Monthly Archives: July 2011

Still time for a summer read

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Linda

I’ll admit it. In a way, I’m late in reviewing this book. It would make a good beach read, and here we are at the end of July. I don’t mean that “beach read” description as an insult. While Summer … Continue reading →

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Art, in the eye of one who knows

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Linda

Steve Wishnevsky of Winston-Salem is a man of many talents. Besides being a prolific writer, astute reviewer and sage observer of the political scene, he also is a gifted luthier. He crafts beautiful instruments of wood. So when Steve is … Continue reading →

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Off to the South of Thailand

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Linda

It’s always a pleasure to run across another good author. And if you make this discovery by reading what’s billed as the first in a new series, that’s all the better. Colin Cotterill is, apparently, someone whose works I should … Continue reading →

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So much information

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Linda

Steve Wishnevsky has tackled a big book about a big subject and come away almost – but fortunately not quite – at a loss for words to describe it. By Stephen Wishnevsky THE INFORMATION: A HISTORY, A THEORY, A FLOOD. … Continue reading →

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Listening and laughing

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Linda

There’s an odd thing about audio books. I find that I can enjoy listening to books that I most likely would not read. That’s been true of some pretty heavy nonfiction. And now I’ve found it to be true of … Continue reading →

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Reading Hillerman in Hillerman country

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Linda

A day in June found me in Tuba City, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation. My husband and son and I were camping in the Four Corners area where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet. This is Indian country, with … Continue reading →

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One of the best

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Linda

Before he roared off on a motorcycle, in a cloud of dust and exhaust fumes, Bob Moyer left us a review of a book by and old favorite. By Robert Moyer A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF. By Lawrence Block. … Continue reading →

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