“There is no Frigate like a Book to take us Lands away . . . “ These words by Emily Dickenson were emblazoned on the bookplates my grandparents gave me when, at an early age, I declared my love for reading. I pasted them into every volume I owned and used up my stock long ago. … Continue reading PAT ON THE BACK: Meeting (Some of) My 2022 Goals
Gwen Bristow and Bruce Manning
BOOK CLUB BLUES: Bristow/Manning Sequel Drags the Marsh
Three months after the fact, the world is still reeling from my extraordinary upset win in the 2021 Reprint-of-the-Year Awards, when Gwen Bristow and Bruce Manning’s 1930 debut novel, The Invisible Host, beat out J.D. Carr’s Till Death Do Us Part for the grand prize, (a deluxe lounge suite from Broyhill). The folks over at Dean Street Press … Continue reading BOOK CLUB BLUES: Bristow/Manning Sequel Drags the Marsh
THE 2021 ROY AWARDS (aka, Vote for Brad to Win)
Look around you: the air is nippy, the lights are strung up in your neighbors’ windows, and every station on your car radio seems to be playing the Carpenters singing, “Merry Christmas, Darling.” What does that tell you? That’s right – it’s time for the annual ROY Awards. That’s Reprint of the Year to those … Continue reading THE 2021 ROY AWARDS (aka, Vote for Brad to Win)
Ah Sweet Mystery! 