How to Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis

April 16, 2015

For a reader, Samantha Ellis’ subtitle tells the true story of this book. It’s actually called How to Be a Heroine, Or, What I’ve Learned From Reading Too Much. The author and playwright looks back at the books and heroines she’s loved over the...

Manhattan in Miniature by Margaret Grace

April 15, 2015

Anyone who has been to Manhattan in December will recognize the wonderful setting of Margaret Grace’s latest mystery. Fortunately, most of us won’t be involved in theft and murder investigations as Grace’s characters are in Manhattan in...

What Are You Reading?

April 14, 2015

I had book group last night, so didn’t finish my book. I’m reading Margaret Grace’s Manhattan in Miniature, the latest mystery featuring Grace Porter and her granddaughter, Maddie. They head to Manhattan for a crafts show, and end up investigating a...

TLC Book Tour – The Dead Key by D.M. Pulley

April 13, 2015

I love the premise of D.M. Pulley’s debut novel, The Dead Key. In 1998, a structural engineer evaluating a bank that’s for sale discovers that the safe deposit boxes in the bank’s vaults are still there, locked. And, what it makes it even more...

Dancing with Rose by Lauren Kessler

April 12, 2015

In some ways, Lauren Kessler’s Dancing with Rose picks up where Lisa Genova’s Still Alice left off. Genova left Alice sitting in her kitchen, aware she was sinking deeper into Alzheimer’s. Dancing with Rose looks at it from the caretaker’s...

A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge by Terry Shames

April 11, 2015

Terry Shames knows there’s crime in small communities, just as there is in large cities. And, she’s not afraid to talk about the cruelty and victimization that goes on in a small town. A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge, her latest mystery featuring...