The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle

July 25, 2022

Kate Carlisle’s publisher, Berkley, has some of the best cover artists in the business, and, whoever they selected to illustrate the cover of The Paper Caper excelled at the job. Because I read an egalley, I can’t give credit to the artist, but I wish I...

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

July 24, 2022

Sometimes, the shortest books are the most difficult to read emotionally. That’s probably one reason Claire Keegan’s novel Small Things Like These won the 2022 Orwell Prize for fiction earlier in the week. I picked up the book when I read an article in...

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

July 23, 2022

I finally got around to this book after it appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list. I’ve had it on my TBR pile for a while. But, I read it earlier this week, and sobbed so much over it that my cat, Josh, climbed into my lap to check on me. Ashley...

Winners & Murders in the 1800s

July 22, 2022

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Linda G. from Durham, NC won Murder at Mallowan Hall. Katherine H. from Rhinelander, WI will receive Peril at Pennington Manor. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I have two mysteries set in the 19th...

What Are You Reading?

July 21, 2022

First, I’ll check in and say I went to see “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” last Sunday, and loved it. It’s a quiet, good movie. Lesley Manville was perfect in the role. And, the clothes! Oh, my gosh! The movie is set in 1958, and the dresses were...