The Moth Catcher by Ann Cleeves

If you’re the type of reader who appreciates Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope’s style, the “challenge of labyrinthine investigation”, you might want to check out Ann Cleeves’ latest police procedural, The Moth Catcher. The story is...

Ann Cleeves’ The Moth Catcher Giveaway

My trip to Ireland put everything on my blog a little off schedule, including the contests. And, next week is jammed with book reviews and interviews. I haven’t even had a chance to share the photos from Ireland yet! But, I do have a terrific giveaway. This...

Elle Wild, Guest Author

“As winter closes in and the roads snow over in Dawson City, Yukon, newly arrived journalist Jo Silver investigates the dubious suicide of a local politician and quickly discovers that not everything in the sleepy tourist town is what it seems. Before long, law...

Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores by Bob Eckstein

I wish I knew if I read about this book, or if one of my friends or the publisher recommended it. Bob Eckstein, New Yorker cartoonist, put all my love of independent bookstores into a charming book, Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores: True Tales...

Walking New Orleans

This is my last post of New Orleans. Thanks to David Chaudoir, who took me and Sheila Connolly to see the streets nearby. It’s also my last post for a couple weeks. I’m presently in Ireland. Lots of photos when I get back! And, I know Sandie Herron sent me...