Reviews + Articles

Libby Fischer Hellmann – Author Interview

I can't tell you how many times I've hosted Libby Fischer Hellmann at a library, or heard her speak at other venues. She's written a guest post about libraries for this blog. But, I've never actually interviewed her. It's time. Libby has a new Georgia Davis...

Sunday’s Trip

There's no actual blog today. Yesterday, a friend and I went to Nashville for an event sponsored by Parnassus Books. Doris Kearns Goodwin spoke about her new book, Leadership: In Turbulent Times, and she was interviewed by Jon Meacham. I don't have a report....

Pale as Death by Heather Graham

I can always count on Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters books to allow me to escape. Pale as Death, with its connection to a mysterious historical murder, is a fascinating romantic suspense novel. When Detective Sophie Manning and her partner Grant Vining respond...

Six Cats a Slayin’ by Miranda James

I tried to hold off. I really did. But, it's so hard to wait until after Halloween to read books set at Christmas when they're showing up in the mail. It was impossible to resist the cover of Miranda James' latest Cat in the Stacks mystery, Six Cats a Slayin'....

Winners and a “Fall” in a Cozy Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Copies of Die Me a River are going to Jana B. of Tigard, OR, Sue F. from Crosslake, MN and Lisa G. of Pensacola Beach, FL. The copies of Last Call are going to Daniel M. of Weymouth, MA, Jim G. from Prescott,...

What Are You Reading?

It's Thursday! Time to talk books (although I'm always willing to talk books). What are you reading today? By the time this posts on Thursday, I'll have read about fifty pages in Dean James' tenth Cat in the Stacks Mystery series. Six Cats A Slayin' is set in the...