Reviews + Articles

Winners and Murder in the 1920s

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Christi K. from Arlington, TX won Haunted Hayride with Murder. Sue R. from Allen, TX will receive Death Bakes a Pecan Pie. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries set in...

December Treasures in My Closet

First, a note. If you're looking for "What Are You Reading", check yesterday's post. I'll probably answer sooner than I did for the poor people who answered yesterday. Our Internet was completely down until late in the day, so I didn't get back to anyone. There aren't...

What Are You Reading?

I know. We're a day early, so I hope everyone finds the post and tells us what you're reading. Tomorrow is November 1, so Treasures in My Closet will be up. If I'd remembered last Thursday, I would have reminded everyone. I'm starting Jenny Colgan's Christmas on the...

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. It...

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 to a...