A Bookworm's World

I love suspense novels - especially those that throw an 'everyday' person into extraordinary circumstances. Gregg Hurwitz writes...

When I hear Jennifer Chiaverini's name, I immediately think of her Elm Creek Quilt series. In her latest book, the stitching continu...

And the lucky winner of a copy of Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas , courtesy of Berkley Books is:   Heather Sebastian!   Congratu...

What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? Well, I've got a bit of a sweet tooth....

It was a dark and stormy night....our power went out on Sunday night - reports indicated that it would be out for most of the night. Rather...

Twenty five years ago, the initial print run of John Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, was 5000 copies. His second novel propelle...

Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis return with their third book - Death of a Nightingale  - featuring protagonist Nina Borg. Nina is a Red ...

And the lucky winner of a copy of Dark City by F. Paul Wilson , courtesy of Tor Books is: Todd Banks! Congratulations! I've cont...

The sixth entry in the Film on Friday series is Broken - starring Tim Roth and Cillian Murphy , directed by Rufus Norris . This film has...

What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? Well, this week it was books as art - in t...

Jeffery Deaver has been on my must read author's list from the very beginning. But with The October List , he's challenged both hi...

Allison Winn Scotch is an author whose name I was familiar with - I've read many, many positive reviews of her book. But, her latest (...

This is the first book I've read by James Sheehan . Sheehan writes a legal series with lawyer Jack Tobin as the recurring character, bu...

We sometimes run LEGO® Create afternoons at the library on weekends and holidays. I don't think there's one staff member who can...

A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier   Truth is many times, much stranger than fiction. Very true in the case of P...

What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? Well, this week things are going to the do...

I've got a sweet little giveaway for you today - Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas. From Berkley Books : " Life’s sweetest momen...

Well, you might be wondering where the title and author is on the cover shot on the left. In fact this is just one piece of the cover of O...

Roberta Rich's debut novel, The Midwife of Venice, was 'richly' received by reading audiences everywhere. I really enjoyed it ...

Do you ever think - Ahh, I'd love to just chuck it all and travel? Well Julie Morey did..... "What does one do when they’ve suf...