Tag: mystery
If you’re like most people, there are two things in books and movies that make you anxious: kids and animals in dangerous situations. There’s something about the innocent being …
Successful crime fiction author Walter Mosley, known for the works Rose Gold, White Butterfly, and This Year You Write Your Novel among others, is expected to release a new …
Mysteries have a wide variety of options for people to choose from: true crime, paranormal, cozy, hard boiled detective. The twists and turns allow you to put together puzzles, determine …
Melanie Pitman
February 12, 2017
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The Canada Reads battle of the books is so close, you can smell it! On March 27th through the 30th, all Canadian bibliophiles will have their TVs, radios, and …
What’s that? You’re looking for a good whodunit, but you’re bored with Agatha Christie and Dashiell Hammett? Not to worry! Continuing our “You Haven’t Heard Of Them?” series (previous …
I know it’s not the best day of the year yet (Chocolate Day, obviously), but chocolate is not a one-day-a-year necessity. It’s a way of life. Especially around the holidays/when …
My husband recently told me he actually wanted a good book to read and I said, “I have lots of recommendations!” The trouble is, most of the recommendations off …
On Friday, December 3, 1926, Agatha Christie went missing. It’s one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of literary history, and a tale so perfect that it could have been …
Melanie Pitman
December 4, 2016
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My favorite event of the Christmas season is the local production of the Nutcracker ballet. The city’s finest dancers, the incredible orchestra, and even some intricate, giant puppets come …
Christianna Marks
November 30, 2016
Author Spotlight, Crime, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Human Interest, New Releases, Reading, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
Do you enjoy a brooding gentleman who also happens to be tall, dark, and handsome, and not without extreme amounts of wit? If you answered yes, then allow me …
I’ve read many books through the course of my life thus far, but few authors seem to capture my attention quite like Erica Spindler. With strong female protagonists that …
In 1982, publisher Byron C. Preiss teamed up with National Lampoon writers Sean Kelly and Ted Mann as well as artist John Jude Penencer to publish a children’s puzzle …
Edward Gorey, sometimes also known as Ogdred Weary, is well known for writing and illustrating books with Victorian style illustrations and dark humor. If you do a quick google, …
Few things are more fun than a good plot twist. There’s nothing quite like thinking you know exactly where a story is headed, only to be blindsided by something …
The leaves are changing and everything is getting pumpkin spiced; meaning fall is in the air! There’s nothing better than sitting by a campfire and drinking hot apple cider …
Autumn is here, the weather is cooling down, and we’re all sucking down pumpkin spice flavored beverages as fast as we can. Nothing goes better with a hot, cozy …
Authors often leave behind unfinished work when they die. Sometimes, these stories are simply forgotten or destroyed. Though other times they are found and published. This is 12 of …
YouTube Channel: Matthew Santoro Count down with Matthew 10 of the most mysterious books in the world’s history! Think he missed one? Comment below which rare books you’ve discovered! …
Before he became the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln dabbled in another career: writing mysteries. In the 1840s, Lincoln was working a day job as a …
Jamie
September 2, 2016
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While no bookworm is opposed to sitting and reading with tea, coffee, or water by their side, occasionally we want something a little bit stronger. Turns out, there’s quite …