Reviews + Articles
What Are You Reading?
Check in, please. How are you doing this week? I hope everyone is okay, but let us know if you need a word of encouragement or a virtual hug. I can handle both of those, and I think others would step up, too. I'm reading S.C. Perkins' second Ancestry Detective...
Of Bears and Ballots by Heather Lende
Somehow, I missed one of Heather Lende's books. Including Of Bears and Ballots, she's written four nonfiction accounts of her life in Haines, Alaska. The first one, If You Lived Here, I'd Know I'd Know Your Name, introduces readers to small town life in...
Blue Marlin by Lee Smith
Dimestore: A Writer's Life was Lee Smith's first nonfiction title. Somewhere, I have a copy that I haven't read yet. But, when I heard Judy Blume recommend Smith's novella Blue Marlin, I immediately ordered the book. It may be a small book, but Smith's note at...
Margaret Lucke, Guest Author
What a pleasure! I love it when an author writes a guest post about libraries. I think you'll enjoy Margaret Lucke's piece. Let me introduce you to the author of the Claire Scanlan Haunted House books. Margaret Lucke flings words around in the San Francisco Bay...
Once You Go This Far by Kristen Lepionka
I like Kristen Lepionka's mysteries featuring PI Roxane Weary for several reasons. The Columbus, Ohio setting always draws me in. But, Roxane herself is the biggest draw. She's a complex character with flaws and personal issues. But, she tries. She really tries to...
Sandie Herron Reviews: The Murder Stone by Charles Todd
I'm on a weekend binge of reading for reviews right now, so I turned to Sandie Herron for help. This is a review of a book, instead of an audiobook, so it's not one of the "Have You Heard" pieces. Today, Sandie reviews a standalone by Charles Todd. I'm sure most of...