Diana Gabaldon at the Southern Kentucky Book Fest

April 20, 2015

Diana Gabaldon was the keynote speaker for this year’s Southern Kentucky Book Fest. She’s sold 26  million books worldwide, and Outlander won the People’s Choice Award for a SF/Fantasy TV show. When Diana, Catriona Balfe who plays Claire,...

Southern Kentucky Book Fest

April 19, 2015

Four of us went down to Bowling Green, Kentucky to the Southern Kentucky Book Fest. It was another terrific day like last year. Diana Gabaldon was the keynote speaker, but my summary of her event will come later when I have a picture to go with it. The first panel I...

Fantastic Fiction Friday

April 18, 2015

Once a month, one of our branches has Fantastic Fiction Friday. Usually, they discuss just one book, but you all know that’s not my style. I want to talk about all kinds of books. So, I picked twenty books. Remember, these might not be all my favorites. They...

Winners and Mystery in the City Giveaway

April 17, 2015

Congratulations to the winners of the last contests. Eileen K. of Island Lake, IL won The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer. Jacki R. from Pflugerville, TX won Meow If It’s Murder. There were two winners of the copies of D.M. Pulley’s The Dead Key, Daniel M. from...

How to Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis

April 16, 2015

For a reader, Samantha Ellis’ subtitle tells the true story of this book. It’s actually called How to Be a Heroine, Or, What I’ve Learned From Reading Too Much. The author and playwright looks back at the books and heroines she’s loved over the...