Welcome to this months edition of Lori’s Book Sense. I hope you enjoy these great titles I’ve chosen for you this month. A Detailed Man by David Swinson ~ Half of DC Police Detective Ezra Simeon’s face is immobilized from a persistent case of Bell’s Palsy–he must drink through a straw and eat carefully to avoid […]
By Laura Bradford When the kids were little, I spent a good deal of my time volunteering at their school. I read one-on-one with struggling readers, I decorated bulletin boards, I chaperoned hot lunches, took more than a few turns at playground duty, etc. And when I wasn’t needed there, that’s when I wrote. Now that […]
or It’s Hard to be a Tough Girl if Your Butt is Pointed at the Enemy by Bethany Maines Last week TOR.com put out a blog about the proliferation of movie posters and book covers of women prominently displaying their backsides while pretending to look tough. Like this classic from Alias… Someone else’s sudden explosion […]
I’d like everyone to welcome the fabulous and talented Linda Rodriguez! She is not only an amazing friend, but one heck of a writer. If you don’t believe me, her novel Every Last Secret is out TODAY! Trust me, you’ll want to check it out. In the meantime, Linda has an excellent challenge for all […]
The Stiletto Gang had a few questions for romance author Stefanie Sloane, who kindly visited the blog today to answer them. Stiletto Gang: Why did you choose to write romances? Were you a romance reader first? Stefanie: I didn’t set out to write. Originally, my plan was to either be a museum curator or a […]
by Susan McBride, Pregnant Insomniac I just can’t seem to sleep through the night any more (as if I ever did). Nearly eight months pregnant, I plump three pillows beneath my head and have three smaller pillows positioned at various spots to support belly, back, and knees. Inevitably, I have to get up to pee and […]
If I don’t need it, why do I have it? If you checked this blog two weeks ago and I wasn’t there, I have a very good excuse. I forgot. Because I was having my gall bladder out the next day. See? A reasonable excuse, but an excuse nonetheless. Back in December, I started noticing […]
Rushing home to watch Dark Shadows after school was something my children all did–and I watched it right along with them. Oh, it was cheesy but so much fun. Barnabas Collins was creepy and scary. We could hardly wait to see what happened next. We had so much fun with it, when my high school […]
By Evelyn David We pay a lot of attention to where we locate our mysteries. The Sullivan Investigation series, featuring the incomparable Mac Sullivan and his faithful sidekick, Whiskey, are set in Washington, DC. Truth be told, the Northern half of this writing partnership, went to school in our nation’s capital, and then lived there […]
By Laura Spinella Lucy would say to Ethel, “I have an idea!” Ethel’s eyes would bug like moon pies, the idea propelling the two into adventures that had her wearing the back end of a bull or wrapping candy with hysteria induced lightning speed. Of course, there’s the classic Harpo Marx mirror scene, and if […]