SleuthSayers: Fourth Wall Down

SleuthSayers: Fourth Wall Down: I have been reading Montalbano's First Case And Other Stories,  (2016) Andrea Camilleri's collection of tales about a Sicilian polic...

SleuthSayers: It's Still a Mystery

SleuthSayers: It's Still a Mystery: At a signing in a bookstore years ago, a lady (a.k.a. potential buyer) stopped at my table, picked up one of my books, pointed to the word ...

Lesa's Book Critiques: Libraries and Bookmobiles

 Lesa's Book Critiques: Libraries and Bookmobiles

SleuthSayers: Emptying Pockets

SleuthSayers: Emptying Pockets: My MMPB mysteries The news may have slipped past you but last year the media was announcing the death of a familiar part of publishing.  It...

SleuthSayers: Hardy Like a Fox at a Crime Scene

SleuthSayers: Hardy Like a Fox at a Crime Scene: This month, some musings on recent reads/listens, followed by a piece of news I find pretty exciting. THEY CERTAINLY ARE HARDY, THOSE BOYS I...

Jim Nesbitt: Too Fast Done, Too Soon Gone: A Book Hustler In Nacogdoches

 Jim Nesbitt: Too Fast Done, Too Soon Gone: A Book Hustler In Nacogdoches

Mystery Fanfare: Dr Seuss's Birthday & Read Across America Day!

Mystery Fanfare: Dr Seuss's Birthday & Read Across America Day!: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! March 2nd is not only Dr. Seuss's Birthday, but it's also National Read Across America Day , a nat...

Lesa's Book Critiques: Favorite Books of 2025

 Lesa's Book Critiques: Favorite Books of 2025

Gravetapping: Booked (and Printed): September 2025

Gravetapping: Booked (and Printed): September 2025:   Booked (and Printed) September 2025   It was a difficult month at Casa Boulden. You’ve probably noticed me whining ...

Lesa's Book Critiques: Austenland by Shannon Hale

 Lesa's Book Critiques: Austenland by Shannon Hale

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM THE SHORT MYSTERY FICTION SOCIETY

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM THE SHORT MYSTERY FICTION...: As the dog days of summer faded into fall, the members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society continued to turn out a wealth of powerful tales...

SleuthSayers: There's Always A Catch

SleuthSayers: There's Always A Catch: Because I work at home, I've been looking for opportunities to get out into the community and have some social contact with actual … um ...

Something Is Going To Happen: On the Advantages of Reading and Writing Mystery (by Sheila Kohler)

 Something Is Going To Happen: On the Advantages of Reading and Writing Mystery (by Sheila Kohler)

Lesa's Book Critiques: Break

 Lesa's Book Critiques: Break

Patricia Abbott: Why I read short stories

 Patricia Abbott: Why I read short stories

SleuthSayers: Writing, Reading, and Readings

SleuthSayers: Writing, Reading, and Readings:   Wondering what that title means? Well, the first two words are things I like to do. The third, I'm not so sure about.  I feel guilty s...

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Judy Penz Sheluk: On Reading: 2024 Books

 Judy Penz Sheluk: On Reading: 2024 Books

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa: Reviewed by Jeanne Rintaro Natsuki is a shy, introverted high school student who lives with his grandfather. Now, however, his grandfath...

Jim Nesbitt: Ed Earl Does Dallas

 Jim Nesbitt: Ed Earl Does Dallas