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KRL This Week Update for 7/31/21

 Up in KRL this morning a review of "Little Black Book" by Kate Carlisle along with a giveaway of a "Little Black Book" padfolio https://kingsriverlife.com/07/31/little-black-book-by-kate-carlisle/ 

And reviews and giveaways of "The Art of Betrayal": A Kate Hamilton Mystery by Connie Berry, "Murder at the Lakeside Library": A Lakeside Library Mystery by Holly Danvers, "A Rogue’s Company": A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery by Allison Montclair, and Murder She Wrote: "Killing in a Koi" Pond by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Moran https://kingsriverlife.com/07/31/end-of-july-mystery-catch-up-2/

 

We also have you can also enter to win a copy of "Double Chocolate Cookie Murder" by Devon Delaney https://kingsriverlife.com/07/31/august-coming-attractions-end-of-summer-edition/

 

And a review and giveaway of "With Neighbors Like These" by Linda Lovely along with a fun guest post by Linda about senior sleuths https://kingsriverlife.com/07/31/with-neighbors-like-these-by-linda-lovely/

 

For those who prefer to listen to Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast directly on KRL here you can find the player for the latest episode featuring the mystery short story "Killer Clue" by Guy Belleranti read by local actor Paddy Myers https://kingsriverlife.com/07/31/featuring-killer-clue-by-guy-belleranti/

 

Up during the week we posted another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Nancy Nau Sullivan about how important setting is to her as a writer, and about her new book "Trouble Down Mexico Way" https://kingsriverlife.com/07/28/location-locationsetting/

 

Up in KRL News and Reviews this week we have a review and ebook giveaway of "Wildlife, Warrants, & Weapons" by Tonya Kappes https://www.krlnews.com/2021/07/wildlife-warrants-weapons-by-tonya.html

 

And a review and giveaway of "It Takes Two to Mango" by Carrie Doyle https://www.krlnews.com/2021/07/it-takes-two-to-mango-by-carrie-doyle.html

Happy reading,
Lorie

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Scott Reviews: Flash Facts by Mayim Bialik

Flash Facts by Mayim Bialik and others is an anthology by DC Comics designed to teach STEM concepts using DC characters such as Batman, Supergirl, The Flash, and more. These ten stories cover topics such as electricity, forensic science, global warming, the solar system, atoms, and more. The art and the quality of the writing varies from very good to okay. The plots are pretty simplistic, but I would imagine they would be fun ones for a child to read. Overall, most of the stories are good and feature above average art while teaching science topics to early elementary kids.

 

There is some humor, a bit of action, and plenty of science. The end of the book even includes some science experiments one can do at home and web links for children to teach themselves more about the topics.

 

A personal pet peeve of mine is when a character gets dumbed down for a story. The Flash is treated this way in the book and somebody should have said no. He goes from teaching forensic science at the beginning of the anthology to not knowing how electricity works or how global warming works in tales later in the book. Did nobody during development or at the publisher point out that stupidity?

 

My personal favorite was the Supergirl tale where she teaches the solar system to a child and teaches her to appreciate our planet and our solar system. Appreciating the planet we have is important as well as appreciating our place in the universe around us.

 

Flash Facts by Mayim Bialik is a fun book to help children learn about science from their favorite DC Comics heroes. 

 

  

Flash Facts

Mayim Bialik

DC Comics

https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/flash-facts

February 2021

ISBN#: 978-1-77950-382-4

Paperback (eBook available)

160 Pages 

 

 

My reading copy came from the Forest Green Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.  

 

Scott A. Tipple ©2021

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Scott Home

Early this afternoon, Scott was released. He is back home where he belongs. He feels fine.

Dad is a basket case. 

D Magazine: Your 2021 Summer Reading List: Last Tango in Dallas by Harry Hunsicker

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George Weir

 Just learned that mystery author and cyber friend George Weir has passed. Damn cancer. Had no idea he was sick. He never said a word. Just devastated.

After Sandi passed, he made a point to reach out every now and then and check on me to make sure I was not having any stupid thoughts. I was. He got my head back on a little less crooked on more than one occasion. Not only am I going to miss the hell out of his books he had planned, I am going to miss the hell out of him as the person he was.

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