Reviews + Articles
Long Man by Amy Greene
There are library customers who tell us they like our summer reading program because it challenges them to read books they wouldn't normally pick. I feel the same way about the book club I attend monthly. I never would have selected Amy Greene's Long Man, and...
Be Frank with Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson
Julia Claiborne Johnson introduces an unusual cast of characters in her debut novel, Be Frank with Me. It's a group so odd that they could only survive in the monied world of Hollywood. But, their eccentricities are the reasons for their charm. When Mr. Vargas,...
Mixed Up with Murder by Susan C. Shea
It could be mixed up with art, or mixed up with academia. Susan C. Shea's Dani O'Rourke is mixed up with a world that combines both in her latest mystery, Mixed Up with Murder. Dani, the chief fundraiser for Devor Museum of Art & Antiquities in San...
Tortitude by Ingrid King
I've never owned a tortoiseshell cat, but any cat lover will appreciate the comments, quotes, and gorgeous photos in Ingrid King's new book, Tortitude: The BIG Book of Cats with a BIG Attitude. King has owned five torties, and it's obvious she loves them. She...
Winners and Winter Mysteries Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Paige Shelton's If Onions Could Spring Leeks will go to Pauline B. from Rochester, MI. Sandy G. of North Plainfield, NJ won Fran Stewart's A Wee Dose of Death. The books will go out in the mail today. This week,...
What are you reading?
When I finish one book over 200 pages at 8 PM one night, I hardly have time to get through a 300 page book the next day. Only on the weekends. So, I'm only 1/4 of the way through Susan C. Shea's latest Dani O'Rourke mystery, Mixed Up with Murder. It's set in...