Reviews + Articles

Dusk, Night, Dawn by Anne Lamott

Sometimes when I read Anne Lamott's books I feel as lost as she does. Her philosophical musings in Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage are filled with fear, frustration, despair, sarcasm, and love. She often uses her language as a weapon to strike out at her...

Reyna Marder Gentin, Guest Author

When you read the description of Reyna Marder Gentin's recent middle school book, My Name is Layla, you'll see that there are two reasons I'm pleased to have her as a guest author today. The book features a young girl who has dyslexia. It's an appropriate subject...

Have You Heard? Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger

Sandie Herron always knows when I need a few reviews to fill in because I'm on deadline. She stepped in with today's review. You should read her concluding paragraph. Very interesting. Like my comments yesterday, her remarks are not common knowledge. Tomorrow, I...

Have You Heard? – William Kent Krueger’s Copper River

I'm aware that you can only get Audible Audiobooks through Amazon. There was an excellent article in The Washington Post this past week explaining why you can't get the audiobooks of some authors' works through your local public library. Amazon will not allow...

Winners and A Police Procedural Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Daniel M. from Weymouth, MA won What Waits for You. Ed H. from Arroyo Grande, CA won the copy of Pickard County Atlas. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away one new police...

What Are You Reading?

Happy Thursday! It is a good day. It's Thursday. I'm getting my second vaccine on Saturday. Yay! The weather here has been in the 60s all week. Another yay! We might have a little more winter weather, but, I'm so ready for spring. I'm also ready to talk books with...