tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post6398242377267167179..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Crowbones by Anne Bishop, The Dying Day by Vaseem Khan, and The Adventures of Dillon Heilberg's Crismisjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-73312805559978432122022-02-06T07:35:35.546-06:002022-02-06T07:35:35.546-06:00Try Suhata Massey's Perveen Mistry books. The...Try Suhata Massey's Perveen Mistry books. The first is The Widows of Malabar Hill. This series is set earlier than Khan's, but the combination of great characters and plots in Bombay during the 1920's is excellent. The Hindu, Zoroastrian, and Muslim religions and cultures and the ever-present British authority.... jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-646889517929964652022-02-05T14:41:25.885-06:002022-02-05T14:41:25.885-06:00The Vasheem Khan series sounds like one I would lo...The Vasheem Khan series sounds like one I would love to read. Maybe I'll give it to myself for my upcoming birthday! Thanks for sharing the story of the boy who put his book in the library stacks. Charming.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-74871924068616810392022-02-04T09:39:39.408-06:002022-02-04T09:39:39.408-06:00I like the original series best, but I'm alway...I like the original series best, but I'm always eager to rejoin the world of The Others!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-6901353878038072722022-02-04T08:30:42.335-06:002022-02-04T08:30:42.335-06:00I just love The Others series! I've read them ...I just love The Others series! I've read them all once, and planned on rereading the first one sometime coming up. It isn't the sort of reading I usually do, what with the cutting and all, but she has such an eye for creative world-building that I eagerly anticipate this new one. Glad you liked it, and hope I get it soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-38837537220172587962022-02-04T08:21:06.130-06:002022-02-04T08:21:06.130-06:00Both Bishop and Vaseem Khan write great stories. ...Both Bishop and Vaseem Khan write great stories. :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-14724017388045410092022-02-04T08:19:58.846-06:002022-02-04T08:19:58.846-06:00:) Anne Bishop's The Others is a great series!...:) Anne Bishop's The Others is a great series! I like The Malabar House series, too, and Suhata Massey's Perveen Mistry series is excellent. jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-83695594635725058952022-02-04T07:24:19.179-06:002022-02-04T07:24:19.179-06:00I haven't read Anne Bishop's books for a l...I haven't read Anne Bishop's books for a long time! And The Dying Day sounds like a good read. Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848131929166247817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-89854702075991214442022-02-03T10:44:18.104-06:002022-02-03T10:44:18.104-06:00I really need to get back into The Others series. ...I really need to get back into The Others series. I LOVED the first book. I have the second, but it just keeps getting pushed back. I've gotta remedy that soon. The Malabar House series sounds like something I'd really enjoy. Another one to add to my huge TBR list, lol. And that's such a cool story about the boy and his book. I loved hearing about it. :)Ashley Sapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398599355275934867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-29114983165813510232022-02-03T07:56:13.733-06:002022-02-03T07:56:13.733-06:00A new star in the literary pantheon! :)A new star in the literary pantheon! :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-55356866430089996962022-02-03T07:55:29.700-06:002022-02-03T07:55:29.700-06:00Dillon has quite the imagination! He was obviousl...Dillon has quite the imagination! He was obviously read to and encouraged in his love of books!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-69273293833429097022022-02-03T07:54:02.063-06:002022-02-03T07:54:02.063-06:00Me, too! Slipping his book onto the shelves and t...Me, too! Slipping his book onto the shelves and then having the librarians make the most of it and kids checking it out was heartwarming!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-84616194238887942622022-02-03T07:51:42.661-06:002022-02-03T07:51:42.661-06:00I should try the Baby Ganesh series. I've had...I should try the Baby Ganesh series. I've had great luck with your recommendations :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-85932937445440095612022-02-03T07:41:05.418-06:002022-02-03T07:41:05.418-06:00I've found both Vaseem Khan's books in thi...I've found both Vaseem Khan's books in this series interesting. Interesting characters and a period that is trying to find its way after independence.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-80648228223745841332022-02-03T07:36:10.987-06:002022-02-03T07:36:10.987-06:00I loved hearing about Dillon's adventures snea...I loved hearing about Dillon's adventures sneaking his book onto a library shelf!Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-59858241992385302762022-02-02T17:08:50.514-06:002022-02-02T17:08:50.514-06:00It seems Dillon Helbig is well on his way to becom...It seems Dillon Helbig is well on his way to becoming a published author. Time travel via the star exploding from his Christmas tree ... sounds good to me. yes!thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-7669915890171245662022-02-02T15:41:51.487-06:002022-02-02T15:41:51.487-06:00I saw a clip on the news this morning about that l...I saw a clip on the news this morning about that little boy and his book. How cute is that? I love how he just slipped it on the library's shelves. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-78998980486750255002022-02-02T14:17:15.496-06:002022-02-02T14:17:15.496-06:00I really enjoy Vaseem Khan's writing, both thi...I really enjoy Vaseem Khan's writing, both this Malabar House series and his Baby Ganesh series. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-70070689674402268902022-02-02T09:02:19.758-06:002022-02-02T09:02:19.758-06:00The Malabar House series sounds particularly inter...The Malabar House series sounds particularly interesting to me. I have to check it out.<br /><br />I saw that wonderful story about the 8-year-old's book. What a beginning to his literary career!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.com