tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post4404828920878862910..comments2024-03-28T02:36:36.432-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Murder on the Beach? Count Me In!Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-27593243533618731082021-05-11T00:25:47.401-04:002021-05-11T00:25:47.401-04:00Can't wait for my days on the beach via Murder...Can't wait for my days on the beach via Murder on the Beach!Jeanie Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394668267369971186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81184776137330517042021-05-10T16:33:32.998-04:002021-05-10T16:33:32.998-04:00Hi Grace, we have to get you some beach time!Hi Grace, we have to get you some beach time!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82988544497089375342021-05-10T16:31:00.143-04:002021-05-10T16:31:00.143-04:00Thanks, Jenni. Same here - I always have a murder ...Thanks, Jenni. Same here - I always have a murder mystery in my beach bag!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64874488620708137352021-05-10T16:29:05.003-04:002021-05-10T16:29:05.003-04:00Thanks, Korina! I agree!Thanks, Korina! I agree!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-20196495300740724372021-05-10T15:06:28.842-04:002021-05-10T15:06:28.842-04:00It's been a long time since I read anything on...It's been a long time since I read anything on the beach. But if I did, it would be something fun. Life is too short to read dreary.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-2119075053433494652021-05-10T11:48:00.939-04:002021-05-10T11:48:00.939-04:00Just pre-ordered and can't wait to read. Beach...Just pre-ordered and can't wait to read. Beach reads to me are almost always fast-paced murder mysteries. Jenni Legatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293328492974784160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-77051911006852485202021-05-10T10:05:36.727-04:002021-05-10T10:05:36.727-04:00Wonderful post! Short stories are a perfect beach ...Wonderful post! Short stories are a perfect beach read! Korina Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-9670115282238152052021-05-10T10:03:05.501-04:002021-05-10T10:03:05.501-04:00Hi Debra, you make a good point about pace. A book...Hi Debra, you make a good point about pace. A book with luxurious prose and a sedate pace, coupled with the warmth of the sun, might lead to more naps at the beach.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12426979798761028622021-05-10T10:01:55.897-04:002021-05-10T10:01:55.897-04:00Hi Jim, Yes to your practical answer!
Hi Susan, e...Hi Jim, Yes to your practical answer!<br /><br />Hi Susan, escapism is the name of the game. Thanks!<br /><br />Thank you, Margaret. And thank you for sparing your library books from a day at the beach. I can remember so many books being returned to the library covered with sand - and worse!<br /><br />Molly, you're right! A good book is always a wonderful escape!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41931421333473314132021-05-10T09:27:28.728-04:002021-05-10T09:27:28.728-04:00winter or summer at the beach or indoors looking a...winter or summer at the beach or indoors looking at it from an airconditioned or heated room.... give me a fast paced book, and I'm into a beach read.Debra H. Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17533446284471717884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-49127814864787149782021-05-10T08:36:47.321-04:002021-05-10T08:36:47.321-04:00I’ve been trying to figure out if my reading habit...I’ve been trying to figure out if my reading habits change at a beach or on vacations in general. It finally hit me - nope, because books ARE the beach and they’re all vacations. Congratulations on the anthology! Short stories are some of the best vacations ever.Molly MacRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755143318141885327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75126980361978654412021-05-10T08:19:29.056-04:002021-05-10T08:19:29.056-04:00Congrats on your anthology release!
I love readin...Congrats on your anthology release!<br /><br />I love reading a paperback (no library books in the sand!) at the beach, or in Ohio, at the pool or on my screened porch. Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810307017440257313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-44783940500262077632021-05-10T08:14:59.261-04:002021-05-10T08:14:59.261-04:00Beach reads to me are exactly as you describe. Pur...Beach reads to me are exactly as you describe. Pure escapism. Great list, Shari. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46082679008624372942021-05-10T08:02:38.867-04:002021-05-10T08:02:38.867-04:00Beach reads for me mean a paperback I don't mi...Beach reads for me mean a paperback I don't mind ruining with sand and salt, and something I can pick up and put down in short stretches (between swimming, walking, boogie-boarding, and napping).Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75079307781674541872021-05-10T07:39:01.598-04:002021-05-10T07:39:01.598-04:00Hi KM, Yes, watching kids at the beach is the oppo...Hi KM, Yes, watching kids at the beach is the opposite of relaxing. Without responsibilities, relaxing at the beach is so good for body, mind, and soul, isn't it? Just thinking of the sound of the surf lowers my blood pressure.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57762670297683014862021-05-10T07:33:29.721-04:002021-05-10T07:33:29.721-04:00Hi Annette, Yes, FUN definitely has to be on tap i...Hi Annette, Yes, FUN definitely has to be on tap in a beach read!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-43129490627266063612021-05-10T07:32:45.600-04:002021-05-10T07:32:45.600-04:00Hi Kait, Thank you! A beach in winter has definite...Hi Kait, Thank you! A beach in winter has definite possibilities. For you, too, now that you've left steamy Florida behind.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12888382904307371712021-05-10T07:30:18.885-04:002021-05-10T07:30:18.885-04:00I came late to beach reads--keeping an eye on kids...I came late to beach reads--keeping an eye on kids (first younger siblings, then my own) precluded such activities. But when I no longer had such responsibilities, I discovered how lovely it was to sit in the sun, listen to the surf and read intriguing but light novels.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81979405717954446662021-05-10T06:48:24.952-04:002021-05-10T06:48:24.952-04:00For me, a beach read means something FUN that does...For me, a beach read means something FUN that doesn't make me think too hard. <br /><br />Congrats on the new anthology!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-7529072714872846482021-05-10T06:29:31.801-04:002021-05-10T06:29:31.801-04:00Preordered and looking forward to a beach read. I&...Preordered and looking forward to a beach read. I'm wondering if you used the beach in winter setting. Sounds very evocative - and cold. Conflict in the breeze.<br /><br />A beach read for me - someone who lived in South Florida for 30 years pre-Kindle Paperwhite - has short chapters, snappy dialogue, a hint of romance - and murder. Boringly enough - I like my beach reads set at the beach!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.com