Reviews + Articles
The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers
As it gets close to Christmas, librarians are often asked for unusual holiday books. This year, my pick may be The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers. These aren't the typical Christmas stories. Eighteen Soho Crime authors present holiday...
Winners and Going to the Cats
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Debora H. from New Castle, DE won Diane Vallere's Masking for Trouble. Heather Blake's The Witch and the Dead will go to Barbara G. of Brea, CA. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away...
What Are You Reading?
I'm just starting a book that looks appealing. Before I talk about the book, I want to talk about the imprint. Graydon House is a new imprint from Harlequin. This is the second book I've picked up by them. I loved Something Like Happy, the earlier one I read....
Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber
"Parfumerie". "The Shop Around the Corner". "In the Good Old Summertime". "She Loves Me.""You've Got Mail." If you recognize any of those, you know the theme of Debbie Macomber's latest Christmas novel, Merry and Bright. A man and a woman who don't like each...
Wiley Cash’s Message to Librarians
I know some of you are probably a little impatient that I haven't reviewed books in the past few days on my blog. I've been on deadline, and once I'm past Wednesday, I'll have reviews again on the weekend. And, all those books I'm reading for deadline? Reviews will...
Have You Heard? – Charlaine Harris’ Dead to the World
There's no better time than October to discuss Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire books. Thanks to Sandie Herron, there's a review of the fourth audio book in the series, Dead to the World. DEAD TO THE WORLD Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery Book 4Written By...