Planting Stories by Anika Aldamuy Denise

February 19, 2019

Once in a while, I come across a children’s picture book that needs to be shared. This time, my friend, Donna, shared a copy of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré. Author Anika Aldamuy Denise’s flowing language goes...

Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay

September 09, 2018

Although I missed a couple in Jenn McKinlay’s Library Lover’s mystery series, it’s always satisfying to return to Briar Creek, Connecticut. It’s like meeting up with old friends, Library Director Lindsey Norris, her boyfriend, Sully, Captain...

Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert

July 11, 2018

Everything about Victoria Gilbert’s Blue Ridge Library mysteries says cozy mystery on the surface. But, the second one in the series, Shelved Under Murder, is darker than many cozies. And, the personal histories that affect the amateur sleuth’s family is...

Better Off Read by Nora Page

May 12, 2018

I’m always up for a new mystery featuring a librarian or library. Nora Page’s Better Off Read involves a bookmobile and a seventy-five-year-old librarian, Cleo Watkins. Catalpha Springs, Georgia’s mayor, Jeb Day, isn’t interested in repairing...

Claws for Concern by Miranda James

April 24, 2018

It’s always a pleasure to return to Mississippi to the world of Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel. Although Charlie gets involved in murder investigations, he’s grounded with his job, his family, and good friends. It was time to pick up Miranda...