Book Review: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Book Review: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Because it’s February, I’ve chosen three books to read that all center on the topic of love and marriage for my latest radio segment (it’s showbiz folks, you don’t need to be that creative!). The first was The Marriage Portrait by Maggie...
Book Review: Cold Snap by Maureen Jennings

Book Review: Cold Snap by Maureen Jennings

Just in time for Christmas, I received the third and latest installment in the Paradise Café Mystery series, Cold Snap by Maureen Jennings. Although not truly a holiday tale (it’s quite dark) it does happen to take place right before Christmas, and as I read it,...
Book Review: The Taste of Hunger by Barbara Joan Scott

Book Review: The Taste of Hunger by Barbara Joan Scott

I was at a book event a few weeks ago chatting with my bookish friends (usually a mix of publishers, authors and librarians, the best kind of people) when I was introduced to a local author. She pitched her new book to me, which I just had happened to have on my shelf...
Book Review: Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Book Review: Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Big books come out in the Fall – it’s book awards season and it’s when all the serious award contenders are released, especially those that should sell well for holiday shopping season a few months later. In the case of Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald, this...
Book Review: All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac

Book Review: All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac

These past few weeks I’ve been checking my news feed every few hours, hoping for a break in the case of missing author Dawn Dumont and her son, and I’m happy to report she has been found safe with her son, in the U.S. There will be some difficult times...