I watched a webinar yesterday, and it led to a question. So, I’m doing a survey here, and I’ll answer it as well. Who do you trust for book recommendations? Quick, without thinking. What are your top three sources for book recommendations? ***** Here are the three people I trust to recommend books that I… Continue reading Who Do You Trust?
Author: Lesa Holstine
I have been a library manager/administrator for over 40 years, in Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and, now, Indiana. Recipient of the 2022 Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America. Library Journal Mystery Reviewer of the Year 2018. Recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award from Bouchercon Board. Winner of the 2011 Arizona Library Association Outstanding Library Service Award. I am a mystery columnist for Library Journal, Mystery Readers Journal, and ReadertoReader.com. Author of the “Mystery Fiction” chapter in Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (7th ed.) Winner of the 2009 and 2010 Spinetingler Awards for Best Reviewer.
The Phantom of the Opera
My friend, Donna, and I went to St.Louis this weekend to see the new production of The Phantom of Donna Seaton the Opera. We were planning to drive over and back on Sunday, but her husband picked up the tab for a hotel. We joked he wanted her out of the house so he could… Continue reading The Phantom of the Opera
Phantom Weekend
I’m heading to St. Louis today to see Phantom of the Opera at the Fox Theatre. That means travel time on Saturday (no computer), the show on Sunday, and no computer. It also means no reading time, really, until Sunday or Monday evening. So, as much as I enjoy talking books with all of you,… Continue reading Phantom Weekend
Winners & A Charlaine Harris Midnight Crossroad Giveaway
Congratulations to Libby D. from Boca Raton, FL who won Spy, Interrupted. Carol W. of Plano, TX won The Bone Orchard, and Cynthia B. from Uxbridge, MA won Booty Bones. Did you miss Charlaine Harris’ Midnight Crossroad when it came out in hardcover? It’s now available in mass market paperback. And, I have two copies to… Continue reading Winners & A Charlaine Harris Midnight Crossroad Giveaway
Sir Terry Pratchett – R.I.P.
I was so sorry to read today about the death of Sir Terry Pratchett. And, I have a close friend who knew him, and introduced me to his books, and to him. And, I know his editor here in the U.S. I’m sure they are mourning the loss of a friend today. He suffered from… Continue reading Sir Terry Pratchett – R.I.P.
Throwback Thursday – Book Style
If you’re on Facebook, you know that Throwback Thursday is the day people post old pictures of themselves or their families. I decided to look back at a favorite book instead, a book from my younger teen years. I treasure the memory of a few books from my childhood; Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan, Little Women… Continue reading Throwback Thursday – Book Style
Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss
According to Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, this is what the Captain looks like. The Captain is a powerful cat that takes another cat, Roger, under his wing in Truss’ horror novel, Cat Out of Hell. If the British critics are right, this is supposed to be a funny horror novel featuring… Continue reading Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss
Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg
I’m not going to wait until the end of the review today to summarize my book. The most important message of Fannie Flagg’s Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven? “Life is a gift.” And, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle celebrates life every day, and shares her joy in life with everyone she knows in Elmwood Springs, Missouri.… Continue reading Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg