Reviews + Articles
A Shocking Assassination by Cora Harrison
Cora Harrison's Reverend Mother series is my favorite series discovery this year. I'm addicted to these mysteries set in the 1920s in Cork, Ireland, a city still torn by violence and politics.A Shocking Assassination puts Reverend Mother Aquinas right on the scene...
Book Towns by Alex Johnson
Alex Johnson's charming book actually has a subtitle. The book is Book Towns: Forty-Five Paradises of the Printed Word. His book, with its colorful photos, is actually a travelogue for those of us who probably won't get to Australia or France or Spain, or a dozen...
Winners & a David Rosenfelt Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Fall of Angels will go to Martha C. of Scottsdale, AZ. Bonnie K. from Carmichael, CA won A Necessary Evil. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two hardcovers by David Rosenfelt,...
What Are You Reading?
I met my deadline, and I'm reading a book for me! Unfortunately, I feel as if I missed one someplace. I'm reading Dark Rites, one of Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters books. I think I missed one because it sounds as if there was a book set in Massachusetts...
Thank You!
Thank you for your patience. My journal deadline was today. I made it, but it meant no blog for a few days. However, I know some of you check just to make sure I'm okay. Stick with me. Between vacation and deadlines, I'm behind. Tomorrow is "What Are You Reading"....
The Great American Read
Personally, I don't feel as if there is "America's favorite novel" or "The Great American Novel". I'm a librarian. If you have a favorite novel, it may not be your mother or sister or brother's favorite. And, I'm fine with that. I'm just happy we're all reading....