Winners and Next Giveaway

April 15, 2016

The next giveaway is on Friday, but, since it includes a guest post, I wanted to announce the winners now. Trish R. from Decatur, GA won Miranda James’ No Cats Allowed. Pauline B. won Between a Book and a Hard Place by Denise Swanson. The books will go out in...

Now Go Out There (and Get Curious) by Mary Karr

April 14, 2016

Mary Karr’s small book seems to be a collection of sound bites. However, isn’t that what graduation speeches usually are? A speaker may talk for twenty minutes or longer, and somewhere in there may be a gem or two that a graduate remembers on the day...

The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt

April 13, 2016

After hearing Anderson Cooper at PLA, talking about his conversation with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, I picked up the book about that conversation. The Rainbow Comes and Goes is the story of their life, told through a year-long conversation after Vanderbilt...

Mystery Authors Revealed

April 12, 2016

The Association of American Publishers and LibraryReads sponsored a wonderful program at the Talia Sherer Public Library Association’s recent conference. Called “Mystery Authors Revealed”, it featured five mystery authors, and a wonderful moderator,...

Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death by James Runcie

April 11, 2016

If you’ve been watching Grantchester on PBS, or if you’re fond of thoughtful clerical mysteries featuring priests such as Max Tudor or Father Brown, the short stories in James Runcie’s first Grantchester mystery, Sidney Chambers and The Shadow...