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Murder Most Silly: 8 Cozy Mysteries with Ridiculous Titles

Not being an avid mystery reader myself, I just recently learned about the “cozy mystery” sub-genre. But now that I’ve done a little research, I’m thinking about a career as a mystery writer, because they pretty much seem to write themselves: a single lady with a cutesy job discovers the body of a person that everyone disliked, suspicion falls upon her for some reason, and she decides to solve the case herself with help from the town’s array of kooky characters. By the time you’ve finished your tea and scones, the mystery is neatly solved and order is restored. If [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:43-07:00February 8th, 2012|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Looking for a few Goodreads.

I'm a pretty dedicated Type A, but even I drew the line at my borderline-OCD friend's array of spreadsheets tracking his annual book, music, and movie consumption. It just seemed like way too much administrative time that could be better spent on the couch, reading more books. Until recently, that is, when a few embarrassing memory lapses (like re-requesting a book from the library that I'd already borrowed and read... guess it wasn't that memorable) convinced me that I needed a trackable system. Enter Goodreads. Goodreads has been around for a few years now, and its claim to fame is stacking a [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:20-07:00February 8th, 2012|Tags: , , , |

My Kindle Honeymoon: The First 30 Days

Reader, I ordered it! The Amazon Kindle Touch, that is, after a ton of agonizing and soul-searching over whether I'd be contributing to the death of print books. I got some flak for not going with the Kindle Fire, but I really wanted an easy-on-the-eyes e-reader, not a glowing LED tablet-lite. Like any new partnership, it's been a journey of learning (occasionally, a casual swipe will do something completely unexpected, like return to the beginning of the chapter or, you know, some random location within the book), but I think we'll be able to cohabitate quite harmoniously. Here's what I've [...]

2021-02-04T14:46:20-07:00February 3rd, 2012|Tags: , , , |
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