Fiction
Under Occupation by Alan Furst. More spy and anti-spy adventure by Furst. You should read this.
The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts. Third novel in the Chronicles of the One series. I do not know what this is about. You should read this.
Scarlet Fever by Rita Mae Brown. Another one of those Brown books with an anthropomorphic fox on the cover. You should read this.
Genesis by Robin Cook. Another medical thriller? A band biography? I don't know. You should read this.
NonFiction
Top 10 Orlando by DK Eyewitness. Page 76 says that "the prices may limit this place to special occasions" in reference to Victoria and Albert's. You should read this.
Let's Make Ramen: a comic book cookbook by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan. Page 115 says, "Heat a wok or cast iron pan over high heat." You should read this.
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Two For You
Fiction
The Off-Islander by Peter Colt. 1982 PI in New England searches for a long missing man.
Non Fiction
Toil & Trouble by Augusten Burroughs. Not sure what this is about but Burroughs is a big name.
The Off-Islander by Peter Colt. 1982 PI in New England searches for a long missing man.
Non Fiction
Toil & Trouble by Augusten Burroughs. Not sure what this is about but Burroughs is a big name.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Christa Faust Re-Print and Making Money
Fiction
Hoodtown by Christa Faust. Crime and murder in Hoodtown, a place populated by Luchadora wrestlers.
NonFiction
The Rule: how I beat the odds in the markets and in life- and how you can too by Larry Hite. Investment advice.
Hoodtown by Christa Faust. Crime and murder in Hoodtown, a place populated by Luchadora wrestlers.
NonFiction
The Rule: how I beat the odds in the markets and in life- and how you can too by Larry Hite. Investment advice.
Monday, November 04, 2019
How We Fight: MANHUNT
NonFiction
How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones. Man, that was some awful typing I first did. I made several corrections including the ones saying Mr. Jones was fighting for Our Livers. Jones experience as a gay black guy from the South.
Fiction
The Best of manhunt: a collection of the best of Manhunt Magazine edited by Jeff Vorzimmer. Another great publication by Stark House press. manhunt specialized in crime fiction and printed stories by Ed McBain, Mickey Spillane, Richard S. Prather and other famed writers.
How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones. Man, that was some awful typing I first did. I made several corrections including the ones saying Mr. Jones was fighting for Our Livers. Jones experience as a gay black guy from the South.
Fiction
The Best of manhunt: a collection of the best of Manhunt Magazine edited by Jeff Vorzimmer. Another great publication by Stark House press. manhunt specialized in crime fiction and printed stories by Ed McBain, Mickey Spillane, Richard S. Prather and other famed writers.
Friday, November 01, 2019
NonFic: Murder, babies, History, Spies
NonFiction
The Second Founding: how the Civil War and Reconstruction remade the Constitution by Eric Foner. How post war amendments changed the country. Photos? Yes.
The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe. Stories about famous people and Rowe's own personal stories. Photos? No. Illustrations? Yes.
Kid Gloves: nine months of careful chaos by Lucy Knisley. Comic book story of the artist's pregnancy. Photos? No. Illustrations? Yes.
Life Undercover: coming of age in the CIA by Amaryllis Fox. Life as a CIA analyst and undercover. Photos? No. Illustrations?No.
Unsolved Murders: true crime cases uncovered by Amber Hunt and Emily G Thompson. True crime. Photos? You betcha. Illustrations? Yes.
How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi. Antiracism as a concept to clearly see racism and an action to dismantle racism. Photos? No. Illustrations? No.End notes and bibliography? You're darn tootin.
The British Are Coming: the War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson. This looks neat. First volume of planned trilogy of Revolutionary War. Photos? Yes. Illustrations?No. Maps? Thank goodness yes.
Night Call: embracing compassion and hope in a troubled world by Robert J Wicks. Photos? No. Illustrations? No.
Catch and Kill: lies, spies, and a conspriacy to protect predators by Ronan Farrow. Farrow's investigation of Harvey Weinstein brought all sorts of stuff down on his head. Photos? No. Illustrations? No. Deckled pages? Yes.
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo, Oluo spoke at a Wisconsin library conference last month and I have forgotten how to pronounce her name. She was a very insightful speaker. Photos? No. Illustrations? No. End notes? A few.
Bad Weekend by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Comic book novel in the graphic novel section of nonfic.
Haben: the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law: a memoir by Haben Girma. Advocate for disabilities graduated from Harvard and has a guide dog. Photos? Yes. Illustrations? No. Photos of hairy guide dog? Heck yeah.
The Second Founding: how the Civil War and Reconstruction remade the Constitution by Eric Foner. How post war amendments changed the country. Photos? Yes.
The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe. Stories about famous people and Rowe's own personal stories. Photos? No. Illustrations? Yes.
Kid Gloves: nine months of careful chaos by Lucy Knisley. Comic book story of the artist's pregnancy. Photos? No. Illustrations? Yes.
Life Undercover: coming of age in the CIA by Amaryllis Fox. Life as a CIA analyst and undercover. Photos? No. Illustrations?No.
Unsolved Murders: true crime cases uncovered by Amber Hunt and Emily G Thompson. True crime. Photos? You betcha. Illustrations? Yes.
How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi. Antiracism as a concept to clearly see racism and an action to dismantle racism. Photos? No. Illustrations? No.End notes and bibliography? You're darn tootin.
The British Are Coming: the War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson. This looks neat. First volume of planned trilogy of Revolutionary War. Photos? Yes. Illustrations?No. Maps? Thank goodness yes.
Night Call: embracing compassion and hope in a troubled world by Robert J Wicks. Photos? No. Illustrations? No.
Catch and Kill: lies, spies, and a conspriacy to protect predators by Ronan Farrow. Farrow's investigation of Harvey Weinstein brought all sorts of stuff down on his head. Photos? No. Illustrations? No. Deckled pages? Yes.
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo, Oluo spoke at a Wisconsin library conference last month and I have forgotten how to pronounce her name. She was a very insightful speaker. Photos? No. Illustrations? No. End notes? A few.
Bad Weekend by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Comic book novel in the graphic novel section of nonfic.
Haben: the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law: a memoir by Haben Girma. Advocate for disabilities graduated from Harvard and has a guide dog. Photos? Yes. Illustrations? No. Photos of hairy guide dog? Heck yeah.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
HERE ARE MOVIES
DVD
Deadwood :the movie starring That Dude From Justified. THIS MOVIE HAS HORSES AND GUNS.
Chernobyl starring Some Skarsgard.. THIS MINISERIES HAS RADIATION POISONING.
The 60 Yard Line starring Expensice Cameos. THIS MOVIE HAS GREEN BAY.
Stuber starring That Guy From The Big Sick. THIS MOVIE HAS HUMOROUS VIOLENCE.
Cobra Kai: season 1 starring That Blond Guy From The Equalizer and Back To School. MAN WITH REPRESSED ANGER SEIZES REVENGE.
Deadwood :the movie starring That Dude From Justified. THIS MOVIE HAS HORSES AND GUNS.
Chernobyl starring Some Skarsgard.. THIS MINISERIES HAS RADIATION POISONING.
The 60 Yard Line starring Expensice Cameos. THIS MOVIE HAS GREEN BAY.
Stuber starring That Guy From The Big Sick. THIS MOVIE HAS HUMOROUS VIOLENCE.
Cobra Kai: season 1 starring That Blond Guy From The Equalizer and Back To School. MAN WITH REPRESSED ANGER SEIZES REVENGE.
Thursday, October 03, 2019
Some DVDs
DVDs
Avengers: Endgame starring [actors]. Movie that made a ton of money makes another ton of money on DVD and streaming sales.
Tolkien starring Nicholas Hoult. JRR grows up and gets shelled in France.
Donnybrook starring Frank Grillo, Margaret Qualley. Backwoods cage match can lead to a big purse.
Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson. Carol Danvers returns to Earth with super powers and Samuel L Jackson is younger through CGI.
Very, Very Valentine by Danica McKellar and Cameron Mathison. Real life math writer takes another acting job alongside some dude.
Blue Collar starring Richard Pryor, Harvey keitel and Yaphet Kotto. This was only 8 or 9 bucks so I bought it. Three pals rob their union's safe.
Avengers: Endgame starring [actors]. Movie that made a ton of money makes another ton of money on DVD and streaming sales.
Tolkien starring Nicholas Hoult. JRR grows up and gets shelled in France.
Donnybrook starring Frank Grillo, Margaret Qualley. Backwoods cage match can lead to a big purse.
Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson. Carol Danvers returns to Earth with super powers and Samuel L Jackson is younger through CGI.
Very, Very Valentine by Danica McKellar and Cameron Mathison. Real life math writer takes another acting job alongside some dude.
Blue Collar starring Richard Pryor, Harvey keitel and Yaphet Kotto. This was only 8 or 9 bucks so I bought it. Three pals rob their union's safe.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
The ABCs: Atwood, Barclay, Coates.
Fiction
Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay. His latest thriller. On Twitter Barclay writes, "Take the stairs."
The Secrets We Keep by Lara Prescott. I like the cover. Kelly Blair designed the cover. I'm not certain what the novel is about. You can see what Kelly Blair is about here.
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Essayist writes a novel. Oh, wait a minute? Did he already do fiction? Let me check... Well, this is his first novel but I don't know if he already did short fiction.
The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup. Sveistrup is from Denmark. A serial killer is on the loose in Copenhagen.
Fiction?
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. Sequel to Handmaid's Tale. I read the book but still have not seen the TV series.
Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay. His latest thriller. On Twitter Barclay writes, "Take the stairs."
The Secrets We Keep by Lara Prescott. I like the cover. Kelly Blair designed the cover. I'm not certain what the novel is about. You can see what Kelly Blair is about here.
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Essayist writes a novel. Oh, wait a minute? Did he already do fiction? Let me check... Well, this is his first novel but I don't know if he already did short fiction.
The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup. Sveistrup is from Denmark. A serial killer is on the loose in Copenhagen.
Fiction?
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. Sequel to Handmaid's Tale. I read the book but still have not seen the TV series.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
New Things Filled With Words
Fiction
Kopp Sisters on the March by Amy Stewart. These books are supposed to be pretty neat-o but I've not yet read one. Oh, hey! Stewart does nonfic too.
Met Her Match by Jude Deveraux. Dig it, Deveraux has a new author photo, nice. The cover has a weird-ish photoshop of a woman in a red dress walking on a bridge railing.
Inheritance by Evelyn Toynton. Another one of those "Widowed person takes a trip" novels. Woman goes to England and moves in with some dude.
The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger. Unger has written quite a few novels. I think this is a thriller.
The Stalking by Heather Graham. Part of the Krewe of Hunters series. I always think of the actress when seeing Graham's name.
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier. Single woman in 1932 England is a "surplus woman". He fiance died in the Great War and there are not many men around.
Pretty Guilty Women by Gina Lamanna. I like the colors on this cover. Lamanna lives in St. Paul. I was up in Eau Claire a couple weeks ago. That is the closest I've been to MN in a while.
The Titanic Secret by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. A book in the Isaac Bell series. I reecently read a short piece by a guy who used to assist Cussler on Cussler's book tours.
Audiobook on CD
The Titanic Secret by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul.
Kopp Sisters on the March by Amy Stewart. These books are supposed to be pretty neat-o but I've not yet read one. Oh, hey! Stewart does nonfic too.
Met Her Match by Jude Deveraux. Dig it, Deveraux has a new author photo, nice. The cover has a weird-ish photoshop of a woman in a red dress walking on a bridge railing.
Inheritance by Evelyn Toynton. Another one of those "Widowed person takes a trip" novels. Woman goes to England and moves in with some dude.
The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger. Unger has written quite a few novels. I think this is a thriller.
The Stalking by Heather Graham. Part of the Krewe of Hunters series. I always think of the actress when seeing Graham's name.
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier. Single woman in 1932 England is a "surplus woman". He fiance died in the Great War and there are not many men around.
Pretty Guilty Women by Gina Lamanna. I like the colors on this cover. Lamanna lives in St. Paul. I was up in Eau Claire a couple weeks ago. That is the closest I've been to MN in a while.
The Titanic Secret by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. A book in the Isaac Bell series. I reecently read a short piece by a guy who used to assist Cussler on Cussler's book tours.
Audiobook on CD
The Titanic Secret by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Monday, September 09, 2019
Fiddling Fiction
Fiction
Fiddling With Fate by Kathleen Ernst. A new Chloe Ellefson mystery. This time Ellefson heads to Norway as a consultant and, of course, finds a killer.
Fiddling With Fate by Kathleen Ernst. A new Chloe Ellefson mystery. This time Ellefson heads to Norway as a consultant and, of course, finds a killer.
Wednesday, September 04, 2019
Billy Boyle Flood
Fiction - With made Up Plots
The Timepiece by Beverly Lewis. Father's old wristwatch saw him through many adventures and three prison terms. Is the watch good or bad luck? Rebecca is about to find out as she straps on her father's watch to joins him in a jewelry robbery.
After the Flood by Kassandra Montag. Dickie is a crook of opportunity. She has discovered that after great floods lies great opportunity. Shoddy driveway repair. Slapdash roofing jobs. Cleaning flood damaged cars for resale.
When Hell Struck Twelve by James R. Benn. Real plot: Latest in the World War Two series about Billy Boyle, troubleshooter and investigator for his Uncle Ike (Eisenhower).
The Girl Behind the Red Rope by Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker. Isabell runs the door at the most exclusive club in Paris. High fashion, high drama, and high danger when her club is targeted by terrorists.
The Timepiece by Beverly Lewis. Father's old wristwatch saw him through many adventures and three prison terms. Is the watch good or bad luck? Rebecca is about to find out as she straps on her father's watch to joins him in a jewelry robbery.
After the Flood by Kassandra Montag. Dickie is a crook of opportunity. She has discovered that after great floods lies great opportunity. Shoddy driveway repair. Slapdash roofing jobs. Cleaning flood damaged cars for resale.
When Hell Struck Twelve by James R. Benn. Real plot: Latest in the World War Two series about Billy Boyle, troubleshooter and investigator for his Uncle Ike (Eisenhower).
The Girl Behind the Red Rope by Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker. Isabell runs the door at the most exclusive club in Paris. High fashion, high drama, and high danger when her club is targeted by terrorists.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Comic Books and Bank Robbery
NonFiction
Norco '80: the true story of the most spectacular bank robbery in American history by Peter Houlahan. Five nutjobs rob a bank in Northern California and cause a running shootout through several towns and murdering three people.
Confirmation Bias: inside Washington's war over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's death to Justice Kavanaugh by Carl Hulse. Judicial confirmation over the past 20 years and the most recent fights.
Comic Books
Triggerman by Walter Hill, Matz, and Jef. 1930s hitman is sprung from jail by the mob to do a job.
Rick and Morty Vs. Dungeons and Dragons by Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Zub. Craziness.
Doctor Who: the third Doctor by Jody Houser. Weird screwdrivers, aliens, telephone boxes.
Breakneck by Duane Swierczynski.A "full throttle race against time that is a pure dose of modern pulp."
Fiction
The Dark Side by Danielle Steel.
Norco '80: the true story of the most spectacular bank robbery in American history by Peter Houlahan. Five nutjobs rob a bank in Northern California and cause a running shootout through several towns and murdering three people.
Confirmation Bias: inside Washington's war over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's death to Justice Kavanaugh by Carl Hulse. Judicial confirmation over the past 20 years and the most recent fights.
Comic Books
Triggerman by Walter Hill, Matz, and Jef. 1930s hitman is sprung from jail by the mob to do a job.
Rick and Morty Vs. Dungeons and Dragons by Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Zub. Craziness.
Doctor Who: the third Doctor by Jody Houser. Weird screwdrivers, aliens, telephone boxes.
Breakneck by Duane Swierczynski.A "full throttle race against time that is a pure dose of modern pulp."
Fiction
The Dark Side by Danielle Steel.
Friday, August 23, 2019
Books
NonFiction
Kochland: the secret history of Koch Industries and corporate power in America by Christopher Leonard. One of the Kich's just died. This should circ.
The World's Fastest man: the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first black sports hero by Michael Kranish. Lots of cyclists in this town. Taylor competed before and after the turn of the century.
Fiction
A Better Man by Louise Penny. This has a shelf date of August 27. So, no Inspector Gamache for you!
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. This has a shlef date of September 3. No Minnesota fiction for you!
Kochland: the secret history of Koch Industries and corporate power in America by Christopher Leonard. One of the Kich's just died. This should circ.
The World's Fastest man: the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first black sports hero by Michael Kranish. Lots of cyclists in this town. Taylor competed before and after the turn of the century.
Fiction
A Better Man by Louise Penny. This has a shelf date of August 27. So, no Inspector Gamache for you!
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. This has a shlef date of September 3. No Minnesota fiction for you!
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Thinly Veiled Novel and DVDs
Fiction
Murder In Ice by Margot Peters with leslie DeMuth and Steve Bower. Murder mystery set in a thinly veiled Lake Mills.
DVD
Shazam! starring [people]. Billy Batson transforms into a super hero.
Detective Pikachu starring[I don't care]. I don't know what the deal with this film is and I really don't care.
Murder In Ice by Margot Peters with leslie DeMuth and Steve Bower. Murder mystery set in a thinly veiled Lake Mills.
DVD
Shazam! starring [people]. Billy Batson transforms into a super hero.
Detective Pikachu starring[I don't care]. I don't know what the deal with this film is and I really don't care.
Monday, August 12, 2019
Lisa Lutz and A Bunch of Discs
Fiction
The Swallows bu Lisa Lutz. Something about a teacher at a private school for girls and a mystery. Author bio includes "[Lutz] lives part-time in New York's Hudson Valley." The Valley looks to be 100 miles - or so - long.
Inland by Tea Obrecht. Obrecht lives in "New York". Do I assume that means the City? Or do I assume she is a neighbor of Lutz and commutes into the city for work?
DVD
El Chicano starring Raul Castillo and George Lopez. Cop takes on the legend of a the hero El Chicano. Fisticuff justice ensues.
Audiobooks on CD
The Swallows bu Lisa Lutz. Something about a teacher at a private school for girls and a mystery. Author bio includes "[Lutz] lives part-time in New York's Hudson Valley." The Valley looks to be 100 miles - or so - long.
Inland by Tea Obrecht. Obrecht lives in "New York". Do I assume that means the City? Or do I assume she is a neighbor of Lutz and commutes into the city for work?
DVD
El Chicano starring Raul Castillo and George Lopez. Cop takes on the legend of a the hero El Chicano. Fisticuff justice ensues.
Audiobooks on CD
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Sounds Are Recorded and Sold
Music Is Recorded, Encoded, Packaged, and Sold.
Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B. New York rapper raps raps about life.
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish. American teenage singer sings songs and becomes instantly internet famous.
Originals by Prince. Minnesota singer sings songs he wrote for other musicians.
DVD
Smart Studios Story by Wendy Schneider. Documentary of the recording studio in Madison that recorded Nirvana, Garbage, and other famous acts.
Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B. New York rapper raps raps about life.
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish. American teenage singer sings songs and becomes instantly internet famous.
Originals by Prince. Minnesota singer sings songs he wrote for other musicians.
DVD
Smart Studios Story by Wendy Schneider. Documentary of the recording studio in Madison that recorded Nirvana, Garbage, and other famous acts.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Steve Hockensmith's Returns
Hockensmith
The Double-A Western Detective Agency by Steve Hockensmith. Old Red and Big Red Amlingmeyer have established a detective agency. It's 1894 and the Amlingmeyers are dedicated to the Sherlock Holmes method of detecting. But there first case is a range war and the customers want guns not clues.
Fiction
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman. A very introverted woman finds out her long absent father has died and then learns she has an extended family of siblings, nieces and nephews. Woman is discombobulated.
Someone to Honor by Mary Balogh. Romance novel and the cover is almost all green except for a woman model in a gown. The gown is kinda green tinged. Balogh has written approximately 4,372 novels.
Killing With Confetti by Peter Lovesey. Son of a high raning cop and daughter of a mob boss get married in Bath. The wedding guest list kinda clashes and some dude has to run security and make sure no one dies.
NonFiction
The Battle of Gettysburg: a soldier's first-hand account by Colonel Frank A. Haskell. This is supposed to be one of the most famous accounts of the battle and is written by a Wisconsin soldier who died a year later. The library's last copy fell apart.
Adrenaline Junkie: a memoir by Les Edgerton. Life a convict, armed robber, famed hairdresser, and accomplished writer.
The Double-A Western Detective Agency by Steve Hockensmith. Old Red and Big Red Amlingmeyer have established a detective agency. It's 1894 and the Amlingmeyers are dedicated to the Sherlock Holmes method of detecting. But there first case is a range war and the customers want guns not clues.
Fiction
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman. A very introverted woman finds out her long absent father has died and then learns she has an extended family of siblings, nieces and nephews. Woman is discombobulated.
Someone to Honor by Mary Balogh. Romance novel and the cover is almost all green except for a woman model in a gown. The gown is kinda green tinged. Balogh has written approximately 4,372 novels.
Killing With Confetti by Peter Lovesey. Son of a high raning cop and daughter of a mob boss get married in Bath. The wedding guest list kinda clashes and some dude has to run security and make sure no one dies.
NonFiction
The Battle of Gettysburg: a soldier's first-hand account by Colonel Frank A. Haskell. This is supposed to be one of the most famous accounts of the battle and is written by a Wisconsin soldier who died a year later. The library's last copy fell apart.
Adrenaline Junkie: a memoir by Les Edgerton. Life a convict, armed robber, famed hairdresser, and accomplished writer.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
More More More (Nonsense)
Fiction
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo. Lombardo grew up in Northern Illinois. Doesn't say where she lives now. Let me try and find out... her website says she lives in Iowa City. You know who else lives in Iowa? That's right, Max Allan Collins. According to the Internet Box Collins lives only 36 miles from Iowa City.
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris. I've enjoyed Harris's novels but have not read one in quite a while. I don't much care where Harris lives. Probably in a house. Maybe an apartment. Or a condo.
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz. This is the same Horowitz who writes a ton of Young Adult fiction. I don't know where Horowitz lives so I am going to pretend he lives in a $1,000,000 RV and travels the country.
Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston. Houston lives up in Bayfield or Superior or something. She drives around for author visits, too.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts. Does Roberts write all her own books anymore? I've read that Roberts is great at suing people who try to steal or plagiarize her work. That is good, you have to protect your copyright and go after thieves.
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo. Lombardo grew up in Northern Illinois. Doesn't say where she lives now. Let me try and find out... her website says she lives in Iowa City. You know who else lives in Iowa? That's right, Max Allan Collins. According to the Internet Box Collins lives only 36 miles from Iowa City.
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris. I've enjoyed Harris's novels but have not read one in quite a while. I don't much care where Harris lives. Probably in a house. Maybe an apartment. Or a condo.
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz. This is the same Horowitz who writes a ton of Young Adult fiction. I don't know where Horowitz lives so I am going to pretend he lives in a $1,000,000 RV and travels the country.
Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston. Houston lives up in Bayfield or Superior or something. She drives around for author visits, too.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts. Does Roberts write all her own books anymore? I've read that Roberts is great at suing people who try to steal or plagiarize her work. That is good, you have to protect your copyright and go after thieves.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Two Novels and the Library Director Rambles On
Fiction
Almost Midnight by Paul Doiron. How do you pronounce that name? Doiron lives in Maine and is a "Registered Maine Guide". I recall reading a few years ago how that certification was being reconsidered. That the application would do away with several requirements and allow people to apply and be approved by mail. The concern was that being a Registered Maine Guide is a big deal. The title means the person is experience and knowledgeable. I have such a difficult time correctly spelling knowledgeable.
Sophia, Princess Among the Beasts by James Patterson Literary Industries and Emily Raymond. Raymond lives in Portland and did a couple other books with Patterson. That's about all the dustcover says about her. Here, let me look her up on the Computer Box... well, no author page comes up. Or Twitter. Or Facebook. Raymong Feist is on Facebook though. We only have one of his novels here.
Almost Midnight by Paul Doiron. How do you pronounce that name? Doiron lives in Maine and is a "Registered Maine Guide". I recall reading a few years ago how that certification was being reconsidered. That the application would do away with several requirements and allow people to apply and be approved by mail. The concern was that being a Registered Maine Guide is a big deal. The title means the person is experience and knowledgeable. I have such a difficult time correctly spelling knowledgeable.
Sophia, Princess Among the Beasts by James Patterson Literary Industries and Emily Raymond. Raymond lives in Portland and did a couple other books with Patterson. That's about all the dustcover says about her. Here, let me look her up on the Computer Box... well, no author page comes up. Or Twitter. Or Facebook. Raymong Feist is on Facebook though. We only have one of his novels here.
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