All posts tagged: Recommended Readings

Books (along with a smattering of movies and plays) that I have found of interest and want to share

A love letter to small towns

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Q&A with Robyn Ryle about her new novel of linked stories on living in community in small towns.

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Five mystery writers come together to solve a crime that one of them probably committed.

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A classic Japanese alibi-deconstruction mystery of the first order in a new English translation.

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It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in August of 2025.

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Sometimes others see things in your writing that are not always obvious as you put pen to paper.

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Experiencing the healing power of music.

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After reading a random work in a mystery series, I often return to the beginning: this time with Inspector Maigret.

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An excerpt from an upcoming review of Thomas Schiff’s extraordinary “Civic Architecture Across America.”

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My conversation with Anna Scotti about her latest mystery “It’s Not Even Past.”

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Anne Berest’s “The Postcard” is painful at a profound level, and yet somehow resilient and inspiring.