What Are You Reading?

January 15, 2026

Tomorrow, Rosemary Kaye will share her Favorite Books Read in 2025, so I hope you stop by to check out her list. I love these lists. Everyone reads different books, and shares what they enjoyed most during the reading year. I had a terrific week. The new Canal...

Cat Nap by Brian Lies

January 14, 2026

It’s time for my occasional discussion of a children’s picture book that I love. Cat Nap is by Brian Lies, a Caldecott Honor-Winning Artist. If you’re not familiar with the Caldecott Award, it’s the highest honor a children’s illustrator...

Inside Man by John McMahon

January 13, 2026

FBI agent Gardner Camden in back with his Head Cases team in the second in John McMahon’s series, Inside Man. This one has a more technical focus than the first in the series, Head Cases. That one focused more on the characters on Camden’s team. There are...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

January 12, 2026

With the miserable politics last week, I needed a comfort read, so I picked up my copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. I read the entire series as they came out in the U.S., beginning with this one in 1998, but I haven’t picked...

A Grave Deception by Connie Berry

January 10, 2026

I had hoped to get to the Bexley Public Library when Connie Berry appeared there to talk about her sixth Kate Hamilton mystery, A Grave Deception. But, it poured that night, and I didn’t want to drive in the dark in the rain. I did buy a copy of the book,...