#137 ~ The Sinner’s Guide to Confession
The Sinner’s Guide to Confession by Phyllis Schieber Kaye, Barbara, and Ellen are women whose friendships came together came together as adults and has remained and solidified as they grew older. Kaye...
View Article#138 ~ Etta
Etta by Gerald Kolpan I am not typically one for reading Westerns. The American West has never held my imagination the way it has for so many people. Still, when Etta was offered as an Early Reader...
View Article#139 Tomato Girl
Tomato Girl by Jayne Pupek During Nanowrimo 2008, Karen Harrington posted an article that Janet Finch wrote to encourage participants, “Dear Author – ‘Make Trouble for Your Characters.’ ” Jayne Pupek...
View ArticleGreat Review of Nineteenth St., NW
Last year I offered up eight or so books to people to read and review because I just didn’t have the time to do it myself. Valerie from Life is a Patchwork Quit (love me some warm snuggly quilts this...
View Article#141 ~ Mermaids in the Basement
Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West Imagine finding evidence that your boyfriend, an up and coming movie director, was cheating on you with one of his starlets through a gossip magazine....
View ArticleThe Mom Squad by Christine Weiser ~ A Pre-Publication Review
The Mom Squad by Christine Weiser Last month I received the most spectacular offer – the opportunity to read Christine Weiser’s latest novel while it was being shopped for a publisher. Christine asked...
View ArticleThursday’s Thoughts ~ What Grabs Me
Which author’s writing surprised you when you first read their work and what about it grabs you? Today’s question is brought to us by our wonderful Serena at Savvy Wit & Verse. Great question,...
View Article#212 ~ Neverwhere
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Neverwhere is the story of Richard, a good man who seems to be meandering through his life without much of his own purpose or direction. He is engaged to Jessica, an almost...
View ArticleAudioFile’s Best Audiobooks 2016 ~ Fiction Part 1
It is my pleasure to present to you 2016’s Best Audiobooks in Fiction as selected by the editors at AudioFile Magazine. This year they selected their top titles in the following categories: Fiction,...
View ArticleAudioFile’s Best Audiobooks 2016 ~ Fiction Part 2
It is my pleasure to present to you 2016’s Best Audiobooks in Fiction as selected by the editors at AudioFile Magazine. This year they selected their top titles in the following categories: Fiction,...
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