Reviews + Articles
Finding Christmas by Karen Schaler
Karen Schaler's Finding Christmas was a little like falling into a Hallmark movie. It will come as no surprise to anyone that Schaler is the writer of a couple Hallmark movies, including "Christmas Camp", and a Netflix one, "A Christmas Prince". But, the book could...
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
Anyone who has read Edgar Allan Poe knows Kate Racculia's latest book is going to be delightful. The opening of Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts is only three pages, but it captures the mysteries, loneliness and secrets that will unfold in the book. with the...
Laughing with Obama edited by M. Sweeney
Laughing with Obama, edited by M. Sweeney, is just the kind of book of photographs that some of us need right now. It's nice to remember a President who spoke and joked with love. It's subtitled "A Photographic Look Back at the Enduring Wit and Spirit of President...
Why You Should Read Children’s Books… by Katherine Rundell
There's a recent bestseller called What We Talk About When We Talk About Books. I tried to read it, and gave up because it was too pedantic for me. I much preferred a little book by Katherine Rundell, Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are...
Winners and Bouchercon
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Nikki B. from Ithaca, NY won The Last Seance. The three copies of Murderabilia went to Jane R. from Driftwood, TX, Carl S. of Lukeville, AZ, and Autumn T. from Portland, OR. The books are going out in the mail...
What Are You Reading?
I'm excited to share the book I'm reading, but I'm writing this in the morning before I've had much chance to read. I'm only 120 pages into it. Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia features a group of misfits, who, along with other teams, set out to...