Reviews + Articles
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 blogs...
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 Halloween...
What Are You Reading?
I didn't mean to leave everyone hanging when I said I do a book chat at a women's homeless shelter. This started out as something three of us did from the library, and we go once a month. We were originally going to lead book discussions, but that didn't work - for a...