Dirty Wars and Polished Silver by Lynda Schuster

August 14, 2017

Lynda Schuster’s memoir, Dirty Wars and Polished Silver, is a story of a changing life, much of it spent in war zones. Ironically, Schuster’s second marriage to a career diplomat was meant as a change from her career as a war correspondent. However, even...

Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck

August 13, 2017

As I mentioned a few days ago, I was reading John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley in Search of America. Sadly, one of the final episodes in the book is still being played out fifty-six years after publication of the book. Steinbeck wrote about America and its...

Have You Heard – Cat in the Dark by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

August 12, 2017

Thanks to Sandie Herron for today’s post. Under the title, “Have You Heard?”, Sandie reviews audio books. Today’s feature is Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s Cat in the Dark. Cat in the Dark Joe Grey Mystery Book 4 Written by Shirley Rousseau...

Winners and Island Mysteries

August 11, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bev M. from Boise, ID won Peggy O’Neal Peden’s Your Killin’ Heart. Keep Me Posted by Lisa Beasley is going to Charlotte W. from Covington, GA. I’ll take care of the books today. This week,...

What Are You Reading?

August 10, 2017

It’s the day after #BookLoversDay, but it’s still #BookLoversMonth. It’s always that day and month in my world. This week, I’m reading John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley: In Search of America. I’ve never read it. On Tuesday, I...