Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts

Delia Pitts introduces private investigator Vandy Myrick in Trouble in Queenstown. It’s hard enough to be a black woman and a cop, but once Vandy Myrick’s world was shattered she moved back to her hometown of Queenstown, New Jersey to become a private...

Winners of Byron’s Bears

Congratulations to the winners of Ellen Byron’s bears. Ellen is sending them to Autumn T. from Portland, OR and Carol K. of Omaha, NE. I’ll be home next Friday to kick off a new contest.

What Are You Reading?

It’s Thursday! I’m still visiting my Mom, although I have been reading for Library Journal’s Saturday deadline for this month. Today, Mom, my sister, Christie, and I are heading to Marion, Ohio where we have tickets to go through President...

Hump Day

Since it’s Wednesday, and I’m still at my Mom’s, I’ll just wish you a Happy Hump Day. We’ll gather tomorrow to talk about “What Are You Reading?” Today, I’m going to lunch here in Huron with some former classmates, and...

Sorry – No Review

I actually had a review written and scheduled for here today, but the book was delayed at the printer’s so the publisher changed the release date to August. I’m sorry. However, I messaged the author, and now we may all benefit. She asked if I wanted to...

My “Summer Residency”

You all know I’m up at my Mom’s. My friend, David, called it my “summer residency”. Huron is a pretty town on Lake Erie in northern Ohio. This weekend is the annual Riverfest, celebrating the town and the Huron River. So, last night, we watched...