All About Me! by Mel Brooks

December 27, 2021

While Mel Brooks’ memoir is entitled All About Me!, it’s the subtitle, “My Remarkable Life in Show Business” that actually captures the book. Brooks does not come across as an egotistical person focusing on himself. He appears to be a generous...

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

December 26, 2021

One last Christmas book because I’ve always meant to read Hogfather at Christmastime. But, how do I explain Terry Pratchett’s sense of humor, philosophy, and even the plot and characters of this book to someone who hasn’t entered Pratchett’s...

A Surprise for Christmas, edited by Martin Edwards

December 24, 2021

A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries is the fourth collection of short stories with a wintry theme published as part of the British Library Crime Classics series. Martin Edwards is once again the editor, providing the introduction and background...

What Are You Reading?

December 23, 2021

Welcome to Thursday at Lesa’s. On today’s menu, per Rick’s request, eggnog. For those of us who don’t like eggnog (me), I can also serve Harney & Sons Hot Apple Spice tea, or sparkling cider. And, of course, there are book chats as...

Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings by Liz Ireland

December 22, 2021

Just an off-the-wall thought. I have problems with romances in which there are too many misunderstandings. There are tropes in some cozy mysteries that I object to – the romantic triangle that goes on too long; the amateur sleuth who ignores her business for the...

Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson

December 21, 2021

Every year, Sheriff Walt Longmire rereads A Christmas Carol. Every year, I reread Craig Johnson’s story of a Christmas Eve, Spirit of Steamboat. I never know if I’ll have time to read it on Christmas Eve, and I do have some short pieces I always read, but...