Reviews + Articles
The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh
Nishita Parekh's debut thriller, The Night of the Storm, is a locked room mystery with several different twists. The Indian-American family stuck together in a mansion is trapped by Hurricane Harvey as it hits Houston. And, the protagonist is a single mother of a...
Sunday Spotlight – Kaye Wilkinson Barley
I'm going to try something new, beginning today, Sunday Spotlight. I'm going to focus on friends, authors, anyone who is willing to answer a few personal questions. I knew I could coerce my friend, Kaye Wilkinson Barley into being the first guinea pig, or subject. I...
The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All by Mary Martha Greene
Our friend, Kaye Wilkinson Barley, recommended Mary Martha Greene's The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All: Southern Recipes, Sweet Remembrances, and a Little Rambunctious Behavior on her own blog, Meanderings and Muses. It's just the kind of cookbook I would expect Kaye...
Winners and a Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Carol K. of Omaha, NE won 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas. Melissa K. of Merrimack, NH will receive The Amish Wife. The books are in the mail. This week, again, I have two books that are very different to give away....
What Are You Reading?
Raise your hand if you thought you'd get blown away Tuesday night, Wednesday moring. It was a rough night out there. There's a great deal of empty land between my place and the next apartment, and the wind just howled through there. I finally got up and slept on the...
David Chaudoir’s Favorites of 2023
My friend, David Chaudoir, has reviewed here once, and I've mentioned him a few times. I'm posting the favorites in the order I received them, and David's was the second to come in. David is an anthropologist and storyteller who travels the world. He and I were...