Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Book and Dagger-How Scholars And Librarians Became The Unlikely Spies of World War II by Elyse Graham (2024) - Drawn from declassified documents from official sources, and many personal documents of those involved, the author details the input of a wide range of non-professional spies who played vital roles in the Allies victory in Europe.... Continue Reading →
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (2013) – The Radch empire spans the galaxy, bringing system after system into their hierarchical culture. At the center of that expansion are the massive ships filled with troops that extend and enforce the Radchaii’s hegemony. Each troop carrier is a single artificial intelligence connecting its ancillary soldiers with the... Continue Reading →
The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams (2017) – In a small town in western North Carolina, four women bond over personalized scones and shared secrets. Each bears a burden that sets them apart from the folks around them, until the death of a real estate investor strikes them as wrong. Together they... Continue Reading →
Get Up and Ride: A Humorous Story of Two Friends Cycling the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal (2020) – Jim Shea joins his dedicated cyclist brother-in-law for a ride from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. over a pair of dedicated trails. Through the beauty of the mountains and the wonderful people they meet along the... Continue Reading →
Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (2025) – Robert Langdon stumbles into a secret project that explores the border between science and mysticism. He will race through Prague, followed by a mysterious being who calls themselves the “Golem”, as he attempts to solve a murder and save the woman he loves. Why I Liked It... Continue Reading →
Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris (2024) The daughters of two legendary figures join forces to investigate several terrible murders in turn of the century Paris. Samantha Harker is the daughter of Jonathan Harker, who killed Dracula. She forms an unlikely partnership with Dr. Helena Moriarty, the daughter of Sherlock Holmes’ greatest foe. Their pasts... Continue Reading →
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James (2022) -Shea Collins is a true crime blogger who stumbles into the interview of a lifetime. Beth Greer is beautiful, intelligent, and haunted by the two murders for which she was tried and acquitted. But she agrees to meet Shea for an interview. Past and present... Continue Reading →
The Dark Queens-The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak (2022) – As the power of the Roman Empire waned, a new power rose in western Europe. The Merovingians unified the Frankish tribes into a single powerhouse kingdom for two and a half centuries. For decades, two queens, Brunhilda and Fredegund, would... Continue Reading →
The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen (1894) – Years after witnessing an attempt to open the mind of a young woman to the spiritual world (an attempt he believed had failed), Clarke hears of a beautiful girl with disturbing powers in Wales. He follows her to learn more. The trail will be littered with... Continue Reading →
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (2024) – Cassie Andrews makes friends with an older gentleman at the bookstore where she works. He doesn’t appear to have much in the world until he gives her a book, the Book of Doors. This is a book that is truly magical. With it, you can pass... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 