What are you reading?

On the hot, hot days of summer - what is better than finding a cool, cozy nook and settling in with a good book and a nice cold glass of iced tea? Keeping it quilty, what are your favorite books? I'm a long time fan of Jennifer Chiaverini and her Elm Creek Quilts series. 

Are you a lover of cozy quilting mysteries? Check out some of these authors' books:

Arlene Sachitano's Harriet Truman/Loose Threads mystery series
Earlene Fowler's Benni Harper series
Debbie Mumford's Garnet County mysteries and others

Patrick E. Craig's The Porch Swing mysteries and others

Maybe you are a fan of historical fiction - if so, check out Canary Girls or Switchboard Soldiers are a few of that genre written by Chiaverini.

Of course I'm sure we all have favorite instructional quilting books that we peruse for ideas for new projects - those by Jenny Doan, Georgia Bonesteel, Tula Pink, Tone Finnager, among others. What are your favorites? Do you have a book that you turn to when you are looking for inspiration?

Feel free to comment below if you have a favorite book, author, or series. Would you be willing to share? Are you looking for a particular book? Ask here and maybe one of your fellow guild members can help you out!