Lesa's Book Critiques
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Have You Heard? The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax
Sandie Herron made me feel good when she said she picked up Wendy Wax' novel, The Break-Up Book Club, because of my earlier review of the book. It makes a difference, though, when you listen to an audiobook. One thing Sandie liked about the audio was listening to four...
What Are You Reading?
Before we jump into today's post, I just want to congratulate the last contest winners of the year. Virginia D. from Tempe, AZ won Observations By Gaslight, and Tom M. from Laurel, MD won The Return of the Pharaoh. I mailed the books on Wednesday. I hope you all had...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! I hope you saw my post on Tuesday saying we'll talk about "What Are You Reading?" on Friday instead of today. Many of us have other plans for today, whether it's cooking, eating, spending time with family or friends, or just enjoying a...
At First Light by Barbara Nickless
In the late '70s and early '80s, I read George C. Chesbro's mysteries featuring Dr. Robert "Mongo" Fredrickson who had dwarfism. I didn't read the later books in the series as they drifted into speculative fiction. Now, one of Barbara Nickless' protagonists in At...
Thursday Road Trip – A Note
Rick asked if we were going to talk about books on Thanksgiving, and I'm glad he did. I should have mentioned it last week, and I just never put Thursday and Thanksgiving together at that time. I'll do a "giving thanks" post as I normally do, but, if the weather is...
These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Pratchett
I'm a fan of essay collections. My all-time favorite book is a collection of essays, A Thread of Blue Denim by Patricia Leimbach. When I want to read about home, I reread that book. I was three-quarters of the way through Ann Pratchett's These Precious Days when I...
