by Kristopher | Oct 22, 2013 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: This post is nothing more than me wishing a Happy Release Day to Donna Tartt and her newest creation – The Goldfinch. Bookstore lines are sure to be filled with excited readers and the postal carriers will be getting back strain from...
by Kristopher | Oct 18, 2013 | Review
The Cutting Room Floor is the debut novel by Dawn Klehr. Marketed as a young adult title, this fast-paced novel will appeal to anyone looking for a quick read. It will be of particular interest to readers who are also film fans, as well as those interested in...
by Kristopher | Oct 11, 2013 | Review
From the Booking Desk: This week, the blog has certainly been dominated by one new title, The Preservationist. First there was the BOLO listing; then the book appeared on this reading list; then the author, Justin Kramon, stopped by for an interview; and today, we...
by Kristopher | Oct 10, 2013 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: It is with great pleasure that I welcome Justin Kramon to BOLO Books today. Justin’s second novel, The Preservationist, has just been released and this is a book that psychological thriller fans are going to be talking about. Read on to...
by Kristopher | Oct 9, 2013 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: The following list represents many of the books that were mentioned and/or discussed during the “What Are We Reading Panel” at Bouchercon 2013 in Albany. In no way is this intended to cover all the books discussed, but hopefully it...
by Kristopher | Oct 4, 2013 | Review
On the surface, Louise Doughty’s Apple Tree Yard reads as a fairly standard story of a love affair gone wrong; but just under the surface, readers will find a complex examination of human nature and the emotions related to it. The novel highlights how the choices we...
by Kristopher | Oct 2, 2013 | Review
From The Booking Desk: I don’t often cover older books here, because by nature, this blog is designed to highlight recent releases newly available to the reading public. But, since it is my blog, I do reserve the right to make exceptions. In this case, when I...
by Kristopher | Sep 29, 2013 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: Yesterday, I attended some of the Saturday events at the Baltimore Book Festival. While only two of the topics fit into the parameters of this blog, I shall share some highlights from the entire day....
by Kristopher | Sep 27, 2013 | Review
There is a long-standing tradition of novels that alter an existing literary canon to suit the needs of a newer story. The Young Adult literary field is rife with this type of tweaking (not twerking). The latest example of this is The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen...
by Kristopher | Sep 25, 2013 | Review
Like many books that come out every year, John Searles’ Help For the Haunted, appears to be one thing, when it fact it is really much deeper than that surface impression may imply. In this case, what appears from its description to be a paranormal story is actually...
