Reviews + Articles
My Southern Journey by Rick Bragg
In a number of essays in this collection, Rick Bragg refers to magic, usually in relation to food, particularly in New Orleans. But, I use that term in relation to his writing. His latest collection is poetry, pure magic. My Southern Journey: True...
The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths, winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award for her first mystery featuring Dr. Ruth Galloway, launches a new series with The Zig Zag Girl. Out last year in England, the first book is set in Brighton, England, where a small team called the Magic Men...
Winners and an Autographed Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Pauline B. of Rochester, MI won the copy of Daryl Wood Gerber's Fudging the Books. And, Death of an English Muffin by Victoria Hamilton will go to Jane W. from Scottsville, VA. The books will go out in the mail...
The Zig Zag Girl – What Are You Reading?
Well, darn. Somewhere or another I had read about magician Jasper Maskelyne and the "Magic Gang" who created illusions during World War II to confuse the Nazis. And, author Elly Griffiths credits a book about Maskelyne called War Magician by David Fisher in...
Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates
What library lover wouldn't dream of escaping to a library in the Bodie Island Lighthouse at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore? Lucy Richardson found her dream job there when she fled an engagement. But, when her mother follows her to the Outer Banks, Lucy finds...
Recap – William Kent Krueger’s Ordinary Grace
Last night, I led a book discussion of William Kent Krueger's Ordinary Grace. So, I wasn't home to read a book. But, I did have the chance to reread this wonderful book over the weekend in preparation for the book discussion. It's moving, powerful, tragic,...