Reviews + Articles
the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace
I seldom read poetry, but Amanda Lovelace's newest collection, break your glass slippers (you are your own fairy tale), caught my eye at the library. So, I checked out the three books in her "women are some kind of magic) series. The princess saves herself in this one...
What Are You Reading?
Thursday! Thursday! You know, I'm really enjoying being back to work. But, darn. There are some really fun online things, including author events, going on at 5 PM EDT (which is 4 PM here). And, I don't get home now in time to watch them. But, oh well. What are you...
Interview with A.J. Devlin
I loved A.J. Devlin's novel Cobra Clutch. It went on to win the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, so after I read and enjoyed the second "Hammerhead" Jed Ounstead book, Rolling Thunder, I asked A.J. Devlin if I could interview him. Thank you, A.J., for...
Rolling Thunder by A.J. Devlin
Several years ago, I reviewed a debut mystery, Cobra Clutch by A.J. Devlin. It went on to win the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Although I said at the time I normally wouldn't appreciate a book set in the world of pro wrestling, I loved Devlin's...
Distractions
I'm going back to work today, but I don't think readers are ready for the world to return to normal. I know I only had a couple entries in Friday's blog giveaway. So, I took it off the blog, and I'll contact the two people who will receive the books. It's evidently...
Private Investigations edited by Victoria Zackheim
Yesterday, author Art Taylor wrote a guest post talking about writing what one knows, or what one researches. Victoria Zackheim edited a collection called Private Investigations, the perfect follow-up to Taylor's post. It's subtitled "Mystery Writers on the...