Author Archives: Risa

Four books this month and not a murder mystery in sight! Instead: a book of scifi shorts, a sort-of historical fantasy, a non-fiction history, and a fictional sort-of romance. Apparently a month when I felt the need to shake things … Continue reading →

April was a hard month for me on the writing side and May was challenging on the reading side. So I just combined them together and captured these 8 books. Actually, we’ll call it 7 1/2, but you can be … Continue reading →

My goodness, I am really confronting my global disaster fears this month! February is a dreary month in Ontario, and it’s challenging even for a milestone birthday to cheer it up. It seems, with few exceptions, that my February book … Continue reading →

Hard to believe, but I read seven (!!) books this month. Only two are murder mysteries, so maybe I’m getting better at branching out? Certainly book clubs help. Two of the books were selections by my Amnesty book club group … Continue reading →

With minimal preamble, here’s my complete list of books for 2024. The categories are pretty self-explanatory. BTW, I read 52 books this year (!!!), a new record since my record keeping began! I’d say at a glance I still favour … Continue reading →

One – I forgot to publish an entry for Nov, so lucky you, you get a total of ten books in this post. I’ll try to keep them brief! Two – I surprised myself (shocked, even!) by finishing the year … Continue reading →

Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles Want to read a book with notes of The Great Gatsby, but without the annoying characters and male-centric plot? Then Rules of Civility may be the book for you! Set in the late 30s … Continue reading →