Reviews + Articles

Phantom Weekend

I’m heading to St. Louis today to see Phantom of the Opera at the Fox Theatre. That means travel time on Saturday (no computer), the show on Sunday, and no computer. It also means no reading time, really, until Sunday or Monday evening. So, as much as I enjoy...

Winners & A Charlaine Harris Midnight Crossroad Giveaway

Congratulations to Libby D. from Boca Raton, FL who won Spy, Interrupted. Carol W. of Plano, TX won The Bone Orchard, and Cynthia B. from Uxbridge, MA won Booty Bones. Did you miss Charlaine Harris’ Midnight Crossroad when it came out in hardcover?...

Sir Terry Pratchett – R.I.P.

I was so sorry to read today about the death of Sir Terry Pratchett. And, I have a close friend who knew him, and introduced me to his books, and to him. And, I know his editor here in the U.S. I’m sure they are mourning the loss of a friend today. He...

Throwback Thursday – Book Style

If you’re on Facebook, you know that Throwback Thursday is the day people post old pictures of themselves or their families. I decided to look back at a favorite book instead, a book from my younger teen years. I treasure the memory of a few books from my...

Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss

According to Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, this is what the Captain looks like. The Captain is a powerful cat that takes another cat, Roger, under his wing in Truss’ horror novel, Cat Out of Hell. If the British critics are right, this is...

Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

I’m not going to wait until the end of the review today to summarize my book. The most important message of Fannie Flagg’s Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven? “Life is a gift.” And, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle celebrates life every day, and shares...