Order of Rick Stein Books
Rick Stein is an English celebrity chef, TV host, and restaurateur who has written numerous cookery books as well as his biography, Under a Mackerel Sky: A Memoir. (more…)
Order of Rick Holman Books
Rick Holman is a Hollywood private eye character created by Australian author Carter Brown. These books, often called pulp novels, featured Rick Holman involved in a variety of cases that could be called raunchy or trashy. (more…)
Order of Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Books
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is an American author of children’s books and young adult fiction. She is the bestselling author of The War That Saved Me Life, which hit number one on the New York Times Bestseller List. (more…)
Order of Katherine Bolger Hyde Books
Katherine Bolger Hyde in an American mystery writer, no relation to the famous Ray Bolger (although she wishes there were.) She was born in New York City, but currently makes her home in California after having lived in numerous locations. She is best known for her Crime with the Classics traditional mystery series. (more…)
Order of Kathleen Fuller Books
Kathleen Fuller was born in New Orleans, Lousiana and she now resides in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is an American author who is known for her writing in the Christian romance and Amish genres. (more…)
Order of Kathleen Delaney Books
Kahtleen Delaney is an American author who is best known for the Mary McGill Mystery series. (more…)
Order of Eddie LaCrosse Books
Eddie LaCrosse is the protagonist in a series of fantasy/mystery novels by American novelist Alex Bledsoe. Eddie LaCrosse is a sword jockey who will take any job that will pay 25 gold per day (plus expenses), excluding murder. He will find the skeletons that need finding, or he will make sure they stay put in the closet. Once hired, Eddie will stay on until the end, regardless of what’s at stake – love, gold, or entire kingdoms. (more…)
Order of Justin Hall Books
Justin Hall is the protagonist in a series of spy thriller novels by Ethan Jones. Ethan Jones is a Canadian Intelligence Service Agent. He often teams up with fellow agent, Carrie O’Connor. The pair are considered two of the best agents in the service of the Canadian government. (more…)
February 2019 Newsletter
Welcome to the February 2019 newsletter!
First of all thanks for all the feedback last month for the mailbag topic of “breaking out of a funk”. There was lots of interesting feedback in there.
As it is the simplest method ended up being the one that worked – read a different book.
I’m not one for giving up on books and I can count on one hand the books I’ve given up on over the last decade. But for whatever reason, the Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz just isn’t for me. I loved the first one, however I remember struggling through the 2nd one. The third one put me into a 2 month long funk.
It’s funny but I feel the same way about Hurwitz that I do about David Baldacci – I love their standalones, but can’t stick with a series. (more…)
Reader Mailbag: Getting Out Of A Reading “Funk”
In the January 2019 newsletter, I was in the middle of a reading “funk”. I hadn’t read a book in almost two months. I asked the readers their feedback on how to get out of said funk. Here were their responses: