Called to Justice by Edith Maxwell

May 14, 2017

Edith Maxwell’s historical mysteries, like Donis Casey’s, evoke a certain time and place. The history brings the setting and period to life, while the mystery elements involve the character of the sleuth. Maxwell’s Called to Justice is the...

Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

May 13, 2017

Option B sounds as if it’s a title about tests. Actually, it is about the tests life throws at us, and how we conquer them. Sheryl Sandberg, the author of Lean In, along with Adam Grant, psychologist and professor, talk about “Facing Adversity,...

Winners & a Lori Rader-Day Giveaway

May 12, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Rosalind L. from San Antonio, TX, and Karen B. from Bloomington, MN won copies of David Rosenfelt’s Outfoxed. Tari H. from Mount Sterling, OH won Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James. The books are going...

What Are You Reading?

May 11, 2017

“For a girl who often felt like she lived more in the cozy world of books than in the unforgiving world of the playground, a book of books was the richest journal imaginable; it showed a version of myself I recognized and felt represented me.” I’m...

Recap – Lori Rader-Day on Book Tour

May 10, 2017

Lori Rader-Day is on book tour for her third standalone, The Day I Died. She’s a terrific speaker with a sense of humor, which made the audience appreciate her all the more. In fact, when a couple women in the audience introduced themselves as “just a...

The Graves by Pamela Wechsler

May 09, 2017

It’s obvious that Pamela Wechsler has legal background and television writing experience. She’s written for Law and Order and other legal TV shows. She was a criminal prosecutor. She brings all of that knowledge to The Graves, following up, Mission...