Reviews + Articles
At First Light by Barbara Nickless
In the late ’70s and early ’80s, I read George C. Chesbro’s mysteries featuring Dr. Robert “Mongo” Fredrickson who had dwarfism. I didn’t read the later books in the series as they drifted into speculative fiction. Now, one of...
Thursday Road Trip – A Note
Rick asked if we were going to talk about books on Thanksgiving, and I’m glad he did. I should have mentioned it last week, and I just never put Thursday and Thanksgiving together at that time. I’ll do a “giving thanks” post as I normally...
These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Pratchett
I’m a fan of essay collections. My all-time favorite book is a collection of essays, A Thread of Blue Denim by Patricia Leimbach. When I want to read about home, I reread that book. I was three-quarters of the way through Ann Pratchett’s These Precious...
Hello, Transcriber by Hannah Morrissey
Readers who appreciate Jess Lourey’s troubled protagonists should latch onto Hannah Morrisey’s Hello, Transcriber. This debut features a police transcriber. Hazel Greenlee views Black Harbor, Wisconsin as a purgatory where she’s stuck. Her...
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom’s The Stranger in the Lifeboat is the #1 New York Times Bestseller, but I had a difficult time with it. I’m afraid I plodded through it. Albom specializes in parables, but this one just didn’t move me. I did like the concluding...
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews
It’s never a bad time to read a Christmas novel, but how soon is too soon to review one? Mary Kay Andrews’ The Santa Suit was released Sept. 28. I read it just a day or two later, but I just couldn’t bring myself to review it before Halloween....