A collection of Mary Norton’s Borrowers books is on sale in the US right now

I remember reading Mary Norton’s Borrowers books when I was young, and liking them a lot.  Now, today, the second book is on sale as part of the US Kindle Daily Deal for $2.99.   But when I went poking around, I also found a collection of the five main Borrowers books on sale for $2.99 […]

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A review of Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing by Nicholas Meyer – out this week

Just plain fun for anyone who is a Holmes/Watson fan.  And who isn’t??? Nicholas Meyer has been getting quicker with his editing of Dr John H Watson’s journals, with three coming out in the last four years.  Which is all to the good, since each of the previous books that I’ve read has been a

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Humble Bundle has a great deal on a bunch of books by Martha Wells right now, including the whole Murderbot series

Maybe you like Martha Wells’ Murderbot series – or even love it like I do.   Or maybe you just like pretty much anything she writes.   If so, there is a new Humble Bundle out, which offers 14 books by Wells for $18.   These include all of the Murderbot books (except for the new one coming

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Mrs Endicott’s Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen – a review

A thoroughly enjoyable historical novel… I have long been a fan of Rhys Bowen’s mysteries, especially her Evan Evans and Lady Georgie series.    But I’ve never tried any of her non-series books, which appear from their blurbs to be historical novels, rather than mysteries.   So I was thrilled to be offered a review copy of

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