BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS Do you read anything special in December? For instance, do you read books with a definite Christmas or holiday ...

 

ADVENT: COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS Today is December 1, which means it's time to post an advent calendar of vintage Christmas cards here on ...

  21 BOOK IDEAS FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS Books make terrific presents! Here are 21 ideas for the people on your list: fiction, nonfiction, history,...

  BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS What is something you are thankful for?  It’s Thanksgiving week here in the USA, traditionally a time for refle...

  THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2021 was the 75th anniversary of the Edgar Awards , the prestigious award for mystery writing from the  Mys...

  BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS Does it feel like Thanksgiving snuck up on us this year? Hubby just texted me to say he got a turkey and left i...

  MAILBOX MONDAY So many books have come into my house since I last put up a Mailbox Monday post that I can't begin to catch up. Work an...

THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD The Costa Book Awards  "celebrates the most enjoyable books of the year by writers resident in the UK...

  BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS I think of Halloween as the gateway to the holidays, how about you? As soon as the jack-o-lanterns are gone, I...

THE BOOKER PRIZE The Booker Prize is awarded each year for a full-length novel, written English and published in the UK. The Booker was tra...

OCTOBER WRAP UP Better late than never! Here’s my October wrap up. October is a particularly fun reading month ever since I discovered Victo...

 AUTHOR INTERVIEW: LAURA THOMPSON Laura Thompson studied acting and dance before turning to nonfiction writing as a career. She has written...