Reviews + Articles
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! It's time to talk about what we're reading. But, before we do, I wanted to tell you that I raved about all of you on Tuesday. I was teaching a Readers' Advisory class to a small group of new staff members. When I give them a list of tools, I always...
Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker
I'm a little late in reviewing Bree Baker's first book in the Seaside Cafe mystery series, but I do already have the next two, including the September release. And, I enjoyed the characters so much, I will be moving on with the books that follow Live and Let...
Have You Heard? Juliet Blackwell’s Magical Match
Today is release date for Juliet Blackwell's tenth Witchcraft Mystery, Bewitched and Betrothed. I just received a copy and haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I'm looking forward to it. In the meantime, Sandie Herron has a teaser, the review of the audiobook...
Gone Too Long by Lori Roy
Lori Roy is the Edgar Award winning author of Bent Road and Let Me Die in His Footsteps. Her latest novel, Gone Too Long, is a creepy, disturbing account of a young girl and a community held hostage by the Ku Klux Klan. It's a compelling, issue-oriented story....
The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicty McLean
Who is responsible when three sisters go missing? It's a question that lingers in the debut novel The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean. Even at the end of the story, it still haunts Tikka Malloy. 1992 is the summer of a loss of innocence in Australia....
Keep Going by Austin Kleon
Although Austin Kleon is a writer who draws, according to Wikipedia, he started his career at a library in Cleveland, Ohio. Just a point of interest because I'm always picking up on authors with Ohio connections. His latest book is Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay...