Edited Out by E.J. Copperman

May 16, 2017

Although E.J. Copperman’s Edited Out is fun with its dry humor and old movie references, I’d still recommend that readers start with the first in the series, Written Off. It’s easier to suggest that than to explain how Rachel Goldman, a mystery...

My Life with Bob by Pamela Paul

May 15, 2017

Bob = Book of Books. Of course, Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, is a reader. She’s also compulsive, as many of us are, about keeping a list of the books she reads. Paul has kept that list since 1988 when she was a junior in high school....

Called to Justice by Edith Maxwell

May 14, 2017

Edith Maxwell’s historical mysteries, like Donis Casey’s, evoke a certain time and place. The history brings the setting and period to life, while the mystery elements involve the character of the sleuth. Maxwell’s Called to Justice is the...

Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

May 13, 2017

Option B sounds as if it’s a title about tests. Actually, it is about the tests life throws at us, and how we conquer them. Sheryl Sandberg, the author of Lean In, along with Adam Grant, psychologist and professor, talk about “Facing Adversity,...

Winners & a Lori Rader-Day Giveaway

May 12, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Rosalind L. from San Antonio, TX, and Karen B. from Bloomington, MN won copies of David Rosenfelt’s Outfoxed. Tari H. from Mount Sterling, OH won Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James. The books are going...