Reviews + Articles
What Are You Reading?
It's that time again! It's Thursday and time to talk about what we're reading. Because I'm usually reading a mystery or two for Library Journal, I usually have a stack of books beside me, a mix of fiction and nonfiction that I want to sample. I don't always get...
Bad Stories by Steve Almond
Although it sounds like fiction (and I wish it was), Steve Almond's Bad Stories is actually nonfiction. For himself, for his journalism students, and for other befuddled voters, Almond analyzes what went wrong in the last presidential election. Almond examines...
Last Girl Gone by J. G. Hetherton
When FBI special agent Timinski refers to Laura Chambers as tenacious but naive, he hits the nail on the head. In his debut mystery, Last Girl Gone, author J.G. Hetherton introduces a gutsy investigative reporter, Laura Chambers. She reminds me of James...
Death and a Pot of Chowder by Cornelia Kidd
Under the pseudonym Cornelia Kidd, author Lea Wait launches another mystery series set in Maine. If the first in the series is an example, we're in for a delightful time. The first Maine Murder mystery is Death and a Pot of Chowder. Kidd is another author of a...
Recap – Dorothea Benton Frank at the Library
Dorothea Benton Frank just appeared at the library on her book tour for By Invitation Only. She said it was the dumbest title ever because she had to continually tell people the events were open to the public because everyone thought they were "By Invitation Only"....
New York City – Day 3
Christie and I planned to spend most of Thursday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met had the second part of the "Heavenly Bodies" exhibit. You'll only be able to see pictures from part of the Met's exhibit, though. While we could photograph all the clothes,...