Archive - Notes from Three Pines

For Discussion: The Cruelest Month

Jun 7, 2023 •

March 2023

For Discussion: A Fatal Grace

Hi friends! We’re back again with a discussion thread — this time for the second Inspector Gamache book, A Fatal Grace. What was your take on A …

Mar 22, 2023 •

February 2023

For Discussion: Still Life

Feb 22, 2023 •

January 2023

Announcing the Gamache Read-a-Long

Read — and discuss — the Louise Penny series with us

Jan 13, 2023 •

December 2022

What to Read if You’re Out of Louise Penny Books

We’ve rounded up suggestions from “Three Pines” super fans

Dec 21, 2022

What did you think of "A World of Curiosities"?

We can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Louise Penny’s latest book!

Dec 14, 2022 •

Healing and Harm in The Gamache Books

What compels me is the grace that Penny writes about in the characters struggling to heal.

Dec 7, 2022 •

Abbots and Priors and Monks, Oh My

"The Beautiful Mystery" explores brotherhood and betrayal — in multiple plot lines

Dec 2, 2022 •

Bob Siebenaller

November 2022

Even When There’s a Murder, There’s Also a Meal

There’s comfort to be had in that gathering

Nov 30, 2022 •

Ducking Good: How Penny Uses Pets to Show Goodness Exists

Is there a stronger embodiment of all things good in the world than the animals we love

Nov 23, 2022 •

The Poetry of Three Pines

Poetry is sprinkled throughout Penny's books, each featuring a few lines or a dozen or a hundred

Nov 16, 2022 •

Beyond the Village: Traveling with Inspector Gamache

My favorite Gamache adventures are the ones in which he goes traipsing about in other places

Nov 11, 2022 •

Melissa Joulwan

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