A Bookworm's World

In the early 1980's lawyer Phillip Margolin stumbled upon a case from an Oregon file dated 1844. The case stayed with him over the yea...

What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? Oh it's nostalgia this week! First u...

It was the cover blurb on the cover of  Robert Lautner's book, Road to Reckoning , that compelled me to pick it up....."Those who...

Thanks to the lovely folks at Harlequin Mira Books , I have a copy of Susan Mallery's  newest book- Evening Stars - to giveaway!  ...

Kristopher Jansma's debut novel  The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards  was released in hardcover last year (my review reprinted below) ...

Deep Winter is Samuel W. Gailey's debut novel. Gentle giant Danny has lived in Wyalusing, a small town in Northern Pennsylvania, fo...

The tenth entry in the Film on Friday series is Watchtower from Turkish director Pelin Esmer . As with all Film Movement releases, it is ...

Yes, it's Thursday and it's usually Over the Counter day - where I showcase books that catch my eye as they pass over the library c...

Matthew Quick's last novel The Silver Linings Playbook was turned into an award winning movie. His newest book The Good Luck of Rig...

I love to read. And I read a lot. I only choose books I know I'm going to enjoy. But every so often, there's that book that goes bey...

North of Boston is Elisabeth Elo's  debut novel. She introduces us to a unique protagonist in this literary mystery -  Pirio Kasparov....

The three winners of a copy of The Eye of God by James Rollins , courtesy of Harper Collins  are: 1. Nancy 2. Tessa 3. Karen B ...

And the lucky winner of a copy of Perfect by Rachel Joyce , courtesy of Random House is: Vee! Congratulations! I've contacted ...

And the lucky winner of a copy of The Vanishing by Wendy Webb , courtesy of Hyperion Books is: Susan O! Congratulations! I've co...

What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? This week is memoirs - from the world of s...

I loved Alice LaPlante's award winning debut novel - Turn of Mind . It was a mystery told through the eyes of woman in the throes of ...

It seems to be things that go bump in the night week for me! Jennifer McMahon's latest book is The Winter People . I love the dedic...

I'm a dedicated fan of Susan Hill's Simon Serrailler detective series. but it was only on looking at the author's website that...

The Gods of Guilt is the fifth entry in Michael Connelly's 'Lincoln Lawyer' series featuring Mickey Haller. Mickey Haller i...

What books caught my eye this week as they pass over the library counter and under my scanner? This week, it's biographies by women au...