She’s Making Her List…

Kissmus 2009

With a mere 101 days until Santa slides down my chimney with a bag laden with loot, last night I started working on my Holiday Wish List: Version 2010. I don’t really want anything other than books; I’m in a ‘paring down’ mode (read: throwing away everything that’s not nailed down).  I’ve been reorganizing the [...]

Serial Killer: When to "off" a series novel.

fifteen

Last week, Janet Evanovich’s most recent Stephanie Plum novel, Finger Lickin’ Fifteen, was released and I wasn’t first on line to purchase it.  In fact, it’s now 9 days later and I still haven’t picked up the book–and I saw it in my travels to Costco, Target, and Borders yesterday. Evanovich’s ‘numbers novels’ (and more recent marketing [...]

Whodunnit: Favorite Mystery Series

From childhood, I always enjoyed a good mystery.  Clue was my favorite board game and scavenger hunts were adored.  What started my obsession with mysteries?  I’m not sure exactly, but if forced to hazard a guess I’d say Nancy Drew, Encyclopedia Brown, and Cam Jansen are responsible.  All characters in mystery series of my childhood, they inspired my [...]