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Book Review: Bitch: On the Female of the Species, Lucy Cooke Nonfiction/Science: Bitch: On the Female of the Species, Lucy Cooke In her provocatively titled book, Bitch, Lucy Cooke takes aim at the biases that have shaped the study of animals, specifically, biases against females (or perhaps for males). Cooke is a brilliant […]
Book Review: The Raging Storm, The Two Rivers Series Book 3, Ann Cleeves Mystery: The Raging Storm, The Two Rivers Series Book 3, Ann Cleeves Blog Tour September 1, 2023 Matthew Venn and his team are summoned to investigate the death of a local celebrity. Jem Rosco had made a name for himself as a […]
Book Review: Someone Like Her, Awais Khan Fiction: Someone Like Her, Awais Khan Blog Tour August 30, 2023 Domestic violence is not an easy topic to talk about or to write about. Authors who tackle this subject are either brave or foolhardy. Fortunately, Someone Like Her came from the imagination of someone who treats […]
Book Review: The Lost Spells, Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris Poetry Collection: The Lost Spells, Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris We reviewed the first collaboration of these artists a while ago. The Lost Words was a breathtaking set of poems and illustrations highlighting words that had been deliberately omitted from a recent dictionary. […]
Book Review: Death Comes to Santa Fe, A Santa Fe Revival Mystery Book 3, Amanda Allen Mystery: Death Comes to Santa Fe, A Santa Fe Revival Mystery Book 3, Amanda Allen Madeline (Maddie) Vaughn-Alwin feels like her new life is everything she dreamed of when she came to Santa Fe. Widowed after a very short marriage, […]
Book Review: The Lost Archive, Lynn C. Miller Short Story Collection: The Lost Archive, Lynn C. Miller Blog Tour August 21, 2023 I am not sure what I was expecting when I started this book. That really doesn’t matter, though, as The Lost Archive is full of unexpected twists in the lives of […]
Book Review: Red Mandarin Dress, Inspector Chen Book 5, Qiu Xiaolong Mystery: Red Mandarin Dress, Inspector Chen Book 5, Qiu Xiaolong Inspector Chen is often assigned politically sensitive cases. In communist China, those cases can make or break careers, depending less on the arrest of the criminal and more on the inspector’s ability […]
Book Review: The Wild Coast, Rhona MacLeod Book 17, Lin Anderson Thriller: The Wild Coast, Rhona MacLeod Book 17, Lin Anderson Blog Tour August 14, 2023 Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is on her way home to Glasgow when her trip is interrupted by the discovery of a shallow grave along the coast. A young […]
Book Review: The Witness for the Dead, Katherine Addison Fantasy: The Witness for the Dead, Katherine Addison Katherine Addison created a world in The Goblin Emperor inhabited by goblins and elves. In her new novel The Witness for the Dead she returns to that world in a book that is beautiful and moving. […]
Book Review: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Mystery/Thriller: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Blog Tour August 9, 2023 Norwegian private investigator Varg Veum is approached by a woman whose sister and brother-in-law are missing. She is reluctant to contact the […]