Lesa's Book Critiques
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Copy Cap Murder by Jenn McKinlay
It's only appropriate to celebrate Jenn McKinlay's latest Hat Shop Mystery, Copy Cap Murder, with fireworks. It's a mystery that starts with Guy Fawkes Day and murder, but also serves up a healthy portion of romantic fireworks. While Scarlett Parker, the American...
Book Chat – February’s Cozy Mysteries from Penguin
This month, Jinx is the cat du jour. Always a popular appearance. Here are the books featured in this month's book chat. Enjoy! For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames (7th Cheese Shop Mystery) Off the Books by Lucy Arlington (5th Novel Idea Mystery) Beauty, Beast, and...
The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson's plans to take the test for British citizenship was one of the catalysts for his latest book. Twenty years after he wrote Notes from a Small Island, it was time to take stock of his new country. The result is The Road to Little Dribbling, about his...
Winners and Series Debuts
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Ann Cleeves' Thin Air is heading to Nancy W. from Saint Paul, MN. Robin C. of Ashtabula, OH won Betty Webb's The Puffin of Death. I'll get them out as soon as the weather allows. This week, I'm giving away the first...
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
"Can you smell it? The scent of new books. Unread adventures. Friends you haven't met yet, hours of magical escapism awaiting you." If those words from Katarina Bivald'sThe Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend don't entice you into the latest love letter to readers, then...
What Are You Reading?
I'm reading the most charming book I've read this year. If I hadn't worked yesterday, I could have finished Katarina Bivald's The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. It's about books and a bookstore and a stranger who helps to build a community. Love it, love it....
