What Are You Reading?

September 26, 2024

While we’re getting much needed rain, I’m afraid readers in the south might be getting more wind and rain than they want from Helene. Take care of yourselves! Have you ever seen the movie “Big Fish” or the musical or read the book? My sister...

A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert

September 24, 2024

Victoria Gilbert’s second Hunter and Clewe mystery brings back the unusual detecting duo in a traditional mystery, A Killer Clue. Red herrings, a cold case, a current case, and stolen books all add up to an interesting story for book lovers. Gilbert throws in some...

The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin

September 23, 2024

In 2021, Madeline Martin’s The Last Bookshop in London was one of the best books I read that year. I just finished her historical novel, The Booklover’s Library, and it’s going on this year’s list. Martin knows how to tell an emotional story of...

The Heirloomist by Shana Novak

September 22, 2024

Shana Novak’s The Heirloomist: 100 Treasures and the Stories They Tell will make you think. Is there something you or your family treasures that tells a story, the story of your family? Each item pictured in this book is special to the person who owns it. Novak...

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

September 21, 2024

I think I”m about a year or two behind others who are reading some of these small Japanese books with entwined stories, but it was due to my own prejudice. I had read translated books in the past, and had not been impressed. I never knew if it was the writer or...

What Are You Reading?

September 19, 2024

Unlike last week, when I was in the car for over five hours, on the way to Romney, West Virginia, I’ll be around today to talk about books. That was a family trip with my Mom and sisters. We went to Romney on Thursday, taking two cars because of the directions...