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I do not have the patience to mess with Blogger at 9:45 PM after I finished the book I intended to review. The review will run on Saturday. It's too frustrating to deal with the images when I can't put them where I want to. Blogger has changed their format,...

Next to Last Stand by Craig Johnson

I have a difficult time with a review when I am passionate about a book. What more do I say other than, I love this book? I always have a tough time reviewing Louise Penny's books. I do love Craig Johnson's latest Walt Longmire book, but it is such a remarkable,...

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

"Killing someone is easy. hiding the body, now, that's usually the hard part." It's even harder to keep that killing a secret when The Thursday Murder Club takes an interest. In his funny, sometimes poignant debut mystery, Richard Osman introduces a savvy...

Wild City by Thomas Hynes

You know how many virtual book and author events there are right now. I never would have discovered Thomas Hynes' Wild City if I hadn't watched an event put on by the library marketing team, Library Love Fest from HarperCollins. The book is subtitled "A Brief...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RIP

There is nothing I can say today that is more important than may Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg rest in peace. She gave so much of herself for justice, for women, for civil rights.Here is Linda Greenhouse's obituary in The New York...

Winners & An Italian Mystery Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. The copies of Case Pending are going to Ed H. from Arroyo Grande, CA and Laurie L. from Columbia, MD. The books are going out in the mail today.We can't go to Europe right now, but we can still be armchair...