Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman

November 05, 2025

Matthew Norman’s novel, Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon, wasn’t at all what I expected. I expected a story in which the two main characters watched holiday movies, and discussed them. There was a little of that, but this story of two...

Death Scene by Carol J. Perry

August 19, 2024

I love Carol J. Perry’s Witch City cozy mysteries. I will admit I guessed the killer in the first third of the book, but there are a few cozy series I read for the characters and setting rather than the mystery itself. So, it didn’t really matter to me...

Sunday Off

April 17, 2022

Well, not really. I do intend to read a book today, and I have several of my own reviews ready to go this week. But, I’m taking today off from the blog. I haven’t been to a movie since December 2019, but my friend Donna and I are heading to...

All About Me! by Mel Brooks

December 27, 2021

While Mel Brooks’ memoir is entitled All About Me!, it’s the subtitle, “My Remarkable Life in Show Business” that actually captures the book. Brooks does not come across as an egotistical person focusing on himself. He appears to be a generous...

Murder in the Balcony by Margaret Dumas

July 11, 2020

I don’t know when I’ve described a mystery as joyful. Yes, Margaret Dumas’ Movie Palace mysteries have murders in them. In fact, there are two, and a couple attempts in the second book in the series, Murder in the Balcony. But, Nora...