In case you missed them! March-April-May 2024 Posts

Hi Everyone, I hope you’re all doing well! In case you’ve missed them, here are my posts from March, April, and May.

BOOK REVIEWS

An Elderly Lady Is up to No Good by Helene Tursten – highly entertaining quick read about an old woman who takes doing what she wants to the next level.

The Wager – A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann – 5-star sea-faring read about one of eight British ships that sailed from Portsmouth, England in 1740, on a secret mission to capture a “treasure-filled Spanish galleon” near Cape Horn, South America.

The Last Word by Taylor Adams – 3-stars for this thriller with lots of twists and turns about a woman who housesits an isolated beach property.

Spider Woman’s Daughter by Anne Hillerman – 3.5 star Leaphorn and Chee mystery, Anne Hillerman’s debut after taking over her father’s series.

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain – 4.5 stars for celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s now-classic memoir about the restaurant business.

Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace – 4 star-middle-grade read about the quest to reach the North Pole.

The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly – 3.5 stars for this historical fiction story about a well-known garden designer in the UK who was hired to rework a garden at an English estate, and how that garden changed over a century.

The Maid by Nita Prose – 4-star feel-good read about a naïve and awkward young woman who works as a maid in a 5-star boutique hotel and gets caught up in a murder mystery.

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride – 5 stars for this historical mystery, loaded with complex characters and rich in religious and cultural history.

Hidden in Snow by Viveca Sten – 4-star crime novel set in Stockholm and Swedish ski resort Åre. First in the Åre series.

Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum – 3 stars for this light and sarcastic thriller with egocentric and selfish characters about an ad-tech company on the verge of dramatic changes.

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny – 4-star mystery set in the idyllic village of Three Pines, Québec. This is Book 18 of the Inspector Gamache series. A little hard to follow if you haven’t read them all.

From the archives: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown

WHO’S THAT INDIE AUTHOR AND AUTHOR UPDATES

Who’s That Indie Author? Jonathan Faia

Who’s That Indie Author? Richard L Pastore

Who’s That Indie Author? Jeanne “J.” Elmore

Who’s That Indie Author? John Howell

Book Club Mom’s Author Update: News from Pat Spencer

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Today on YouTube – Piano update

On YouTube: Talking honestly about blogging

Today on YouTube: I’VE CHANGED!

Sharing Shorts (on YouTube) May 2024

Today on YouTube: Playing Piano and Feeling Emotional

AUTHOR CHATS ON YOUTUBE

On YouTube: Zooming in from North Carolina with author Noelle Granger!

Are You in a Writer’s Group?

I traveled 3,877 miles for my Author Chat with Darlene Foster!

On YouTube: I’m talking with AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR J. P. MCLEAN about her books and indie publishing!

Today on YouTube: talking with author Alethea Kehas!

Author Alethea Kehas has a GREAT WAY to promote your books!!

MISCELLANEOUS POSTS

Blog views and other obsessions – Twitter/X’s “Nothing to see here – yet” message

I recently went down the rabbit hole and found these Needlework Cozy Mysteries!

The eternal appeal of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

It’s time for this year’s reading assessment! How well read are you? Re-take this quiz, or take it for the first time!

Grammar check – in sync or in synch?

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