This is not a book about capital-H heroes. Instead, it centers on people who engage in small acts of service, kindness, and yes, heroism—not for recognition or glory, but because it was the right thing to do in the moment. These are stories of people showing up when it would have been easier not to.
The Locked Room is clever, cozy without being complacent, and deeply satisfying for puzzle-lovers. If you adore classic detective fiction but crave a fresh perspective, Harriet White deserves a place on your shelf—and very likely, in your reading rotation for a long while to come.
About the Book: A Treatise on Martian Chiropractic Manipulation and Other Satirical Tales Human beings are flawed creatures, and humor is the perfect means to exploit the endless fodder of our shortcomings. This multi-genre collection of twenty-one short satirical stories will leave you smirking, chuckling, scratching your head, and maybe even muttering to yourself […]
There is also something deeply comforting about the cultural shorthand Spencer-Fleming uses. References to PBS, public radio–adjacent sensibilities, and a certain late-20th-century, educated-Northeast worldview made me feel instantly at home. It is clear the author lives in or very near my cultural zeitgeist, and those small, knowing touches add a layer of authenticity that is easy to underestimate and hard to fake.There is also something deeply comforting about the cultural shorthand Spencer-Fleming uses. References to PBS, public radio–adjacent sensibilities, and a certain late-20th-century, educated-Northeast worldview made me feel instantly at home. It is clear the author lives in or very near my cultural zeitgeist, and those small, knowing touches add a layer of authenticity that is easy to underestimate and hard to fake.
About the book, Pueblos Mágicos: A Traveler’s Guide to Mexico’s Hidden Treasures Pages: 296 Publisher: Bayou City Press Publication Date: Oct, 3 2025 Categories: General Mexico Travel Guide Pueblos Mágicos: A Traveler’s Guide to Mexico’s Hidden Treasures covers 62 of the towns in the Government of Mexico’s “Pueblos Mágicos” initiative, a program that identifies and […]
Oh, I LOVED Q!!! His voice, his superior attitude, he was GREAT! Where did you get that?
The Harry Potter & LOTR books are great listens, the readers have awesome British accents :-)
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I really like audiobooks that are poetry – it’s *meant* to be read aloud! I wear out tapes of the (abridged) Iliad and Odyssey on a regular basis. I will also listen to anything read by Alex Jennings (he does my Odyssey; Derek Jacobi my Iliad. Mind you, over here we have radio stations devoted to plays and book readings, so they’re a big part of my life. (;
Hello Miss Meliss,
This is a story you will be amused by I hope. I am a Regional Manager for 1st National Lending Services in Southern California. Tammy is a new Account Executive with us in San Diego. She went online yesterday and googled 1st National Lending Services and found your blog. We were working together today and had lunch in the Borders Cafe in Carmel Mountain Ranch. The best of several worlds, internet, tables, food, coffee, great yummy desserts and BOOKS!
She had printed your complimentary blog on 1st NLS from March of 2005 and we decided to look you up!
Can I tell you that I love the way you write? I am so pleased that you had a positive experience with our Marin County office, but besides that you are an excellent writer and we could actually feel the rain and snuggles or fuzzy as you describe in your last blog.
I hope that you are doing something more with your writing than processing loans, which we are grateful that you do, you have talent. You sound like a simply delightful woman and I’m so happy you have shared a bit of yourself with us.
Here’s Tammy…
Thanks for the vote of confidence about my new employer, it made me feel like I made the right choice in lenders.
Enjoyed your blog! Keep writing!
Kelly & Tammy