The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

August 23, 2021

This year, Louise Penny’s latest Armand Gamache novel, The Madness of Crowds, is not only a difficult book to summarize, as hers always are; it’s a difficult book to read. I understand what she is doing with the book, which I can’t really say without...

Have You Heard? Alyssa Kay Adams’ Isn’t It Bromantic?

August 22, 2021

I had to laugh when Sandie Herron told me she finally had a review of a current audiobook, Alyssa Kay Adams’ Isn’t It Bromantic? It’s the fourth installment in the Bromance Book Club series. I hope you enjoy Sandie’s review! Isn’t It...

Aria’s Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin

August 21, 2021

If you’re a romance or women’s fiction reader, you might recognize the titles of some of Rebecca Raisin’s earlier books such as The Little Bookshop on the Seine or The Bookshop on the Corner. This time, she takes her characters on the road as nomads...

Winners & A Recent Mystery Giveaway

August 20, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Jane W. from Scottsville, VA won Clause & Effect. Cathy D. from Aiken, SC will receive Wed, Read & Dead. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. There’s history and a cold case in the first mystery...

What Are You Reading?

August 19, 2021

It’s the third week of the month, so I’m on deadline for Library Journal. I read four books over the weekend to review for them, and I’m finishing the last book today. That means I don’t have a book to discuss this week. I read all of those...