Cara Black's Murder in Belleville Soho Press,2000 If I'd had any doubts about whether Cara Black's mystery series would be a good choice with which to celebrate Paris in July, the blurbs on the second Aimée Leduc mystery would have cinched the deal. Val McDermid writes: "If you've always wanted
Wendy Werris' An Alphabetical Life: Living It Up in the World of Books Carroll & Graf, 2006 This is the final read that completes my plans for the Bibliophilic Challenge; I am still reading bookish books and chatting about them on Fridays, but my duties as a Litlover are complete
Some of you mentioned here how frustrating it can be to have your reading choices questioned or criticized because of other readers' reading prejudices. You know those readers, the ones who say "Fantasy stories? I grew out of those" or "Mysteries? I've never read one". Yup, those readers. Here's a
Felice Holman's Slake's Limbo (1974) Aladdin Books, 1986 The idea of people living underground (you know, some call them "mole people", those making homes and living out their lives in storm drains and subway networks, underground sections of major cities) has fascinated me since I first heard of the idea
Sam Savage's The Cry of the Sloth Coffee House Press 2009 This is taken from a letter addressed to Bob, Eric and Juan: "I have received another complaint about the noise. You will have to turn it down after 10 or find another place. Wear clothes when you go to
