Population: 485 by Michael Perry

February 21, 2021

Essays. When nothing seems to fit my mood, nonfiction usually works. I love essays, and Michael Perry’s Population:485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time was just what I needed. And, I think someone here recommended his book Truck: A Love Story at one...

Dithering

February 20, 2021

Dithering – To be nervously irresolute in acting or doing. Remember on Thursday when I said I was undecided what to read next? At the moment, I have too many choices. I’ll settle into something, and have a review on...

Winners and a Give Me a V Giveaway

February 19, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Both winners have been told their books won’t go out in the mail until early next week when it’s a little warmer and some of the snow in parking lots have melted. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD won The Body...

What Are You Reading?

February 18, 2021

I know those of you in California are okay. I hope the rest of you are safe and warm in the midst of snow and ice, electrical outages and even tornadoes. It hasn’t been an easy week and a half. Our library was closed for two days last week because of ice....

Symphony Road by Gabriel Valjan

February 17, 2021

Gabriel Valjan’s first Shane Cleary mystery, Dirty Old Town, impressed me. He took an idealistic ex-cop turned PI, put him in Boston where he struggles to make a living while dealing with cops who hate him for his integrity and his willingness to testify against...