Singular sensation by Michael Riedel

December 27, 2020

I don’t ever remember staying up late to finish a nonfiction book before. I seldom even stay up to finish a mystery or other novel. But, Michael Riedel’s Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway was worth it. Riedel admits in the introduction that the...

Presence, Not Presents

December 25, 2020

Covid-19 has not made this a normal Christmas for any of us. Some of us are alone, and we’d rather be with family, but we’re trying to keep everyone safe. Some of us have presents for family members that never arrived. They were ordered in plenty of time,...

What Are You Reading?

December 24, 2020

Are you ready for Jolabokaflod? That’s the Icelandic book flood. Every Christmas Eve the Icelandic people celebrate with a new book on Christmas Eve, tucked up with a cup of hot cocoa and maybe some chocolates. I’m all set! I have new books, cocoa and...

The Food & Books of Scotland

December 19, 2020

Many of us talk with Rosemary Kaye every week here on the blog, but I didn’t have a good introduction to post last time she wrote for us. Today, she’s written a fascinating piece about the food and related books of Scotland. So, I wanted to share the...

Have You Heard? – Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s Cat Shout for Joy

December 18, 2020

Thank you, again, to Sandie Herron, who stepped in this week with a couple of reviews. This one is of an audiobook, so it falls under Have You Heard? Cat Shout for Joy Written by Shirley Rousseau Murphy Narrated by Susan Boyce Series:  Joe Grey mystery #19...

What Are You Reading?

December 17, 2020

It’s Thursday! My favorite day of the week because of you! I love to touch base with you, see how you’re all doing. And, of course, learn what you’re reading. I also want to refer you to my friend Kaye Wilkinson Barley’s Meanderings and Muses...