The Next Book Tasting

October 17, 2025

I missed the library’s last Book Tasting because it was the same morning as Apple Butter Day. The next one is November 8, and it’s on my calendar. We have four books to pick from. The librarians pick and read these, and we also talk about whatevrer book we...

What Are You Reading?

October 16, 2025

It was a good week here. I hope you all had a pleasant week as well. Linda and I went to Apple Butter Day in Groveport on Saturday. It’s a wonderful small hometown festival, with craft booths, food, a community chorus, and, of course, apple butter for sale....

austenland by Shannon Hale

October 15, 2025

I needed a reread of Shannon Hale’s romantic novel, Austenland. I read it years ago when I was watching the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth. But, I never was as obsessed as Jane Hayes. Only Jane’s best friend knows she yearns to be...

Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima

October 14, 2025

I think Dying Cry may be my favorite of Margaret Mizushima’s ten books in her Timber Creek K-9 mystery series. We’re past the ongoing issues in Mattie Walker’s childhood. We’ve moved on to a police procedural involving Mattie’s K-9...

To Die For by Rosie Grant

October 13, 2025

Even with that title, Rosie Grant’s book isn’t a mystery. It’s actually called To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes.The stories about the forty recipes do become a little repetitious, but the ideas behind this book are fascinating. A little...