The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood

August 14, 2016

Pride and Prejudice. Anna Karenina. To Kill a Mockingbird. Ann Hood’s fictional book club discusses these and seven more titles in her latest novel, The Book That Matters Most. But, it’s a book from childhood that mattered the most to the the...

Deadly Fate by Heather Graham

August 13, 2016

More than any of the other Krewe of Hunters novels that I’ve read, Heather Graham’s Deadly Fate feels as if it’s a continuation. There’s a group of four characters who return from the previous book, Haunted Destiny. Readers really should read...

Winners and Give Me a B Giveaway

August 12, 2016

Congratulations to the winners of Linda Castillo’s Among the Wicked. Mary H. from St. Louis, MO and Jacqueline F. from Chicago, IL will receive copies. I’ll put them in the mail tomorrow. This week, I’m giving away books by authors whose name begins...

Putting on the Brakes

August 10, 2016

Putting on the brakes for a couple days. I just spend the past couple days reading a 400 page book for a journal review, which means I didn’t have time to read for Lesa’s Book Critiques. And, of course, there’s the Olympics. I have Olympic hangover,...

The Practical Navigator by Stephen Metcalfe

August 09, 2016

It’s an unusual title for a strong, character-driven novel. Stephen Metcalfe uses a book called The American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch as a guide for his story of a man whose life is out-of-control. And, Metcalfe succeeds brilliantly with The...