Lesa's Book Critiques
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Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death by James Runcie
If you've been watching Grantchester on PBS, or if you're fond of thoughtful clerical mysteries featuring priests such as Max Tudor or Father Brown, the short stories in James Runcie's first Grantchester mystery, Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death, might...
Conference Time
I'm at a conference until late Saturday, and this time, it's work-related. That means I won't have pictures of authors, although I do hope to get a couple pictures of The Tattered Cover Bookstore. And, the meetings and programs go all day, with dinners in the evening....
Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton
Margaret the First was not a queen, but an original at a time when women usually were not recognized. Danielle Dutton writes experimental historical fiction to dramatize the life of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. Born Margaret Lucas, she was the youngest of...
Winners and Book-Related Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Laura Childs' Ming Tea Murder goes to Libby D. from Boca Raton, FL. Ripe for Murder by Carlene O'Neil was mailed to Shirley M. from Dallas, TX. I mailed the books yesterday. Since I'm attending a conference, I'm...
All Stories Are Love Stories by Elizabeth Percer
If you're like me, you probably didn't think of a novel about a disastrous earthquake in San Francisco as a love story. But,, Elizabeth Percer successfully makes that point with a story of love and tragedy, All Stories Are Love Stories. The author deftly brings a...
Springtime by Michelle de Kretser
What an odd little book. Michelle de Kretser's Springtime is called a ghost story. Well, there's a ghost, and the main character sees it, and doesn't realize it's a ghost. And, that's it. This Australian novella just surprised me. Even knowing it was a novella, and...
