Falcon’s Prey: A New Release by Terry Odell I’m excited to announce the release of Falcon’s Prey, Book 8 in my Blackthorne, Inc. series. It’s an action-adventure/covert ops/romantic suspense (I always had trouble staying inside boxes!). When I wrote Identity Crisis, Book 7 in the series, the hero, Brett “Scrooge” Cashman, had been left to […]
Summer Reading by James M. Jackson Even though as I am writing this (4/18), winter is still gripping the upper US, and the summer solstice is not until June 21. For many people, the Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer. And warmer months mean Summer Reading. Studies have shown that children who do […]
What Sparked Your Love of Reading? by Karla Brandenburg Growing up, we had books all around the house. Both my parents were readers, and they set the example for us. I particularly enjoyed the fairy tales and legends, and whenever I went to the library, I went in search of mysteries. It was only natural […]
Abracadabra by Tina Whittle Last month, I was saddened to learn that actor Harry Anderson had passed away. Most people knew him as Judge Harry Stone on the sitcom Night Court. But I knew him as that most charismatic and skillful of stage performers, a close-up magician. His brand of magic was not pure and […]
Let Us Know What You’d Like To Know by Terry Odell When we founded Booklover’s Bench, we wanted our focus to be on readers. A quote from Samuel Johnson says, “A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” Each week in this space, one of our team shares something we hope readers will […]
Blog Tour by James M. Jackson It’s been sixteen days since the release of Empty Promises (Seamus McCree #5). To help get the word out to mystery/suspense/thriller readers, I signed-up for a Blog Tour that started a day before its release and ends tomorrow (4/20). The blogs take two forms: interviews and guest posts. It’s […]
Do you have a favorite time to read? by Karla Brandenburg In addition to my job as an author, I work a full-time job which has seasonal ebbs and flows. The spigot on that job is flowing full right now. As such, my reading time tends to become more limited. I do, however have mandatory […]
Happy Book Birthdays! by Tina Whittle Guess who’s got a book coming out in five days? Now guess again because even though I’m sure you got it right the first time — it’s me! — my friend and occasional partner in crime-writing, James M. Jackson, will also be celebrating a book birthday on April 3rd. My […]
Saint Patrick’s Day in Northern Ireland by Terry Odell St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th, so I thought I’d share some “authentic” information about the holiday. My daughter lives in Northern Ireland, and this is what she has to say: St. Patrick’s Day is truly a world-wide holiday, and here in Northern Ireland we […]
Vacation Reading by James M. Jackson When I go on a vacation that involves airplane travel, my reading habits change. I leave my to-be-read (TBR) pile of physical books behind and rely on my Kindle to supply my reading needs. My physical TBR pile consists mostly of books I have obtained at mystery conferences acquired […]
