Reviews + Articles
Connie Berry, Guest Author, English Country House Mysteries
Today, Connie Berry is my guest author. She's the author of one of my favorite debut mysteries of 2019, A Dream of Death, as well as the follow-up, A Legacy of Murder. She's written to us about a wonderful distraction in this time of unease,...
Distractions
When I said we'd talk about how we're distracting ourselves and staying busy during these unsettling times, I did not mean to talk about unsettled weather. Saturday night, I was playing a game on my iPad when my cell phone went off and the tornado sirens started...
Mobituaries by Mo Rocca
While Mo Rocca's fascinating book, Mobituaries is subtitled "Great Lives Worth Reliving", it's actually a collection of intriguing essays that celebrates unusual trivia about everything from trees that were killed to celebrities who died on the same day. The essays...
Jane Goes North by Joe R. Lansdale
There are two groups of people - those who liked the Three Stooges, and those who didn't. I'm definitely in the second group. I never cared for broad, slapstick comedy. Those in the first group might appreciate Joe R. Lansdale's standalone picaresque novel, Jane...
Have You Heard? Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
This time, Sandie Herron beat me to a book. Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams is a new release, and my copy of the book is probably in a box at the library. Or, at least I'm on the holds list at the library when we reopen. But, Sandie listened to it as an...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday, and it's time to talk about what we're reading (or trying to read) this week, whethermwe're working from home, going into a workplace, or working at home as you always do. Even if you're retired, I know you're working everyday at home. So, what are...