Recent Reviews
Five Mini Reviews – Fall 2024
From the Booking Desk: Occasionally, I get so behind on telling you all what I am reading that I don't have time to post full-length reviews of each. But I do still want to make you aware of the many gems I have discovered in my consumption this Fall. So, here you...
Midsummer Mysteries – The BOLO Books Review
Midsummer Mysteries (edited by Martin Edwards) is a short story anthology produced by members of the Crime Writers’ Association. Despite that organizations aim toward celebrating British crime writing, their anthologies often include authors based in other...
Burn This Night – The BOLO Books Review
On paper, Burn This Night would seem like an impossibly complex tale more inclined to confuse than to entertain, so the fact that Alex Kenna successfully makes it work while also managing to maximize the emotional payoff is testament to her skills as a writer. Readers...
Recent Interviews
Alison Gaylin –
BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: Yesterday, BOLOBooks ran a review of Alison Gaylin's first young adult novel, Reality Ends Here. In case you missed it, that can be found here. Today, I am pleased to welcome Alison to the blog for an interview about her work and the...
Catriona McPherson – BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: To say that I am excited to be joined today by the one and only Catriona McPherson would be vastly understating it. She is a true delight and her sense of humor shines through in everything she does. Needless to say, she also writes a killer...
Joelle Charbonneau – BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: Today, BOLOBooks is excited to welcome Joelle Charbonneau to the blog on the launch day of her newest novel. Joelle's book, The Testing, is her YA debut and has been receiving positive word of mouth. BOLOBooks' review of The Testing can be...
Recent Articles
Deborah Well – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
Deb Well can often be found at crime fiction conventions by the side of her "partner in crime" Gabriel Valjan, but make no mistake about it, she is also a huge fan of the entire genre. Always approachable, gregarious, and full of interesting information, you would do...
Wanda M. Morris – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
Having seen Wanda M. Morris' performance on one of those lying panels, where authors try to trick the audience into believing a story that is completely false, I would say always be cautious around this one--She's got game! That said, the honesty and humanity that...
Cover Reveal – The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions
From the Booking Desk: If you don't know how big a fan I am of Art Taylor--both the man and his work--you haven't been paying attention. So it goes to say that I am beyond thrilled to once again host the cover reveal for this multi-award-winning author's second short...
