David Chaudoir’s Favorites of 2023

January 10, 2024

My friend, David Chaudoir, has reviewed here once, and I’ve mentioned him a few times. I’m posting the favorites in the order I received them, and David’s was the second to come in. David is an anthropologist and storyteller who travels the world. He...

A Peek ahead

January 09, 2024

Because I’m trying to read a book every two days for Library Journal, I don’t always have time to finish the book I’m reading for my blog. I don’t like to talk about them much, except on Thursdays, because that spoils the actual review. I do...

Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto

January 08, 2024

Shoji Morimoto is so determined to do nothing that someone else actually wrote his memoir, Rental Person Who Does Nothing. Morimoto contributed to the book by answering questions. While the whole concept is fascinating, there are concepts that are very Japanese, and...

The Amish Wife by Gregg Olsen

January 05, 2024

Gregg Olsen has been obsessed with the story of Ida Stutzman for close to forty years. In his book, Abandoned Prayers, he wrote about Ida’s husband, Eli, the tragic death of their nine-year-old son, Danny, and the events that surrounded Eli and the discovery of...

What Are You Reading?

January 04, 2024

Welcome to our first “What Are You Reading?” of 2024! If you haven’t been here before, it’s a safe place to talk about whatever book you’re reading, or what you’ve read int he last week. Feel free to join the conversation, and...

Andrew Welsh-Huggins’ Favorites of 2023

January 03, 2024

Andrew Welsh-Huggins is a Shamus, Derringer, and International Thriller Writers-award nominated mystery author of eleven books with more in the works. He’s based here in the Columbus area. Although we had corresponded, I only met Andrew for the first time when I...