The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan

February 07, 2021

Who do you give credit to when a novel in translation is beautiful and moving? Did I read Cathy Bonidan’s The Lost Manuscript? How much input did the translator, Emma Ramadan, have? I’ll never know, but kudos to both of them for the feelings this...

Last Seen Wearing by Hillary Waugh

February 06, 2021

While I enjoyed Hillary Waugh’s police procedural, Last Seen Wearing, I appreciated the introduction to the book even more. Leslie S. Klinger wrote the introduction and notes to this latest addition to the Library of Congress Crime Classics series. Klinger says...

Winners and a 2020 Favorites Giveaway

February 05, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Christopher S. from Eden, NY won Nothing Can Hurt You. Sharon B. from Albuquerque, NM will receive Somewhere in the Dark. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away copies of two of my...

Book Chat with Frederick Weisel

February 04, 2021

On Wednesday, Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, and editor for Poisoned Pen Press, chatted with Frederick Weisel, author of the debut police procedural, The Silenced Women. I reviewed it here on Wednesday. Because I reviewed it for Library Journal,...

What Are You Reading?

February 04, 2021

Thursday, my favorite day of the week, thanks to all of you. How many of you are snowed in, and expecting more? I’m lucky. We’re getting the cold from that polar vortex this weekend, but we haven’t had much snow. I feel sorry for all of you in the...