Dick Francis’ death in February inspired me to reread everything of his that’s on the shelf in the Homer Public Library.
To the Hilt is still my favorite. Painter Alexander Kinloch, nephew of a Scottish earl, is summoned from his aerie in Scotland by his mother to tend to his step-father, whose prosperous [...]
Go here to read librarian Nancy Pearl’s most recent feature on NPR talking about good books to read. She’s so well-read and so articulate and so enthusiastic, my to-read pile gets longer just listening to her.
And you can follow her on Twitter.
And, glory of glories, she has a blog. And it’s got an [...]
Patrick at Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego is my connection for good fantasy and good science fiction. This year he got me hooked on military sf, space operas, the kind of novels that span light years as well as decades, where fates of galactic empires hang in the balance and it all comes down [...]