Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Gratitude Diaries by Janice Kaplan
Janice Kaplan's The Gratitude Diaries is a lesson for anyone who wants to change their life for the better. It's a thoughtful book, and the author spent time talking to all kinds of scientists, doctors and experts about gratitude and how it can change someone. But, it...
Between the Living and the Dead by Bill Crider
Looking for the perfect escape? It doesn't get much better than a new Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery by Bill Crider. There's investigations of crime in a rural Texas county. Justice triumphs. And, there's lots of humor including the groaner of a pun in the last line...
What are you reading this weekend?
No lunch hour yesterday. Instead, I went to the dentist. (Look, Ma, no cavities!) But, that took my reading time, so I didn't finish Bill Crider's Between the Living and the Dead. Since I'm also reading a nonfiction book, Janice Kaplan's The Gratitude Diaries,...
Winners and a Twister Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the Ann Cleeves giveaway. Dead Water will be going to Mona B. from Fort Worth, TX, and Donna S. from Milford, CT will receive Silent Voices. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. Although tornadoes can happen any time, the dates...
The Ashtabula Hat Trick by Les Roberts
If I was author Les Roberts, I wouldn't be heading to Ashtabula County, Ohio in the near future. His latest Milan Jacovich mystery,The Ashtabula Hat Trick, describes the people and county in not-so-favorable terms. And, I've never read about a community and had more...
What Are You Reading?
I have a terrific cup at work that the former library director gave me. I can write on it, and erase it. It says, "Today I'm reading...", and one of my co-workers expressed surprise at how often the title changes. I told her that's because I read fiction, and she...
