A guest post by Kate Naylor The murder mystery novel has a long and venerable history. But it looks like, given half a chance, we humans enjoy taking things a lot further than mere reading. These days books are just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to indulge your passion for crime to… Continue Reading Crime Fiction, the Murder Mystery Party and the Uncanny Valley »
Read MoreWhy and How to Keep a Reading Journal
A reading journal is a great tool readers can use to keep track of what they’ve read. It works as a dated log, or reading diary. By keeping your own reading journal, you can record your reactions to what you read. This gives you a way to remember what you thought about certain characters and… Continue Reading Why and How to Keep a Reading Journal »
Read MoreFinding New Crime Writers – The art of getting out of a reading rut
A guest post by Kate Naylor It’s easy to get in a rut. You discover a crime writer you can’t get enough of. You gobble down their latest book. You adore the style and feel, characters and plotting, settings, emotional landscape, back stories, gore levels, morality, amorality, sense of place, whatever. So you stay on… Continue Reading Finding New Crime Writers – The art of getting out of a reading rut »
Read MoreWhat Makes a Book Club Great – the People, the Books, or the Wine?
So you want to start a book club. Book clubs have been around a long time – long before the Internet and Oprah Winfrey. But, both the Internet and Oprah’s high profile book club seems to have breathed new life into the idea in recent years. I’ve never hosted a book club, but from what… Continue Reading What Makes a Book Club Great – the People, the Books, or the Wine? »
Read MoreIt’s All About Character
Do you think you have good character? What is character? The New Webster’s Dictionary defines character as “the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual”. You might have heard a news story about some notorious criminal and thought about his or her bad character. We make character judgments on a daily basis, whether we… Continue Reading It’s All About Character »
Read MoreTips for a Better Fiction Reading Experience
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” ~Joseph Addison Any type of reading takes time and effort. But when you read for school or work, it’s completely different than fiction reading for pleasure. With leisure fiction, you’re giving your free time to the author and entering into a new world –… Continue Reading Tips for a Better Fiction Reading Experience »
Read More3 Fantastic Novels to Read in 2014
A guest post by Kate Naylor I had a long list of sensible, useful and long-delayed things to do over the winter break. But I ended up just lounging around indoors while the storms raged outside, reading suspense novels for the entire two weeks. What a treat. My recommendations for novels to read in 2014… Continue Reading 3 Fantastic Novels to Read in 2014 »
Read MoreReading Novels Can Make Big Changes in Your Brain
If you’re like so many others, you’re probably reviewing a list of New Year resolutions you’ve written down or made a mental note of in your mind. Studies have shown that breaking bad habits (and creating new, good ones) requires a rewiring of the brain. According to a recent study conducted by researchers at the… Continue Reading Reading Novels Can Make Big Changes in Your Brain »
Read MoreWords Can Make the Difference In 2014
Avid book readers, and even those who would rather not read, understand the power and importance of words. We communicate most of our thoughts, feelings, and knowledge with both written and spoken words. Obviously, as a best selling author of crime novels and an avid reader myself, words rank very high in my world –… Continue Reading Words Can Make the Difference In 2014 »
Read MoreDid You Know That You Are What You Read?
We’ve all heard the phrase, “You are what you eat.” Fitness and nutrition gurus everywhere seem to repeat this saying, or some version of it, like a mantra. But is it true that you are what you read as well? Recent research, conducted at Ohio State University, indicates that when you get lost in the… Continue Reading Did You Know That You Are What You Read? »
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Crisp writing, great characters. Doesn't go where you think it will go. A good read.
Great book! Lot's of fun and funny. Plus, very interesting insights into improv and how to apply rules of improv to the work place. Highly recommended.
A knockout! If you like action, humor and horror, you won't stop with this first installment in this new series. You'll get the rest of them the minute they are released.
One of the best books I've read in a long time. History that reads like the most exciting thriller. Great insights into the expansion of the United States into the West and the crushing cultural conflict that decimated Native American tr...
Just getting started with Michael Connelly's latest - vintage Connelly; captures you from the first page.
