I have picked up some great new books lately! Some I bought, some were ARCs and one is an audiobook I picked up at the library for my drive to Michigan. Here’s a preview of what you may be seeing here over the next few weeks… Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin: In medieval Cambridge, four children… Read more
I’m trying out a different type of puzzle today – a freeform puzzle that focuses on Canadian Authors. Enjoy! If you see this, you’ll need to upgrade your browser. Click here to play the crossword outside of the blog. Read more
I have always loved Joyce Carol Oates’ writing. I love her combination of long, flowing sentences and short, choppy fragments. Little Bird of Heaven is lovely to read, even when the story is heartbreaking. Krista Diehl’s family was fine before “the trouble” came. Her father, Eddy, ran a construction company. A handsome man, he was well-known around town as a… Read more
Well, technically I have about 20 minutes to get this posted and still have it hit the shelves on Wednesday, so I’m going to do my best. I had a couple of good words this week and I didn’t want to miss out on sharing them with you. My words this week come from Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce… Read more
Good morning and welcome to another edition of Teaser Tuesdays! You know the rules: take your current read, open to a random page and give us two teaser sentences. No spoilers, please, and be sure to tell us more about the book. This week, it’s Wake Up Dead by Roger Smith. I have to say that I am not loving… Read more
It’s Friday and I am actually at home, at my own computer, which probably explains why I am late in getting this posted! A Stephen King puzzle – I hope you enjoy it! If you see this, you’ll need to upgrade your browser. Click here to play the crossword outside of the blog. Read more
Paddy Meehan is probably the most flawed heroine I’ve read in a while. By page 10 of The Dead Hour, she has already taken a bribe. She lies, she has an affair with a married man — but in her own way, she’s trying to do the right thing. Her way is just a bit roundabout. Paddy is a reporter… Read more
Okay, for something a little different, today’s puzzle is a word search. The clues come from classic science fiction novels. I think some folks might be surprised by the titles that are considered science fiction, but I don’t think it will stop you from solving the puzzle. Enjoy! If you see this, you’ll need to upgrade your browser. Click here… Read more
The amazing thing is that I finished this novel. The premise of One Amazing Thing is a cliche: a group of people are trapped together after a disaster and they may die, but before they do, they are going to tell a story from their life — their one amazing thing. It’s a mixed group, the sort of group you would… Read more
One of my favorite authors passed away yesterday – Robert B. Parker, author of the Spenser series of novels. There were 37 Spenser novels in all, according to RobertBParker.net, including his newest, The Professional. The novels inspired a television series – Spenser: For Hire – that forever changed the way I read his books. I was never a big Robert Urich… Read more