The Cherry Orchard and Theater

July 14, 2016

I read Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard tonight, thinking it might be a possibility for my November trip to New York and Broadway. Joel Grey and John Glover are joining Diane Lane in a new production. But, I don’t think so. I don’t go to a show on...

The Hummingbird by Stephen P. Kiernan

July 13, 2016

I should have known a novel featuring a hospice nurse would be a heartbreaker. Add the dying professor and a veteran suffering from PTSD after three tours in Iraq. Then, there’s the story of World War II and the aftermath. Stephen P. Kieran’s The...

A Most Curious Murder by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli

July 12, 2016

“Curiouser and curiouser.” When I read Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli’s first Little Library Mystery, I wished I had paid more attention to Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking-Glass. Although the book stands on its own as a mystery, the...

What Are You Reading?

July 11, 2016

There I was, feeling good that I read Linda Castillo’s entire book on Saturday, finished another book so I could wrote a book review for a journal, and wrote a book column for the local newspaper. Then, at 4:30 Sunday afternoon, I realized I hadn’t even...

Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo

July 10, 2016

Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder novels never disappoint. They’re emotionally intense, sometimes disturbing stories. And, in each one, we get to know Kate a little more. The latest book, Among the Wicked, takes her into her own emotions by putting her...