Category Archives: General

Top Ten Books with “South” in the Title

Posted on April 29, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s treble T is top ten books with ____________ in the title, so I chose to go with South, or Southern. Given that I’m a librarian in a southern river town, I really should read more southern literature… But first, … Continue reading →

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Ten Things I’ve Loved about the Joe Pickett Series

Posted on April 24, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today at lunch, I finished Battle Mountain and am therefore caught up with the Joe Pickett series. While it’s partially a relief to be able to read something else, I have rather enjoyed my habit in the last two months … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on April 23, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished recently? Three Inch Teeth, CJ Box. WHAT are you reading now? Battle Mountain, CJ Box. And then…I shall be caught up. WHAT are you reading next? Will probably turn my full attention to Summer of Blood … Continue reading →

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Books that Surprised Me & Teaser Tuesday

Posted on April 22, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s treble T is books that surprised us. But first, a trio of teases from…various CJ Box books. “You don’t want to give mixed up with them,” Joe said. “They’re bitter and they’re well armed and they hate the feds.”“They … Continue reading →

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Χριστός Ανέστη!

Posted on April 20, 2025 by smellincoffee

Christos anesti to my Christian readers: today is an interesting day because both the Orthodox church and the Roman church (along with its Protestant offspring) are both celebrating Pascha/Easter on the same day. So, here’s the only good thing to … Continue reading →

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Literary Tag Meme

Posted on April 17, 2025 by smellincoffee

Lin @ Lin’s Perspective just posted a bookish meme, and since I keep reading books and then scheduling the reviews for May because I’m not supposed to be reading anything but English fiction, history, etc, here’s the meme for ya. … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & Social Media Book Reccommendations

Posted on April 16, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Disappeared, C.J. Box WHAT are you reading presently? Wolf Pack, CJ Box; CS Lewis Investigates: Mystery at Rake Hall. WHAT are you reading next? Realistically, Long Range by CJ Box. I have seven … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday

Posted on April 15, 2025 by smellincoffee

Normally, he never took much notice of what a female student was wearing. That way danger lay, even if you were saying something gallant about their outfit. And Jack Lewis wasn’t that kind of man. (C.S. Lewis Investigates: MYSTERY AT … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday

Posted on April 8, 2025 by smellincoffee

Doubtless, at that moment he was blinking round him at the sky, as though wondering why he was there at all, and looking as if he were bewildered to find himself skilful enough to fly an aeroplane at all. In … Continue reading →

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Alabama honors the Marquis de Lafayette!

Posted on April 5, 2025 by smellincoffee

Two hundred years ago today the Marquis de Lafayette, as part of a tour of the rapidly-expanding United States, visited the capital of Alabama, Cahawba. Sitting at the convergence of the Alabama and Cahawba rivers, this river city was the … Continue reading →

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