have changed into World Dressing up Day.

So I'm not the only one then! I've never been openly critical, but I did think the event had become a tad 'Disneyfied'.

However, I've had a re-think. My son was discovered to be quite profoundly dyslexic. He attended 'remedial' classes after school which, in fact, he quite enjoyed because the teacher was great fun. She recommended that I give him comics to read. I was shocked to say the least, but her thinking was that the illustrations, apart from being compelling, would encourage him to read the text, much of which was in small and easily assimilated chunks.
I bought a variety of comics, avoiding the more 'trashy' ones, and he did in fact sit for hours poring over them - and I watched him running his finger along the text mouthing it to himself as well as frequently jumping up and asking me what a particular word meant. From comics he graduated to books with lots of illustrations and even more text. The books were a mixture of fiction, and the factual. He later became an avid book reader.
My point is that anything that encourages literacy and an interest in books, is probably a good thing. So, if dressing-up does the trick, I'm now all for it!

Dickens I’m so pleased your son is a convert to reading. My son an author, often writes books for the publisher Barrington Stoke who publish books for dyslexic and reluctant readers.They publish books by well known authors whose books are adapted especially for dyslexic readers.

NanKate

Dickens I’m so pleased your son is a convert to reading. My son an author, often writes books for the publisher Barrington Stoke who publish books for dyslexic and reluctant readers.They publish books by well known authors whose books are adapted especially for dyslexic readers.

Wow! I wish your son's books had been around when mine was small.

What a marvellous idea! I googled Barrington Stokes - there's a wonderful selection of books.

My son's son, also dyslexic, found Enid Blyton's stories compelling, which we all found rather surprising as they really don't resonate with today's childhoods much, but they fascinated him. It was strange to listen to him reading aloud from books that I'd read in the 50s - which were published in the 40s!