Reviews + Articles
Voracious by Cara Nicoletti
Isn't it fascinating to discover what one reader gets out of a book when another misses it totally? I've read a number of the same books as author Cara Nicoletti has, but I never concentrated on the food in the books. She's a butcher, a former pastry chef, and the...
Penguin’s September Mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime & Obsidian
Lots of Jinx today for those of you who only watch the videos for cat appearances (smile) For the rest of you, here are the September cozy releases from Penguin's Berkley Prime Crime and Obsidian. The Marsh Madness - Victoria Abbott (4th Book Collector Mystery) The...
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
Every year it becomes harder to summarize Louise Penny's exceptional books. While How the Light Gets In may have represented a culmination of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache's fight against good and evil, even in retirement in Three Pines, he continues to take part...
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
If you follow my blog regularly, you know I read for entertainment, no matter what I'm reading. But, I picked up Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me because it appeared on a bookstore's list for the subject "Black Lives Matter." This forthright...
Find the Good by Heather Lende
I cried over Heather Lende's earlier book, If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name. Her stories about the people of Haines, Alaska, and the obituaries she writes for the Chilkat Valley News are so full of heart, full of love and caring. She's honest about her own...
Winners and a Les Roberts Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Anita Y. of Barnesville, GA won Linda Castillo's After the Storm. Linda R. from Dickinson, TX will receive Donis Casey's Hell with the Lid Blown Off. This week, Les Roberts' publicist sent four copies of his...