Reviews + Articles
Winners & No Contest Next Week
Congratulations to the winners of last week's contest. Fear the Darkness by Becky Masterman will be going to John B. from Grass Valley, CA. CB McKenzie's Bad Country is going to Willeta H. from Dearborn, MI. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I'm sorry....
July Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Are you ready for the second list of enticing books, releases for July? Let's dive right in. Jonas Karlsson's novel, The Invoice, explores the nature of happiness through the eyes of a carefree idealist who is content with very little. He's a passionate film buff,...
July Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
I have two days of forthcoming books for you, all books scheduled for release in July. And, one of the titles is by a favorite author. I'll let you know when I get there. In the meantime, there are a number of interesting titles here. I love to start off with a...
Wedding Bel Blues by Maggie McConnon
"This place was crazier than I thought, much weirder than I remember, my family something of a bunch of oddballs with a host of secrets that they would go to great lengths to protect." When Belfast (Bel) McGrath has that realization, she doesn't know the half of...
Maggie McConnon Interview
Today, I'd like to welcome Maggie McConnon, author of Wedding Bel Blues, to the blog. So, this is a new author you have't heard of, right? Wrong. You may have heard of her as Maggie Barbieri. Either way, I'd like to introduce you to Maggie. You're a very mysterious...
The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap by Wendy Welch
I vaguely remember thinking I wanted to read Wendy Welch's book when it came out in 2012, but that was the year I was applying for jobs and getting ready to move from Arizona. However, I follow Tales of the Lonesome Pine LLC on Facebook, and that reminded me of the...