SleuthSayers: Pyramid Schemes

SleuthSayers: Pyramid Schemes: A Cairo pub  Last month my wife and I took a tour of Egypt organized by the Biblical Archaeology Society.  It was amazing.  I'm trying t...

Lesa's Book Critiques: The Great American Retro Road Trip by Rolando Pujol

 Lesa's Book Critiques: The Great American Retro Road Trip by Rolando Pujol

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Fifty Places to Travel Solo: Travel Experts Share the World’s Greatest Solo Destinations by Chris Santella

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Fifty Places to Travel Solo: Travel Experts Share...:   Reviewed by Jeanne I have to say I found the title of this book a bit misleading. Some of the places recommended definitely require ot...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Travel Guides

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Travel Guides:   Summer is a traditional time for vacation and travel.   We’ve already had several people in for books to help them plan their trips, so I ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cats of the World by Hannah Shaw and Andrew Marttila

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cats of the World by Hannah Shaw and Andrew Marttila:   Reviewed by Jeanne “The Kitten Lady” and “The Cat Photographer” (aka Hannah Shaw and Andrew Marttila) are two well-known personalities...

Ink-Stained Wretches: Writing “Galápagos People Watching” by N. M. Cedeño

 Ink-Stained Wretches: Writing “Galápagos People Watching” by N. M. Cedeño

SleuthSayers: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere

SleuthSayers: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere: Presenting the Edgar Award for Best Short Story. Photo by Aslan Chalom. I returned home after two weeks on the road to find myself hip-deep...

SleuthSayers: Road Trip!

SleuthSayers: Road Trip!: I insert myself into Hico. I have a story due to an anthology editor by December 31. For the past several months, I have been writing and r...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Booked: A Traveler’s Guide to Literary Locations Around the World by Richard Kreitner

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Booked: A Traveler’s Guide to Literary Locations ...:   Reviewed by Jeanne As a reader, I love it when a book takes me to a place in the world I have never been and makes me feel I am there....

In Reference To Murder: Mystery Melange for 8/11/2022

 In Reference To Murder: Mystery Melange for 8/11/2022

SleuthSayers: I Went to the Edgars and All I Got was this Hoodie by Michael Bracken

SleuthSayers: I Went to the Edgars and All I Got was this Hoodie: Let’s not bury the lede: R.T. Lawton received the Edgar Award for Best Short Story at this year’s Edgar Awards ceremony in New York City. Hi...

Lesa's Book Critiques: NEW YORK, NEW YORK

 Lesa's Book Critiques: NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Lesa's Book Critiques: A TEASER & FRUSTRATION

 Lesa's Book Critiques: A TEASER & FRUSTRATION

Lesa's Book Critiques: THE SECRET GIFT OF LUCIA LEMON BY CELIA ANDERSON

 Lesa's Book Critiques: THE SECRET GIFT OF LUCIA LEMON BY CELIA ANDERSON

Murder Books: Regional Flavor by Isabella Maldonado

 Murder Books: Regional Flavor by Isabella Maldonado

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Europe Through the Back Door by Rick Steves

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Europe Through the Back Door by Rick Steves:   Reviewed by Jeanne   So, after the pandemic is over, are you looking to take a trip overseas?   If you’re traveling to Europe for th...

Lesa's Book Critiques: Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton

Lesa's Book Critiques: Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton

Lesa's Book Critiques: Carousels of Paris by Kaye Wilkinson Barley

Lesa's Book Critiques: Carousels of Paris by Kaye Wilkinson Barley

Lesa's Book Critiques: Author Interview, Kaye Wilkinson Barley

Lesa's Book Critiques: Author Interview, Kaye Wilkinson Barley

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Martin Clunes Islands of America DVD

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Martin Clunes Islands of America DVD: Reviewed by Jeanne I enjoy a number of British TV series including Doc Martin , about an irascible physician with an aversion...