Order of T.R. Simon Books
T.R. Simon is a children’s book author. She released Zora and Me which went on to win the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Author Award. It was also nominated for an Edgar Award for Juvenile Fiction. (more…)
Order of Tim Powers Books
Tim Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy writer best known for books like On Stranger Tides, Last Call and Declare. He is a former winner of the Philip K. Dick Award, World Fantasy Award, and Locus Fantasy award winner as well as a multi-time Nebula award nominee. (more…)
Order of Lesley Horton Books
Lesley Horton (1939-2018) was an English author of crime fiction novels. She writes the DI Handford series. Prior to becoming a novelist, Lesley worked as a teacher. She also worked as a village correspondent for two local newspapers. Lesley resided in West Yorkshire, and was married with three adult children and four grandchildren. (more…)
Order of Warren Fahy Books
Warren Fahy is an American author who burst onto the scene with his debut novel, Fragment. The book was nominated for an International Thriller and BSFA Award. He followed it up with the sequel, Pandemonium. (more…)
Order of Thomas Enger Books
Thomas Enger is a Norwegian author and journalist. He is best known for writing the Henning Juul series of books. The series has been translated and sold in over 30 countries. (more…)
Order of Tabor Evans Books
Tabor Evans was a house name for a number of writers who wrote the Longarm series of books. Longarm was a nickname for Custis Long, a U.S. Deputy Marshal based in Denver, Colorado in the 1880s. (more…)
Order of Leonardo Padura Books
Leonardo Padura is a Cuban novelist and journalist who is best known for writing the Mario Conde series of detective novels. He was awarded the national Prize for Literature by his home country in 2012. He was also awarded with the Premio Principe de Asturias de las Letras of Spain, which is one of the most important literary prizes in the Spanish-speaking world and considered on par with the Nobel Prize. (more…)
Order of Leah Weiss Books
Leah Weiss is an American author of Southern fiction novels. She was raised in Virginia, and graduated from Dunbarton College in Washington, D.C. with a degree in music. She also received an education degree from Kent State University. Leah worked as the Executive Assistant to the Headmaster at Virginia Episcopal School for 24 years, prior to retiring to become a full-time writer. When she’s not writing, Leah enjoys travelling and hiking with her husband, Dave. (more…)
Top Series of 5 Books or Less
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.
For this week’s list, we have the Top Series of 5 Books or Less which was originally posted in the September 2020 Newsletter. (more…)
Order of Laura Landon Books
Laura Landon is an author of historical romance novels. Laura taught high school for ten years, and then left teaching in order to open her own ice cream shop. She loved doing it, but closed up after writing her first novel. Laura now spends all of her time writing, trying to lead her characters towards happy endings. (more…)