Lesa's Book Critiques
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Big Panda and Tiny Dragon, and More by James Norbury
Last week, I discussed James Norbury's book, The Dog Who Followed the Moon. I was so impressed that I picked up another book of his at the library, Big Panda and Tiny Dragon. That's the one I fell in love with. Norbury himself prefers the sequel to Big Panda, The...
August Book Tasting
I went to the July Book Tasting at the Canal Winchester Branch of the Columbus Public Library yesterday. I love these monthly gatherings when we talk about what we're reading. It's just like Thursdays here on my blog, although it's in person. The two women who lead it...
Getting Naked by Valerie Bertinelli
Valerie Bertinelli's memoir, Getting Naked, came out in March. Someone reviewed it here (Margie?), however I picked it up at the library yesterday, and read it in the afternoon. Bertinelli has written other books before that explored her life and feelings about it....
A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras by Ellen Byron
If you want to discover New Orleans or Louisiana in a cozy mystery, you can't do any better than Ellen Byron novels. First, she won awards for her Cajun Country mysteries, and lately for her Vintage Cookbook mysteries. Byron has other series, but these two are my...
What Are You Reading?
I guess I told all of you what I did this week when I posted about my trip to Dover, Ohio to see Linda Castillo at the Dover Public Library. Even if you haven't read her crime novels, you might want to try her short stories in A Dark Path. You'll meet her characters,...
Country Christie: Country Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie
Country Christie: Country Tales from the Queen of Mystery is a collection of twelve short stories by Agatha Christie, set in Devon and Cornwall. In fact, the introduction by Christie is her remembrances of the Torquay Regatta when she was young, with the house...
