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Yearly Archives: 2014
New on the Shelves…
This is one I am really looking forward to – I’ve read a couple of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James novels and enjoyed them all. So nice to have a new mystery delivered to my door! Check out To Dwell in Darkness by Deborah Crombie: Recently transferred to the London borough of Camden from Scotland Yard headquarters, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his… Read more
New on the Shelves…
Another new mystery series! Check out Risky Undertaking: A Buryin’ Barry Mystery by Mark de Castrique: When Cherokee burial remains are unearthed on the site expanding a local cemetery, the dual occupations of Barry Clayton, part-time deputy and full-time undertaker, collide. Then, during the interment of the wife of one of Gainesboro, North Carolina’s most prominent citizens, Cherokee activist Jimmy Panther… Read more
Hot Guys with Books
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New on the Shelves…
Here’s one that I picked up for my personal collection. You know how it goes – you’re in the airport, you already finished one book on the first leg of your flight and you don’t want to be caught with only book on a long flight, right? After all, the battery on your Kindle could give out, leaving you with… Read more
New on the Shelves…
I’ve got a stack of new books this week! New books are always fun, and I’ll be sharing them over the new week or so, giving you an early chance to check them out. First up, Caught Dead: A Rick Van Lam Mystery by Andrew Lanh: One of the beautiful Le sisters is dead. Hartford, Connecticut’s small Vietnamese community is stunned.… Read more
Review: Ice Shear by M. P. Cooley
This is the start of a great new detective series! At least, I hope it is; I haven’t seen any indication that M.P. Cooley is planning a follow-up to Ice Shear, but I certainly hope she is working on it right now. Ice Shear combined a great mystery, some good twists and turns, interesting characters and a likable lead detective with a great… Read more
Quotables
This is so true! I can easily share a companionable afternoon with almost anyone, as long as we are each reading our own books. “Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading!” – Ranier Maria Rilke, Austrian poet and novelist Read more
Hot Guys with Books
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Reading is good for you!
We all know that, right? There’s a lot of research to support the idea – it lifts your mood, reduces stress, it may prevent Alzheimer’s, it improves your concentration – so I was really interested in this article from Arts.mic: Science has great news for people who read books. Apparently, reading a print book is better for your brain than… Read more