Reviews + Articles
Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron
The other day, a friend referred to her reading, and said sometimes nothing is as satisfying as "death and mayhem". She's right. And, when that death and mayhem happens in a debut mystery, a mystery in which I don't guess the killer, there isn't anything more...
What Are You Reading? Where Are You?
I think books are getting longer. Or, I haven't had a lot of time in the last week. Last night, I spent time on the phone with Southwest Airlines (all good), so that took a little reading time, but I still don't think I would have finished my book. I'm reading a...
The Gratitude Diaries by Janice Kaplan
Janice Kaplan's The Gratitude Diaries is a lesson for anyone who wants to change their life for the better. It's a thoughtful book, and the author spent time talking to all kinds of scientists, doctors and experts about gratitude and how it can change someone. But,...
Between the Living and the Dead by Bill Crider
Looking for the perfect escape? It doesn't get much better than a new Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery by Bill Crider. There's investigations of crime in a rural Texas county. Justice triumphs. And, there's lots of humor including the groaner of a pun in the last line...
What are you reading this weekend?
No lunch hour yesterday. Instead, I went to the dentist. (Look, Ma, no cavities!) But, that took my reading time, so I didn't finish Bill Crider's Between the Living and the Dead. Since I'm also reading a nonfiction book, Janice Kaplan's The Gratitude Diaries,...
Winners and a Twister Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the Ann Cleeves giveaway. Dead Water will be going to Mona B. from Fort Worth, TX, and Donna S. from Milford, CT will receive Silent Voices. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. Although tornadoes can happen any time, the...