I have posted twice on the books of Alexander McCall Smith, both times from his 44 Scotland St. series, here:  The Bertie Project , ...

C all me nuts, but I'm thrilled when I come across a new book series (new to me anyway) that is absolutely terrific, full of fascinat...

I don't know about you, but if there's a particular sort of novel I especially appreciate, it's one with a competent female ...

F rances Mayes has written another ode to Tuscan living, this one fictional.   Women in Sunlight is her novel, written memoir style. It...

I just finished The Art of Mending , by Elizabeth Berg.  A novel and fine allegory on mending things rather than throwing them out.  Fami...

 I j ust finished A Death in Vienna by Frank Tallis, the debut novel for a new series, and was quite impressed with his unique combinati...

  B ertie needed a bit of comfort food in this book, another from the inimitable writings of Alexander McCall Smith, The Bertie Project ...

 I've just finished reading The Tomb of Zeus , by Barbara Cleverly, author of the terrific Joe Sandilands series.  This novel introdu...

Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials is my second read in this little series by Singaporean author, Ovidia Yu, and so glad I found it!  Mys...

I' ve just finished Nancy Horan's wonderful novel, Under the Wide and Starry Sky , a fictionalized biography of Robert Lewis Ste...

T his recipe was inspired by a book I just finished, Susan Wittig Albert's, Cat's Claw , one of her Pecan Springs Mysteries...