Last week I began a grand experiment. I self-published my book, Not Quite Heaven in digital format, offering it for sale on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and in the iBookstore. After years of…
Hidden by Shelley Shepard Gray. I think I’m noticing another trend in the “inspirational” novels I’ve read. Not enough set-up. Whether this is an editing or an author issue, I…
For those of you who don't know, Picky Reader blogs are my comments about books I've recently read. Not reviews and not necessarily recommendations, but if I loved it, I'll…
Magnolia Wednesdays by Wendy Wax. Gosh, there’s a lot going on in this novel. Lots of sub-plots and characters. All the characters seem to have something to hide. Secrets, if…
Some more books I've read recently: Summer Blowout by Claire Cook. Just a note to myself that I read it. Thirty-something divorced hairdresser interacts with quirky family members while reluctantly…
Picky Reader's recently read books: Northern Lights by Nora Roberts. How many books has Nora Roberts written? A hundred? A thousand? So you expect her work to be good. Great. …
Rainwater by Sandra Brown. Has Sandra Brown ever written a bad book? If she has, I suppose they didn’t make it to publication. Maybe she’s got a few trunk novels…
The End of an Error by Mameve Medwed. If you’re a middle-aged woman who didn’t marry her first love and who’s ever wondered about the road not taken, this is…