Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Found Recipes: Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Sharing by Betty Crocker

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Found Recipes: Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Shari...:   Reviewed by Kristin Opening this book was like opening a box of recipes from my grandma. These “vintage” recipes run from the 1920s to...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: I Could Pee on This; Dracula; Rabbit-Proof Fence

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: I Could Pee on This; Dracula; Rabbit-P...:   Reported by Rita I Could Pee on This: and Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano is a collection of short poems written from the ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Dracula by Koren Shadmi

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Dracula ...:    Reviewed by Jeanne   As he did with his excellent graphic novel style biography of Rod Serling, Koren Shadmi presents a fascinating...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin:   Reviewed by Christy             First published in 1959, The Hours Before Dawn tells the story of a young mother named Louise who is ...

Bitter Tea and Mystery Review: Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Bleak House: Charles Dickens: I feel ambivalent about this novel. I enjoyed reading much of it, but it was a difficult read, and seemed too long. It was first published i...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Sanditon by Jane Austen and Another Lady

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Sanditon by Jane Austen and Another Lady: Reviewed by Jeanne With the recent PBS airing of ”Sanditon” and a Book Bingo square I needed to fill, I decided to give Sanditon a ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin: Reviewed by Jeanne Duny, soon to be Ged, was born on the island of   Gont, in a small village.   His mother died when he was ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart: Reviewed by Jeanne Camilla Haven, a young Englishwoman, is taking a long anticipated vacation in Greece when a man approache...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood: Reviewed by Christy H.             I’m not sure what can be said about Margaret Atwood ’s dystopian classic that hasn’t alre...

Via Today in MYSTERY HISTORY: 1/15/1981 Hill Street Blues premieres

Today in MYSTERY HISTORY: 1/15/1981 Hill Street Blues premieres: January 15, 1981.  One of TV's best cop shows premiered on this night on NBC, in 1981.  It won eight Emmys the first year, and score...

Via WELCOME TO HELL ~ by Glenn Walker: The African Queen

WELCOME TO HELL ~ by Glenn Walker: The African Queen: The African Queen ~ What makes the TCM Classic Cruise so special? One could say it's getting to meet and chat with new friends wh...