Kaye Wilkinson Barley’s Favorites of 2024

February 14, 2025

We have several authors who participated in Favorite Books read in 2024, including Kim Hays, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, short story author Kevin Tipple. Kaye Wilkinson Barley is also an author. She’s the author of Carousels of Paris, Whimsey, and My Name is Harley....

What Are You Reading?

February 13, 2025

I had a busy week with lots of appointments – car, doctor, dentist. And, now I’m settled in just in case we get bad weather this weekend. What about you? What have you been doing? How’s your weather? And, before we jump into books today, just a...

Unfinished – Death by Dumpling

February 12, 2025

Normally, I don’t talk about the books I don’t finish. But, I wanted to mention Vivien Chien’s Death by Dumpling because I read over half the book before giving up. And, I know I’m in a minority here because several others have mentioned how...

The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey

February 11, 2025

I’m always so pleased when a debut novel lives up to my expectations. With its isolation and brooding atmosphere, loneliness and anger, Laura McCluskey’s The Wolf Tree is reminiscent of the first Shetland Island mystery by Ann Cleeves, Raven Black. But,...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Murder New York Style

February 10, 2025

It’s always fun to share one of Kevin Tipple’s reviews. Usually, I haven’t read these books, and this one is an older title. Kevin originally read Murder New York Style in 2007. Thank you, Kevin! Regional anthologies, as opposed to ones on a certain...