And so we begin the second week of Emma @Words and Peace, Lin @Lin’s Perspective and my discussion of Umberto Eco’s multi-layered medieval murder mystery, The Name of The Rose (1980). This week once again, we have for your three posts, each discussing Day 3, Day 4, and Day 5, respectively, of the events of…
Blog Tour and Book Review: Murder at the Homecoming (2026) by Merryn Allingham
I’m delighted once again to be participating in the blog tour for the newest instalment in the Flora Steele mysteries, Murder at the Homecoming for which it is my stop today. Many thanks to Sarah Hardy at Bookouture for the invitation to join. The decade is changing and so are lives but all we love…
Book and Author Anniversaries 2026
Happy New Year! Another year begins which means it's time for my favourite annual post, book and author anniversaries for 2026. This is a post that talks about books that are celebrating important 'birthdays'--turning 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300, as also authors who celebrate significant anniversaries this year. These lists, as readers of…
Reprint of the Year Award 2025: Nomination 2: The Spiral Staircase
Today I’m sharing my second nomination for the Reprint of the Year Award hosted by Kate@ Crossexamining Crime. The first nominations by me and twelve other bloggers including our host were shared last week: find them here (and in case you missed how everything works, find Kate's intro here). Tomorrow, voting will open where everyone…
Reprint of the Year Award 2025: Nomination 1: Inspector Imanishi Investigates
I'm delighted to be participating in the Reprint of the Year (ROY) Award again this year. ROY is hosted by Kate @Crossexaming Crime, and as she explains in her introductory post, for the award, she and 12 other bloggers nominate two classic crime fiction reprints each, all of which are then opened to vote. In…
Book Review: Dogs vs Bears (2024) by Austin Davis
I received a review copy of this book from the author via Booktasters for which my thanks. A book that celebrates friendship and teamwork, and shows how while sometimes these can be set off by impending danger, they can still be both positive and lasting, Dogs vs Bears (2024) by Austin Davis is aimed at…
Buddy Read: Notes from an Island (1996) by Tove Jansson: Chapters 5 and 6
Today I’m back with Part III of Emma@WordsandPeace and my discussion of Notes from an Island (1996) by Tove Jansson, her memoir/journal of the nearly 3 decades that she and her partner Tuulikki Pietila lived on the small island of Klovharun. Here we share our thoughts on chapters 5 and 6. (Find part I of…
Shelf Control #320: The Death of the Moth and Other Essays by Virginia Woolf
Wednesday, the 10th of September 2025, and time for Shelf Control once again! Shelf Control is a weekly feature created by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies and celebrates the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles/mountains. Since early January 2023, Shelf Control has moved base here to Literary Potpourri. To participate, all you do…
Shelf Control #319: The Colony by Audrey Magee
Wednesday, the 6th of August 2025, and time for Shelf Control once again! Shelf Control is a weekly feature created by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies, and celebrates the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles/mountains. Since early January 2023, Shelf Control has moved base here to Literary Potpourri. To participate, all you do…
Shelf Control #318: The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket (or A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Wednesday, the 25th of June2025, and time for Shelf Control once again! Shelf Control is a weekly feature created by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies and celebrates the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles/mountains. Since early January 2023, Shelf Control has moved base here to Literary Potpourri. To participate, all you do is…
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