by Kristopher | Jul 16, 2014 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: The name Marcia Clark will certainly ring bells for you. This is likely due to her work in the legal arena and her various gigs providing commentary on legal matters for multiple television stations. What you may not know is that Marcia Clark...
by Kristopher | Jul 11, 2014 | Review
Everyone knows that writing a novel is not easy, but every time I read historical fiction, I am always amazed at the level of research that is required. With a non-historical book, the author can typically alter things to fit the needs of the story. However, when...
by Kristopher | Jul 10, 2014 | underCOVER
From The Booking Desk: Readers of the blog know how much I love the work of Val McDermid. When I heard earlier this year that she had a new book coming out, I immediately set out to see if I could get ahold of an advanced copy. Only problem, Val told me, was that...
by Kristopher | Jul 4, 2014 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: Wishing everyone the happiest of celebrations this Fourth of July. Since the holiday is falling on a Friday, there will be no Friday review this week, but things will be back to the standard schedule next week. Until then, enjoy the fireworks,...
by Kristopher | Jul 2, 2014 | Review
Someone Else’s Skin by Sarah Hilary is a debut novel, but you would never know it from the reading experience. When picking up a book by an unknown author, there really is no way to know if you are going to enjoy it. Certainly, you can read reviews, get...
by Kristopher | Jul 1, 2014 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: You may have noticed over the past few months the increased occurrence of the Twitter hashtag WhoIsSamAlexander? You may have even investigated further to see what this was all about. This was a clever (and successful) marketing campaign...
by Kristopher | Jun 27, 2014 | Review
Alafair Burke is the type of writer who knows how to tap into the collective societal psyche and pluck out just the right hot-button topic around which to build a thrilling crime procedural. She has done it time and time again and things are no different with her...
by Kristopher | Jun 24, 2014 | Articles
From The Booking Desk: I don’t typically talk about books in advance of their release month. First, there are too many books to read for the blog, so I rarely get a chance to read something well in advance. Secondly, there really isn’t much point in me talking about...
by Kristopher | Jun 20, 2014 | Review
The Oxford dictionary definition of bittersweet is “arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain.” This would also be an apt description of one’s experience reading Miranda Beverly-Whittemore‘s Bittersweet. Of course, I mean that in only the best possible sense....
by Kristopher | Jun 19, 2014 | underCOVER
From The Booking Desk: Late last week, the covers for Sophie Hannah’s new book were revealed. For those that missed the memo, Sophie was chosen by the Agatha Christie estate to pen an all-new novel featuring classic sleuth, Hercule Poirot. The title of the...
