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Reading Roundup

January 15, 2025

To kick off a happy new year of reading, I created this Reading Roundup to showcase every book I have recommended over the past eleven years.

Enjoy these reading recommendations from ten top bookstores that are dear to my heart. On Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, April 29, 2023, please buy a book from your local indie to show your support. You might even win a thousand-dollar gift certificate!

Ten Laugh Out Loud Books

October 19, 2022

Ten Laugh Out loud books are hard to find, and that’s why these hilarious novels will stick in my memory forever.

My Book Club Recommends

May 19, 2021

My book club recommends these top ten selections. In the past twenty-five years, we have read hundreds of books, but it wasn’t until five years ago that we started rating them on a scale of one to ten. These ten books were ranked very highly by everyone.

Comfort Reading in a Crisis

April 19, 2020

Dear Friends: Comfort reading is far more enjoyable than scanning the headlines these days. I hope that sharing some of my favourite books in all genres will help your retreat from reality.

Letters From Windermere

I’m a lover of history and all things vintage. My passion for the past is reflected in my novels, my collections, my travels, my home on Lake Windermere, and the monthly letter that I have been sending to my dear followers for the past eleven years. You are warmly invited to join my list. I don’t ask for anything but your email address. However, you are welcome to tell me something about yourself because I love hearing from my readers.

Sending since 2013.
Subscribers: 1,600.
Expect your letter the third Wednesday of every month.

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Lest We Forget

While researching my wartime novel Bird’s Eye View, I interviewed people who lived through the greatest conflict the world has ever known, both on the home front and overseas.
I uncovered some truly inspirational stories, indexed here by subject.
Please feel free to read, reflect, and share.

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Please Note: All stories and photos are copyrighted to Elinor Florence unless otherwise indicated. You are welcome to copy and share them as long as you give me proper credit.