by Kristopher | Dec 4, 2015 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: This year’s list of Top Reads was almost painful to create. Narrowing the list down was far from easy and as a result, some really great books did not make the cut. The competition was so heated that I had to increase the Top Ten to a Top...
by Kristopher | Dec 2, 2015 | Bolo
Reading Young Americans is likely a bit like actually living through the era the novel depicts – fun and flirty with an unmistakable edge to both. Josh Stallings has crafted a collection of characters you can’t help but root for and a plot that hustles across the page...
by Kristopher | Jul 22, 2015 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: I rarely review cozy mysteries here on BOLO Books – not because I don’t read them or because they are not good, but mainly because my friend and book-blogging colleague Dru Ann Love does such an exceptional job highlighting this genre. That...
by Kristopher | Feb 19, 2015 | Bolo
When Maggie Barbieri’s Once Upon a Lie first appeared, readers did not know what to expect. Here was a dark, contemporary thriller from an author best known for her light-hearted cozy mystery series. All doubts vanished once the novel was read however. And now, the...
by Kristopher | Jan 15, 2015 | Bolo
Becky Masterman’s debut novel Rage Against the Dying was published in 2013 to little fanfare. The critical response was immediately positive, causing readers to begin to discover this new talent. Eventually, the novel started to rack up award nominations and wins...
by Kristopher | Nov 16, 2014 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: Bouchercon 2014 in Long Beach, CA has been a whirlwind of excitement. A full recap will be coming in the next week or so, but until then, I just wanted to say one final thank you to Ingrid Willis and her gang for putting on a great conference. ...
