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Friday’s Forgotten Book: Printer’s Error by Gladys Mitchell

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Printer’s Error by Gladys Mitchell

by | Jan 9, 2026

My new year launched with a hundred good resolutions, most of which will falter before long. But before they do, I wanted to tackle a book by Gladys Mitchell (1901-1983). I tried reading her work years ago and was left befuddled. Yet she was highly praised, then and...
Persons Unknown by Gwen Moffat

Persons Unknown by Gwen Moffat

by | Jan 6, 2026

Gwen Moffat (1924-???) was a British travel writer, mountain guide, and pioneering climber. Her nonfiction work covers travel destinations from Wales to the Himalayas, and she was the first woman to be appointed a mountain guide in UK. For her accomplishments, she was...
Favorite New Books from 2025

Favorite New Books from 2025

by | Dec 31, 2025

I gave up on trying to narrow my list of books I really liked in 2025. I read more than 200 books this past year. It is not reasonable to assume that I only really liked 10 of them. Following is my list of books published in 2025 that struck me as outstanding in plot,...
Lullaby by Ed McBain

Lullaby by Ed McBain

by | Dec 30, 2025

Ed McBain was the crime fiction pseudonym of Evan Hunter (1926-2005), a U.S. author who wrote extensively under both names. He was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1986 and was the first U.S. recipient of the Diamond Dagger from the British...