When I was in elementary school we did a play about Thomas Edison. It was a musical called The Electric Sunshine Man. I don't remember too much about it except that I was a cowboy in one of Edison's moving pictures. Big role! I was on stage for like 3.7 seconds. I digress. Back to … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Last Days of Night
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Book Recommendation – Surely You Can’t Be Serious
The majority of my reading has been done with the help of audiobooks. However, for Christmas I received an actual physical book. The book has been on my wishlist since I heard it was coming out. One of my all-time favorite comedies is Airplane! It is guaranteed to make me laugh, no matter how many … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Surely You Can’t Be Serious
Book Recommendation – A Talent For Murder
According to my Goodreads "Year in Books," I read 60 books last year. I was a bit overzealous when I said I wanted to read 100. Among those 60 were The Kind Worth Killing and The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson. They feature Lily Kintner and Henry Kimball. Two friends who become friends in … Continue reading Book Recommendation – A Talent For Murder
Book Recommendation: A Christmas Carol Murder
This year I read quite a few Christmas themed stories in December. One of them came up in a generic search on the Hoopla app. The author, Heather Redmond, was new to me. I'm a fan, as you know, of A Christmas Carol. So a murder mystery entitled A Christmas Carol Murder peaked my interest. … Continue reading Book Recommendation: A Christmas Carol Murder
Book Recommendation – Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
After waiting quite a while, today's recommendation finally became available last week. Benjamin Stevenson's "Holiday Special" is a short mystery featuring his character Ernest Cunningham. I read the first book in this series, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone a while back. I loved the honesty of the narrator. He is always sure to … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
Book Recommendation – The Mistletoe Mystery
I noticed something over the past few weeks. Many of the "reader" bloggers that I follow spend the weeks leading up to Christmas reading holiday themed books. I had added some of those books to my "To Read" list and actually got to read some of them. Not too long ago, I saw that there … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Mistletoe Mystery
Book Recommendation – The Christmas Guest
Now that it is officially the Christmas season, I'd like to offer up a holiday read for you. If you are looking for a quick holiday mystery to read, let me offer up one to you. I stumbled on author Peter Swanson when "Eight Perfect Murders" came up as a suggestion on Goodreads. That led … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Christmas Guest
Book Recommendation – The Life Impossible
Since reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, I've come to enjoy his stories. I had been on a wait list to read his latest book, The Life Impossible for a while. I was happy when it was finally my turn to get it I won't lie, this was a bit different than his others. … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Life Impossible
Book Recommendation – Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man
One of the hardest things about using my library's Libby App is the occasional wait. This was the case recently as I had finished one book and was waiting for another. When this happens, I usually go to the other Library App (Hoopla). It is there that I will grab something short to read until … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man
Book Recommendation – One Puzzling Afternoon
I had this book in my "favorites" on the Hoopla app for a while. The title intrigued me. I "favorite" a book I want to read and when it is time for a new read, I search there. After finishing my prior books I clicked on the book to read it, but it kept giving … Continue reading Book Recommendation – One Puzzling Afternoon
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 