A Bookworm's World

What book caught my eye this week as it passed over the library counter and under my scanner? Well, it might be too late for this year...

Do you remember all those scary tales that circulated and were absolutely positively true? You know - the young couple out necking in th...

When Jefferson Bass put out their first Body Farm novel, I was a big fan. But as the series progressed, I found myself becoming disillusio...

It's been a while since I picked up a book by Lisa Scottoline . I was a big fan of her legal series featuring Bennie Rosato and her fir...

I must admit, if the identity of Robert Galbraith had not been exposed, I probably would not have picked up The Cuckoo's Calling . An...

What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? Well two memoirs dealing with the same sub...

I get all excited when I 'discover' an author and I can't wait to share my find with other readers.  How To Be a Good Wife by ...

I had seen a few mentions of Alex by Pierre Lemaitre  around the blogosphere and thought it might be a good fit, given my penchant for cri...

Lynda La Plante's name was always one I recognized, but until last year I hadn't read any of her books. That quickly changed and I...

The fifth entry in the Film on Friday series is Aliyah , directed by Elie Wajeman.  (His first full length film) Aliyah was an official se...

What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? Food and drink this week - it was close to...

Jamie Ford's debut novel, The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet , was a phenomenal success, topping bestseller list everywhere. ...

Jo Nesbo left us wondering at the end of the ninth book (Phantom) in his Detective Harry Hole series if there would be a tenth book. There...

Andrea Kane is an author whose name I recognized, but hadn't yet sampled their writing. Kane is a fairly prolific writer, with a numbe...

And the lucky winner of a copy of Confessions: The Private School Murders by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, courtesy of the Little, Br...

Hush Little Baby is Suzanne Redfearn's debut novel. You never really know what goes on behind closed doors - sometimes until it...

What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? Well this week it's goin' to the d...

The Wedding Gift is Marlen Suyapa Bodden's debut novel. Alabama. The Allen Plantation. 1840's. Sarah is born to her slave mothe...

A Question of Honor is the fifth book in Charles Todd's wonderful Bess Crawford mystery series. 1918. Bess is a nursing sister in ...

Koren Zailckas ? Yes, you may recognize the name - Zailckas penned the New York Times best selling memoir Smashed : Story of a Drunken Girl...