Reviews + Articles
Book Chat – The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
This wasn't the first book I intended to mention in a book chat. In fact, I haven't even seen The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey. I ordered it for the library yesterday, and I recommended it to my mother. It actually came out at the beginning of the...
A Book Chat
Let's talk. And, don't worry, I'm not giving up my blog. In January, I celebrated fourteen years writing about books and authors, and sharing that passion for reading with all of you. But, in the last year, as I read ten mysteries a month for Library Journal, I...
Kevin’s Corner
Once in a while, I highlight a blog you might not have seen. Today, it's Kevin Tipple's blog, Kevin's Corner, at https://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com. Kevin not only reviews books, usually mysteries, but he has an eclectic blog. He posts links to other...
Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman
Last month, there was all kinds of chatter on the Internet about Marie Kondo's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up when word went around that she suggested throwing out books. The conversations were quite funny. Novelist Elinor Lipman anticipates what could...
Give-a-Damn Jones by Bill Pronzini
Thanks to one of the blog readers, Jeffrey Meyerson, for steering me to Bill Pronzini's western, Give-a-Damn Jones. Artemis Jones, or Give-a-Damn Jones, is the perfect example of the American paladin, a knight of the road who rides in and cleans up a town. In...
Winners and The Doctor and Murder
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Diane N. from Honolulu, HI won Newcomer, and Glen D. of Yuba City, CA won The Line. This week, the doctor is in - in a mystery. Do No Harm by Dawn Eastman is a Dr. Katie LeClair Mystery. Trouble comes at...