What Are You Reading?

August 21, 2025

Yay, Thursday! I’m tied up for most of the day today, but I should have access to my IPad to read the blog and your posts. Fingers crossed. On Friday, I’m heading to my Mom’s for ten days. We all know I seldom read while I’m there, but...

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

August 20, 2025

I’m going to start my comments about Satoshi Yagisawa’s Days at the Morisaki Bookshop with a little background, including a lengthy quote from the translator, Eric Ozawa. This was an award-winning book and hit movie in Japan. Most of the book takes place...

Of All Sad Words by Bill Crider

August 19, 2025

I love the cover of Bill Crider’s fifteenth Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery, Of All Sad Words. Nowadays, some authors credit the cover artist. I wish it had happened more often because I think this one is terrific. Not quite accurate, but it’s still good. My...

Sulari Gentill at The Poisoned Pen

August 18, 2025

I have an unusual post today. I’m going to refer you to another blog. I’m the blogger for The Poisoned Pen bookstore. Yesterday, Sulari Gentill, author of Five Found Dead, launched that mystery at the bookstore. A week ago, I reviewed it here. Five Found...

The Great American Retro Road Trip by Rolando Pujol

August 17, 2025

I’m ready to go on a road trip after reading Rolando Pujol’s The Great American Retro Road Trip: A Celebration of Roadside Amercana. It’s filled with colorful photos and equally colorful descriptions of the signs, locations, and people who built...