Blood Red Summer by Eryk Pruitt

In the sequel to Something Bad Wrong, true crime podcaster Jess Keeler learns what can go wrong when you lose control of everything, the story you want to tell, and even your family life. Blood Red Summer is the story of the events of the summer of 1984 in Lake...

What Are You Reading?

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m in Cincinnati with my family today, heading home after we go to Pompeii: The Exhibition at the Cincinnati Museum Center. So, I won’t be around until late to talk about books. I can say that I never read anything when I’m...

A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan Chase

I don’t know if there’s a better feeling for a reader than to discover a new author, unless it’s the first reading of an author who already has a body of work. Nolan Chase’s A Lonesome Place for Dying is his debut under that name, but the...

The Space That Keeps You by Jeremiah Brent

How do you identify home? Is your residence just a house or apartment, or is it a place you love, the center of your life? Interior designer and TV personality, Jeremiah Brent, takes on that subject in his new book, The Space that Keeps You: When Home Becomes a Love...

An Author, Bookstore, and LIbrary

Moving back to Ohio, and to the Columbus area, means a number of authors come to bookstores and libraries here. A couple weeks ago, several of us had the chance to hear Anne Lamott on her book tour. This week, my sister, Linda and I went to a lunch sponsored by...