Reviews + Articles
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 do, but, if the weather is...
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 Days when I...
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 husband, Tommy, is an...
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 paragraph. It fits for a...
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. Even though it's not yet...
Winners & The Last Giveaway of 2021
Congratulations to the winners of the most recent contest. Nancy H. from White River Junction, VT won Best in Snow. Cindy D. from College Place, WA won Fogged Off. The books are going out in the mail today. This is the last giveaway of 2021. Every year, I discontinue...