I’ve been fond of thrillers by Harlan Coben ever since I heard him speak at a writers conference years ago, so I decided his style of...

Some days I like listening to a book more than reading it. In chilly February, where the temperature here barely reached two digits on...

Having read Richard Osman ’s The Thursday Murder Club  series, I was eager to be entertained by his latest, We Solve Murders . And...

Some books I need to read more than once. Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century is one. I read it when...

While I enjoy reading a plethora of different genres, mystery became my when-in-doubt favorite ever since my aunt gave me my first Nancy...

If not for my book club, By Any Other Name would likely have gone unread by me. Not because of the author, Jodi Picoult, whose works I...

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross was an interesting read because it surprised me in...

I read Nita Prose’s first novel, The Maid , in December 2022 and found its quirky protagonist and story delightful. So, I was eager to...

After being spoiled belonging to a wonderful book club in northwestern Montana, I’ve been wanting to find an equally thoughtful and...

I like to read multiple books at the same time, typically switching daily between fiction and non-fiction. The latter is anything that...

This was my first Lisa Wingate novel, an author I’ve seen on the New York Times Best Seller list for years. But it certainly won’t be my...

This isn’t a book I’d automatically be drawn to if I hadn’t been following writing insights from Emmy nominated screenwriter, Michael...

I happened upon The Lost van Gogh unexpectantly when the author, Jonathan Santlofer, was a guest on one of Jane Cleland’s “Mastering...

I was drawn to Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon for a number of reasons. First, it was a gift from my sister-in-law who has...

Like many, my favorite books or listens frequently come via friends or colleagues. That’s how I learned about The Personal Librarian by...

Sometimes I want a book that makes me laugh or transports me to another world; one that immerses me in a time, place, or situation that’s...

I passed over Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus’ debut novel when it came out in 2022. I passed over it when it stayed on the New York...

I picked up Stacey Abrams’ novel, While Justice Sleeps, out of curiosity. I was wondering if someone so well-known in the political arena...

The last two weeks in August, I was in the mood for something light to listen to on my morning writing break, typically a walk with views...

I’m not what you would call a good cook. I’m better than my mother was, which is something. Sure, I can manage when needed, generally...