Susan Furlong, Guest Author

May 16, 2022

Photo credit: Denise Bervig  Today, we’re lucky enough to have Susan Furlong as guest author. She’s going to talk about one of my favorite subjects, “The Magic of Libraries”. Susan Furlong is the author of several mysteries including the...

The Librarian Always Rings Twice by Marty Wingate

January 30, 2022

The third book in Marty Wingate’s First Edition Library mystery series, The Librarian Always Rings Twice, is an intriguing story that includes an homage to Daphne du Maurier’s Frenchman’s Creek and an enviable collection of Golden Age Mysteries. But,...

The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk

January 25, 2022

While Eva Jurczyk’s debut novel is called The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, it could have just as easily been called The Department of Missing Books and Special Librarians. First there’s one missing book. Then a missing librarian. Then...

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

August 04, 2021

“Books aren’t always an escape; sometimes books teach us things. They show us the world; they don’t hide it.” Sara Nisha Adams’ debut novel, The Reading List shows us loneliness and grief and community and family and love. Although there...

Dear Librarian by Lydia M. Sigwarth

June 05, 2021

I’ve heard stories. When I interview authors for this site, I ask them to tell me a story about libraries or librarians in their lives. I’ve heard Neil Gaiman talk about the role his local public library played in his life as a child. Nancy Pearl talks...