Order of A.E. Howe Books
A.E. Howe is an American author best known for writing the Baron Blasko Mysteries series and the Marry Macklin Mysteries series of books. (more…)
Order of M. William Phelps Books
M. William Phelps is an American author, television host, and investigative journalist. He is based known for writing true crime books in the world of books. He is also the co-host of the Investigation Discovery series Dark Minds, along with criminal profiler John Kelly. Phelps has been called the Harlan Coben of real-life thrillers. (more…)
Order of Susan Meissner Books
Susan Meissner is an American author of historical fiction. She is best known for writing the Rachel Flynn Mysteries series as well as numerous standalone novels. Meissner is a former RITA finalist, as well as a Christy Award and Carol Award winner. (more…)
Order of Claire North Books
Claire North is a pen name of British author Catherine Webb, who writes science fiction and fantasy novels under this name. She also writes YA novels as Catherine Webb, and urban fantasy as Kate Griffin. Aside from being a novelist, she also designs live music lighting, teaches women’s self-defense, and enjoys big cities, long walks, and finding graffiti. She lives in London, England. (more…)
Top “First” Audiobooks
Each month we ask our Facebook followers for a book or series recommendation based on a particular genre or similar parameters – and then print the answers in our mid-month newsletter.
I thought it would be a good idea to have a separate page listing these, as I use it as a reference guide often.
This list is of the Top “First” Audiobooks which was first posted in the December 2020 Newsletter. (more…)
Reader Mailbag: What Do You Love About Reading?
In the August 2021 newsletter we asked readers what they love about reading the most.
Here are the responses:
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Order of Mary Lawrence Books
Mary Lawrence is an American author of historical thriller/mystery novels. She writes the Bianca Goddard Mysteries series. Mary grew up in Southern Indiana. She graduated from Indiana University with a specialty degree in Cytotechnology. Since then, she has spent the vast majority of her life in Maine. She has long since been interested in the Tudor Era of England. After reading about alchemy, she came up with the idea for her Bianca Goddard character – originally conceiving it as a coming-of-age story. She re-wrote the novel several times, but only received rejections. Meanwhile, she worked in labs and wrote indexes for small presses, all the while fine-tuning her writing skills. Finally, she decided to write her story as a mystery. (more…)
Order of Lewis B. Patten Books
Lewis B. Patten (1915-1981) was an American author of western novels. He also wrote as Lewis Ford, Joseph Wayne, and Lee Leighton – the latter two pen names being collaborations with Wayne D. Overholser, a frequent collaborator of his. He was from Denver, Colorado, and was educated at the University of Denver. He served in the U.S. Navy. (more…)
Order of Mary Jean Chan Books
Mary Jean Chan is a Chinese-British poet, editor and critic. She is originally from Hong Kong, but now resides in London. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College in 2012 with a BA in Political Science, with a minor in English Literature. She also earned an MPhil in International Development from Oxford University, and an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, University of London. (more…)