Staircase Wit

Given the challenges newspapers have experienced, investigative reporter Conley Hawkins is thrilled to have been offered a prestigious job i...

Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week’s theme is a freebie, up to eac...

Muriel Blossom is both excited and nervous about her forthcoming vacation and cruise in France, and is charmed when a handsome man at the Ba...

Breakfast in the Banquet Hall followed my quick trip to Mass at St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church (this is not Tacy’s church, which I atte...

Breakfast on Saturday was back in the Convention Center and there were muffins. I had brought two books from home for the book exchange and...

On Friday, I flew to Minnesota for a literary convention – a gathering of nearly 200  Betsy-Tacy fans! I think it was my fifth time visiti...

Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's theme is Satisfying Book ...

Friday’s destination was Veere.  After we left by bus for Bruges on Thursday morning, the Amadeus left Belgium and cruised to the Netherlan...

Description : Moving to a new state, a new school, and into a house with family she barely knows is challenging for twelve-year-old Sonnet, ...

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words . The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish read...

Title : Deep Summer Author : Gwen Bristow Publication : Thomas Y. Crowell Co., hardcover, 1937 Genre : Historical fiction, late 18th century...

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words .   The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish re...

Title : The Good Ones Author : Polly Stewart Publicatio n : HarperCollins, hardcover, 2023 Genre : Suspense Setting : Rural Virginia Descrip...

Title : Tom Lake Author : Ann Patchett Publication : HarperCollins, hardcover, 2023 Genre : Fiction Setting : Michigan Description : During...

WWW Wednesday is sponsored by Taking on a World of Words .   The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish...

April was a busy and varied month that I nearly forgot to share (I guess I did forget my March summary!). One book, in particular, stayed i...

Title : Betsy-Tacy Author : Maud Hart Lovelace Publication : Thomas Y. Crowell, hardcover, 1940 Genre : Juvenile historical fiction Setting ...

It’s time for #6degrees, inspired by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best . We all start at the same place, add six books, and see where ...

Robert Burns, the poet born in Scotland in 1759, is probably best known for these verses: O my Luve is like a red, red rose That’s newly ...

Title : The Upstairs Room Author : Johanna Reiss Publication : HarperCollins, paperback, originally published in 1972 Genre : Juvenile Histo...