Tag: book-reviews

Worst New Year’s Eve Party Ever: Louise Penny’s The Madness of Crowds

I have never liked New Year’s Eve parties, but 29 years ago I went to a friend’s party, under protest–literally dropped off at the door by another friend, with whom I’d had dinner, and ordered to stay for at least half an hour. And I met somebody quite lovely, and talked about Jane Austen for…
Jean Paetkau’s Victoria-Set Breakwater Series

My Christmas holiday reading has been the second book in local indie writer Jean Paetkau’s Breakwater series, which opened with Blood on the Breakwater last year. In Victoria it was a bestseller, and the author did a tremendous job promoting her self-published work. That must be one of the most onerous tasks for a writer…

Worst New Year’s Eve Party Ever: Louise Penny’s The Madness of Crowds