It has been a while since I have posted. Suffice it to say that the year has been stressful. Sometimes I post a round up of all the books I have read, or the best ones, anyway, at the end of the year. I have read a lot of books—I am a reader, but thisContinue reading “Book Review: Ladies of the House by Lauren Edmondson”
Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review: The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr
If you want to read a thriller with AI at its center, this one is for you. Imagine a world in which no one ever has to make decisions any more. LLIAM, the dominant General Artificial Intelligence platform and app, does it for you. Want to know what to wear to your interview? Ask LLIAM.Continue reading “Book Review: The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr”
Book Review: Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Full disclosure, I am a fan! I love the way Foley sets the story in motion and then lets the reader in on the ride as the dominoes fall. There is always a satisfying twist at the end, even if you see it coming, and her characters are always interesting. In Midnight Feast, we haveContinue reading “Book Review: Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley”
Book Review: The Antidote by Karen Russell
Despite rave reviews from writers at NPR and the NY Times, I found myself agreeing more with the writer of this Slate Review. There was beautiful language (check), there were experimental elements (check), there was an attempt to engage with society at large and ask tough questions (check). Problem for me was that it justContinue reading “Book Review: The Antidote by Karen Russell”
Book Review: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
This novel is the first entry in a new series by the author of the wildly successful Thursday Murder Club. Osman’s characteristic wit and humor are on display, and the plot was great! This is one of those books, you will compulsively finish. We begin with a murder, of course. Someone is murdering B-list socialContinue reading “Book Review: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman”
The Nine by Gwen Strauss
This month I took a break from fiction and read a little nonfiction. This book I picked up because it was about women who escaped from the Death March in 1945. If you enjoy nitty gritty historical detail, you will probably like this. It was full of interesting facts. However, I was not a fanContinue reading “The Nine by Gwen Strauss”
NEW! The 2025 Annotated List of Novels for Writers
ICYMI, there is a new annotated list of novels for writers. Get it today!
New Podcast Episode: Ashenden by Somerset Maugham
Take a listen as Terry and I discuss Ashenden. Writers can learn a lot from Maugham, especially if they write “quiet” books.
Book Review: The Bookseller of Inverness
This one has unfortunately been a little bit of a slog. I bought it after seeing the author interviewed at the HNS conference, which proves that personal appearances actually sell books, at least anecdotally. (!) I wanted to love it! It isn’t bad, it just isn’t great. I would give it 3 stars out ofContinue reading “Book Review: The Bookseller of Inverness”
New Podcast Episode: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Take a listen as Terry and I discuss a classic that seems to resonate even more today!