Sunday, December 24, 2017

Week Fifty-Two - 0 To Go

For the fifteenth year, Anne Perry continues her Christmas tradition of providing her readers with a Christmas novella. The minor character in this work is Mariah Ellison, Charlotte and Emily’s grandmother. The resilience of the human spirit tempered with hope manifests itself here.

Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks in 2018


What's not to love about a challenge? Here is one, 2018 52 Books in 52 Weeks, that runs from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The rules are simple.



Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Week Twelve
Week Thirteen
Week Fourteen
Week Fifteen
Week Sixteen
Week Seventeen
Week Eighteen
Week Nineteen
Week Twenty
Week Twenty-One
Week Twenty-Two
Week Twenty-Three
Week Twenty-Four
Week Twenty-Five
Week Twenty-Six
Week Twenty-Seven
Week Twenty-Eight
Week Twenty-Nine
Week Thirty
Week Thirty-One 
Week Thirty-Two
Week Thirty-Three
Week Thirty-Four
Week Thirty-Six
Week Thirty-Seven 
Week Thirty-Eight
Week Thirty-Nine
Week Forty 
Week Forty-One
Week Forty-Two
Week Forty-Three 
Week Forty-Four
Week Forty-Five
Week Forty-Six 
Week Forty-Seven
Week Forty-Eight
Week Forty-Nine
Week Fifty
Week Fifty-One
Week Fifty-Two

Sunday, December 17, 2017

Week Fifty-One - 1 To Go

The plot involves a psychopathic wedding crasher who deceives lonely women in order to kill them for practice. Some dedicated McDermid readers might find the ending to be completely unexpected.


Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Auburn City Hall Christmas Tree Display

Auburn Memorial City Hall
Seymour Library Christmas Tree
Doubledays Christmas Tree

O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree
How lovely are thy branche
- Traditional Christmas Carol 

More interpretations at Outdoor Wednesday.

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Week Fifty - 2 To Go

This flight or should one say passage in set in the North Country of New York State. Jeff Delbel emphasizes friendship coupled with the adage that people can make a difference.

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Week Forty-Nine - 3 To Go

In his poems William Brewer projects a light on the emotional and intense subject of opioid epidemic of rural America.

Week Forty-Eight - 4 To Go

Franklin Foer’s powerful analysis of the big tech companies should be read by any sensible reader who is serious about the state of the new world order.