Bloom by Robbie Couch

March 04, 2026

I never really thought about reading a novel centered around a retired gay history teacher, a lost bride-to-be, and a dying jade houseplant. Robbie Couch’s Bloom made me cry. Morris Warner feels as if he’s dying, too, since the unexpected death of his...

The Next Deadly Chapter by V.M. Burns

February 25, 2025

The Next Deadly Chapter is the tenth book in V.M. Burns’ Mystery Bookshop series, although this one has little to do with the Michigan bookstore. Author and bookstore owner Samantha Washington takes center stage along with her Nana Jo and the women from Shady...

Funny Story by Emily Henry

April 27, 2024

Ever since I read Emily Henry’s Beach Read, I’ve been waiting for one of her books to hit me the same way. Book Lovers didn’t do it. Neither did her other bestsellers. But, Funny Story, her latest romantic comedy, has two wonderful protagonists I...

Murder on Tour by V.M. Burns

November 28, 2023

While I always enjoy catching up with Samantha Washington, her grandmother, Nana Jo, and Nana Jo’s friends, I have to admit my favorite part of V.M. Burns’ mysteries is the parallel historical mystery in each of them. In Murder on Tour, Samantha’s...

Bookclubbed to Death by V.M. Burns

December 21, 2022

Release date for V.M. Burns’ eighth Mystery Bookshop mystery, Bookclubbed to Death, is Dec. 27. I usually don’t review a book a week ahead of time, but now you have time to pre-order it, place it on hold at your local library, or use a gift card you...