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Jazz! Count Basie & Lester Young
I’ve been listening to a lot of music in the last few weeks. I just got this Mosiac set last week, and I’m really enjoying it! Classic 1936-1947 Count Basie & Lester Young Studio Sessions (#263), Mosaic Records Limited Edition Box … Continue reading
Posted in At Home in Portland, Music, New Arrivals
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the Apple Store, and then…
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
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Incoming – Fredric Brown
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
Posted in Books & Reading, Fiction, Mystery, New Arrivals
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Incoming
Despite efforts to limit incoming, in light of having too many things already, sometimes it can’t be helped. That may be a good thing. So here’s a varied lineup of recent arrivals. The Singers of Time by Frederick Pohl and … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Reading, Fiction, Mystery, New Arrivals
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Trust Your Instincts
Trust your instincts. How often have you read a mystery in which the policeman, private detective, amateur investigator says or thinks that? Lots. When it comes to reviewers of mystery fiction, especially older books, the instinct I trust is to … Continue reading
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2 Arrivals – Best in Science Fiction
For months the “best of 2015” anthologies have been showing up, and this year there seem to be more of them than ever. I don’t always buy any, rarely buy more than one, but thanks to reviews, particularly on Black Gate, … Continue reading
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Arrivals: A Holmes collection, an epic fantasy and a SF/mystery crossover
~ Sherlock Holmes Month at Tip the Wink ~ A few things came in, books I’m excited about. One of them is a Holmes collection, you’ll note. In the Company of Sherlock Holmes edited by Laurie King and Leslie Klinger [Pegasus Crime, 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Reading, Mystery, New Arrivals
Tagged Redshift Rendevous, Sherlock Holmes, Twelve Kings in Sharakhai
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Things Arrive From Time To Time
I don’t buy as much as I once did, but things do come in. Here are two from the last week or two. Baldwin The Brave and Other Tales by David Peterson [Archaia Publishing, 2014 hardcover] – graphic novel / … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Reading, Mystery, New Arrivals
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New Arrival: The Art of Mouse Guard 2005 – 2015
In the past I have unabashedly stated that I absolutely love David Petersen’s Mouse Guard books. So today’s arrival is, for me, a very special treat. The Art of Mouse Guard, 2005-2015 by David Petersen [Archaia Publishing, 2015 oversized hardcover] – nonfiction, … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Reading, New Arrivals, Non-fiction
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