Reviews + Articles

A Case of Cat and Mouse by Sofie Kelly

I like Sofie Kelly’s Magical Cats mysteries featuring Hercules, the tuxedo cat who can walk through walls and Owen, the tabby who can make himself invisible. The connection to the feral cats at Wisteria Hill is intriguing. I like the voice of Kathleen...

The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

While Ann Cleeves always makes a reader feel sympathy for the victim, in this latest Vera Stanhope novel, The Darkest Evening, it was Vera who moved me. She has never seemed so vulnerable, so lonely. Even her team recognized that this case was personal for Vera,...

Christmas in September

On Thursday, I ordered fourteen Christmas books for the library’s OverDrive account. We already have the physical books on order for the library. But, I only order the OverDrive titles the week before they come out in eBook or audio. All fourteen of these...

Pancakes in Paris By Craig Carlson

While I enjoyed Craig Carlson’s memoir, Pancakes in Paris, I can only agree with his subtitle “Living the American Dream in France” if your idea of a dream is opening diners, dealing with French bureaucrats and laborers, and working...

Winners and an L.A. Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Julia H. from Excelsior, MN won the copy of Turn to Stone, and Sharon B. from Albuquerque, NM will receive Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio. The books are going out in the mail on Saturday. Andy...

What Are You Reading?

First, how are you doing? Politics, work, Covid, fires, too many tropical storms. I know it’s all becoming too much for some of us. I also know you’re doing the best you can. We all are. We’re not superhuman, no matter how much we try.We may only...