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What Are You Reading?

Let's chat. As most of you know, I'm retiring from my day job on Aug. 31. Then, I'm moving to Ohio on September 18. Word of warning: it's not wise to retire and move at the same time. I took yesterday afternoon off to run errands, going six places, and half of those...

All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley

I can see why Kaye Wilkinson Barley said she treasures this book. My friend, Donna, recommended Patrick Bringley's All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me. They are both right. It's a beautiful, sometimes moving, book. Patrick Bringley's...

September Treasures in My Closet

Are you ready to talk about September book releases? I've already read some terrific books that will be out that month, and there are some other ones you might like as well. Let me know what September books you're looking forward to reading. Don't forget to check the...

Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello

When you think of a true crime novel, do you think of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood? It's a classic, but Sara DiVello follows in his footsteps with the compelling book, Broadway Butterfly. If you're a fan of true crime or true crime podcasts, you might want to try...

Whispers at Dusk by Heather Graham

While I'm a big fan of Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters series, and I liked one aspect of the first in her new Blackbird Trilogy, Whispers at Dusk took a turn I don't like. I like that Blackbird is a new Euro Special Assistance Team, and the FBI agents Mason Carter...

Best Served Cold by David P. Wagner

I do know that the common saying is "Revenge is a dish best served cold." However, in David P. Wagner's latest Rick Montoya Italian mystery, as in the other books in the series, so much of the emphasis is on food that the title and jacket cover imply food. In fact,...