Reviews + Articles

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...

The Knife Slipped by Erle Stanley Gardner, writing as A.A. Fair

What do you read when you can't concentrate? How about a forgotten classic? I'll admit my definition of a classic may be different, but I find that an unpublished Cool and Lam mystery qualifies. The background for Erle Stanley Gardner's The Knife...

Edith Maxwell / Maddie Day, Guest Author

As promised, Edith Maxwell, who also writes as Maddie Day, is our guest author. Her latest book, Murder at the Taffy Shop, is soon to be released. It's a tough time for all of us, authors included. Thank you, Edith, for taking the time to write for us. Writing (and...