Reviews + Articles
What Are You Reading?
Should we try again this week? I'm going to talk about the Captiva Library tomorrow, and, if there's anything you'd like to add about libraries or bookmobiles, feel free to jump in . Last Friday was a mess on my blog, and I know some of you couldn't read it, and some...
Liar’s Creek by Matt Goldman
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, I reviewed The Last Mandarin, a political thriller of terror on a grand scale, a novel about a mother-daughter relationship. Today, it's Matt Goldman's Liar's Creek. It's about a father and son who never understood each other,...
The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellissa FunG
I don't read political thrillers. What a mistake that would have been to say "I don't read political thrillers", and miss The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellisa Fung. This fast-paced adventure takes the world to the brink of war while a mother and daughter, who...
The Last Lady B by Eloisa James
Eloisa James is the author of one of my favorite romances based on a fairy tale, When Beauty Tamed the Beast. Her new historical romance, The Last Lady B, is just as delightful with wonderful characters and a piglet. How many romances have you read with a piglet as a...
The Silent House of Sleep by Allan Gaw
Allan Gaw's novel, The Silent House of Sleep, won the 2024 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize, and deservedly so. The historical mystery introduces Dr. Jack Cuthbert in a story that beautifully entwines Cuthbert's years in medical school in Edinburgh, his time serving in...
Libraries and Bookmobiles
After our conversations yesterday, I changed the heading for today's post. Bookmobiles are libraries, and some of you might want to talk about school libraries, so I just made it libraries, rather than public libraries. This is the Huron Public Library, my hometown...