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July 21, 2023
- Three brothers gamely rescue their sister (Bookends) This book is the first in a short series of four, the first of which appeared in 2004, and has recently been the inspiration for the new Jeff Davis supernatural TV show Wolf Pack.
- Tottoi Pet of the week
July 14, 2023
- The Saint, from TV to print to spoken word (Bookends) The Saint Returns is a collection of two novellas, ghost-written by Fleming Lee, with editorial direction from Leslie Charteris.
- Billi Pet Of The Week
July 7, 2023
- Koko Pet Of The Week
- The last of the Castle novels is light fare The Nikki Heat books by “Richard Castle” are a print and audio offshoot of the Castle TV series.
June 30, 2023
- Chloe Pet Of The Week
- The flowers have all the answers, of course Bradshaw Carter is on his way to visit a friend when he runs into an invisible obstacle that pushes his car backwards.
June 23, 2023
- What if those who think they’re heroes are wrong? The Hero of Ages is a long and complicated novel, the final volume in Sanderson’s Mistborn Trilogy.
- Little and Sneaky Pet Of The Week
June 16, 2023
- Just who was that old man, anyway? (Bookends) The Old Man in this story is Sherlock Holmes, of course, though he is never named as such.
- Robin Pet Of The Week
June 9, 2023
- Prescient reflections on a fictional pandemic It might have been best not to read this book while also reading one by my old friend Debora Mackenzie, a science journalist.
- Misty Pet Of The Week
June 2, 2023
- Wait a minute! This corpse wasn’t a ghost (Bookends) From its beginnings in 1933, Gardner’s Perry Mason series had progressed to number 18 by 1941, and would continue until 1969, the year before he died, totalling 80 books.
- Kevin Pet Of The Week
May 26, 2023
- The question: what is a novella, anyway? (Bookends) Why does Stephen King even bother to write anything other than novels?
- Twitch Pet Of The Week
May 19, 2023
- Butters Pet Of The Week