I’ve been waiting for Maureen Ash’s newest in the Knight Templar series. At the end of the last book, A Plague of Poison, de […]
Return to Thrush Green–or not?
I was excited to learn from one of the folks commenting on my blog about Miss Read that there is a new book that came […]
The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse
I couldn’t have come up with a better title if I tried. This first book in the new cozy series—Cats in Trouble—is a winner if […]
The Unquiet Bones–New Historical Fiction
I stumbled across this title, The Unquiet Bones , by accident–I’m not sure now where I read about it—and decided to request a copy because it […]
Farewell, Teacher Man
(Photo by Elke Wetzig courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) It was with great sadness that I read that Frank Mccourt, author of Angela’s Ashes, died. When […]
Tributes to the Jane Austen Sensibility
Jane Austen has been very popular for the past few years — the books have been made more so by the fact that there have been several movie adaptations of her titles and they have been enormously popular. One of the ways that authors show their admiration (and practice their writing skills) is by continuing the lives of her characters in their own books, thus allowing all of us to continue in the world that Austen created.
Take a ‘classic’ to the beach
(Photo by Sean O’Flaherty courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Vacation season is upon us and many folks will be going to the beach or just lazing […]
Where in the World is John Stark Bellamy II ?
If you are a fan of true crime books and/or books about the Cleveland area, you’ve probably read books by John Stark Bellamy II. John […]
Susan Wittig Albert Tours Ohio!
Susan Wittig Albert’s latest installment in the China Bayles series has been released. It is titled Wormwood. I am still working my way through this […]
Farewell to “The Cat Who…”
It was with sadness that I heard that The Cat Who Smelled Smoke would not be coming out—it was supposed to have been published a […]
