Category Archives: Books & Reading

Current Reading: Edwards, Heywood, Foster, Sandford

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

Two books read this time, in addition to the Civil War book I reviewed for my FFB. Miraculous Mysteries, edited by Martin Edwards, is a collection of “locked-room murders and impossible crimes”. An anthology of 16 stories, published recently by British … Continue reading →

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Friday Forgotten: The Coming Fury by Bruce Catton

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

this is the 262nd in my series of forgotten or seldom read books The Coming Fury – Centennial History of the Civil War, Volume I, by Bruce Catton, Doubleday hardcover (1961) 565 pages – Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Reading, Non-fiction | 8 Comments

Current Reading: Krueger, O’Brien, Nesbø

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

While having computer problems and ultimately buying a new one, then doing all the setup and organizing required to have a working system and LAN, I did less reading, but finished a couple of things. I decided to get current … Continue reading →

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Friday review: Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death by James Runcie

Posted on June 29, 2017 by

This is the 261st in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie, Bloomsbury Publishing 2012 trade paperback, the first volume in the series of The Grantchester Mysteries I first became aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Reading, Mystery, Short Stories | 12 Comments

the Apple Store, and then…

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

It was cooler Monday, we even had some sprinkles this morning. Blessed relief from the heat! So it seemed a good day to take a drive down to the local Apple Store. I had all the technical information on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Reading, Fiction, Mystery, New Arrivals | 8 Comments

Just Arrived!

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

Just arrived yesterday from Illustrated Press is The Life and Art of Bernie Fuchs by David Apatoff. Fuchs has long been a favorite artist, I first encountered his work in various magazines, most memorably in Sports Illustrated. If you love illustration art, you’ll want … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Reading, Non-fiction | 7 Comments

Incoming – Fredric Brown

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

Just arrived yesterday, from Haffner Press, these first two volumes of their Fredric Brown Mystery Library. These beautiful books have taken some time in production, but they are here at last and I must say they are worth the wait. … Continue reading →

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Casablanca – Bogey to Bergman: “We’ll always have Paris”

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

Well, no. Thanks to Chief Dufus, who thinks climate change is a hoax. He doesn’t care about the health of the planet we live on – the only one available – only that he and his business buddies can have bigger profits. … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm by Gil North

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

this is the 258th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm by Gil North, Poisoned Pen Press 2016 – British Library Crime Classics – trade paper. Original publication, Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1960.  This is the … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Brennan, Allan, Klingborg, Tierney

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

It’s the same story as last week, only less so. Reading here and there. I’m still gnawing away at In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan. I’m enjoying it, but not racing through it, it’s somewhat slow going, but then I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Reading, current reading, Fantasy, Science Fiction | 21 Comments