The mystery genre has whole series of books that have a knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, and other fiber arts mentioned in them. In many, the amateur detective/sleuth owns a yarn store or art gallery and so the characters use these skills — either to help them solve the crime or in the background as the […]
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As readers of this blog may or may not know, we collect bears. We also have a number of Tigers living in our house. If any of you also have stuffed furry friends in their abodes, you may know just how often having a few critters about can be handy when things go wrong or […]
Recollections of Rosings by Rebecca Ann Collins is book 8 of The Pemberley Chronicles. (Published by Sourcebooks, ISBN: 978-1-4022-2450-8, 336 pages, $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN/£7.99 UK) While this is book 8, I found it fairly easy to get into. This is only the second book in the series that I’ve read. I reviewed Postscripts from Pemberly […]
Finally, and in a blaze of stress and last minute finangling, the online magazine are up. SFReuv: science fiction and fantasy books review along with a review of Skin Horse Volume 1, and some suggestions for Hugo Nominations for short form. Gumshoe Review: Has an interview with Rhys Bowen and a review of her new […]
Cowboy Trouble by Joanne Kennedy. ISBN: 978-1-4022-3668-6, 416 pages. $6.99 mass market paperback/ $4.79 Kindle edition. On sale March 2, 2010. Libby Brown always wanted to have a farm. That was definitely impractical while working as a journalist in Atlanta — not much scope in farming on your balcony. However, when her love life goes […]
Okay, I’ve posted here a few times about the fact that I’m chairperson for Capclave 2010 which is the annual convention for WSFA, the Washington Science Fiction Association. This year’s guests of honor are Connie Willis, Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer. The convention is being held at the Rockville Hilton in Rockville, Maryland from October […]
As usual, as we near the end of a month, I’m gearing up to get the ezines on line for the next. SFRevu and Gumshoe Review go live with new content on March 1st. It means days are a bit longer and with a bit more stress to add spice. Meanwhile, I’m also trying to […]
When I saw this article on BoingBoing, I could not believe it. Evidently, the laptops that students received from the school also contain software that allows school administrators to spy on them and their families. There is now a class action suit against the district because: The issue came to light when the Robbins’s child […]