Reviews + Articles

Winners and a Going to the Dogs Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bill T. from St. Clair Shores, MI won the copy of Long Range. Traces of Evil will go to Barbara W. from Auburn, WA. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, the giveaway features two mysteries involving...

What Are You Reading?

Check in, please. How are you doing this week? I hope everyone is okay, but let us know if you need a word of encouragement or a virtual hug. I can handle both of those, and I think others would step up, too. I’m reading S.C. Perkins’ second Ancestry...

Of Bears and Ballots by Heather Lende

Somehow, I missed one of Heather Lende’s books. Including Of Bears and Ballots, she’s written four nonfiction accounts of her life in Haines, Alaska. The first one, If You Lived Here, I’d Know I’d Know Your Name, introduces...

Blue Marlin by Lee Smith

Dimestore: A Writer’s Life was Lee Smith’s first nonfiction title. Somewhere, I have a copy that I haven’t read yet. But, when I heard Judy Blume recommend Smith’s novella Blue Marlin, I immediately ordered the book. It may be a small...

Margaret Lucke, Guest Author

What a pleasure! I love it when an author writes a guest post about libraries. I think you’ll enjoy Margaret Lucke’s piece. Let me introduce you to the author of the Claire Scanlan Haunted House books. Margaret Lucke flings words around in the San...

Once You Go This Far by Kristen Lepionka

I like Kristen Lepionka’s mysteries featuring PI Roxane Weary for several reasons. The Columbus, Ohio setting always draws me in. But, Roxane herself is the biggest draw. She’s a complex character with flaws and personal issues. But, she tries. She...