tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.comments2023-08-08T04:01:03.781-04:00Kingdom Books, Mysteries - ReviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-72656684719719988692023-05-31T18:49:35.165-04:002023-05-31T18:49:35.165-04:00Jeff, thanks for getting in touch -- I am very ple...Jeff, thanks for getting in touch -- I am very pleased to keep the blog as an archive and truly honored to know you've kept an eye on it. Readers who haven't seen your work yet can look here: http://therapsheet.blogspot.com Watch also for some new ways I'll be commenting on books, especially on my writing blog https://bethkanell.blogspot.com -- what I anticipate is a lot of short comments and some longer thoughtful pieces that may include multiple titles. Change can be good!Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-32172851851350299862023-05-31T18:26:07.700-04:002023-05-31T18:26:07.700-04:00And thank you for keeping this blog as an archive,...And thank you for keeping this blog as an archive, so that links to your work from The Rap Sheet and other Web resources will continue to function.J. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-31368993013589173752023-05-31T18:23:33.988-04:002023-05-31T18:23:33.988-04:00Thank you, Beth! I have very much enjoyed your rev...Thank you, Beth! I have very much enjoyed your reviews here, and will continue following them in the New York Journal of Books.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />J. (Jeff) Kingston Pierce<br />Editor, The Rap SheetJ. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-2492430256846946772023-04-30T12:51:39.279-04:002023-04-30T12:51:39.279-04:00Well worth the wait!Well worth the wait!Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-80191485119190071562023-04-30T08:05:03.618-04:002023-04-30T08:05:03.618-04:00I have been waiting impatiently for this book. LO...I have been waiting impatiently for this book. LOVE the Ruth Galloway seriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-4624385598443497592023-02-18T21:48:46.489-05:002023-02-18T21:48:46.489-05:00That's great to hear, Deborah. Thanks for lett...That's great to hear, Deborah. Thanks for letting me know.Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-9906827536369699612023-02-18T10:54:46.064-05:002023-02-18T10:54:46.064-05:00Beth, I’m reading this on your recommendation and ...Beth, I’m reading this on your recommendation and enjoying it very much, particularly because my great-grandmother was Pennsylvania Dutch and I remember those speech patterns. Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620600498713258982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-33295627915204159382022-07-05T16:56:51.076-04:002022-07-05T16:56:51.076-04:00Sounds like a worthwhile read! Sounds like a worthwhile read! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-78394899409675141802022-05-20T21:25:43.682-04:002022-05-20T21:25:43.682-04:00Lovely that you've enjoyed Lucy Swope's bo...Lovely that you've enjoyed Lucy Swope's book "Henry." She and her husband now live in New York State, and I don't think they are doing any public events -- sorry!Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-11600683107352585532022-05-20T16:38:32.505-04:002022-05-20T16:38:32.505-04:00Have small book "Henry" by Lucy Swope, 1...Have small book "Henry" by Lucy Swope, 1997, Elizabeth Farm Press, Groton, VT.<br />Finally reading it (short read). Goes to the center of my heart - cats. <br />Unsure how book in my possession (have ties to Vermont). Possible to get in touch<br />with the author-illustrator?David Tatlocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-73051839055146530322022-05-05T17:59:59.424-04:002022-05-05T17:59:59.424-04:00Looking forward to it! Looking forward to it! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-26332249889707799672022-03-21T05:00:00.037-04:002022-03-21T05:00:00.037-04:00The information you shared is very helpful, thanks...The information you shared is very helpful, thanksbingsporthttps://bingsport.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-35356136253288122842022-02-23T04:32:34.160-05:002022-02-23T04:32:34.160-05:00thanks for this interesting review on Elizabeth Ge...thanks for this interesting review on Elizabeth George Something to hide!<br />Just searching that to save on favorite list. <br />apkfunhttps://apkfun.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-79123716468351781002021-11-10T16:00:30.069-05:002021-11-10T16:00:30.069-05:00It was a pleasure. And this is a book worth re-rea...It was a pleasure. And this is a book worth re-reading.Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-68931298333045423902021-11-10T11:24:52.102-05:002021-11-10T11:24:52.102-05:00Beth, thanks so much for the wonderful review of T...Beth, thanks so much for the wonderful review of The Pledge! It's greatly satisfying when a reviewer does a deep dive into a novel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076660177041895509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-47961705418937560182021-10-24T16:58:20.829-04:002021-10-24T16:58:20.829-04:00Carolyn, I think there's something lazy about ...Carolyn, I think there's something lazy about labeling a series "cozy" because it "takes place in a village" -- under that reasoning, the Stepford Wives could have been considered cozy! Penny's work has an arc of narrative with a whiff of darkness that absolutely moves it out of cozy. Pardon my rant ... but you know what I mean!<br />Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-65129234046125001872021-10-24T13:35:37.401-04:002021-10-24T13:35:37.401-04:00Agree completely! I was shocked when I recently sa...Agree completely! I was shocked when I recently saw Penny's series labeled as "cozy." I Googled the question and found your blog post. Bravo!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077466583865753938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-73635591596375594862021-10-04T19:28:23.405-04:002021-10-04T19:28:23.405-04:00Thank you so much, Beth! IThank you so much, Beth! IClea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-12405885730089455242021-03-08T10:03:22.858-05:002021-03-08T10:03:22.858-05:00Absolutely love Elly's books but I must wonder...Absolutely love Elly's books but I must wonder, why does she insert the words "Jesus wept" in them all - many times in totally innocuous places with no relationship to the content?Barrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585110306334549311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-48589698077469074812021-02-05T15:01:36.365-05:002021-02-05T15:01:36.365-05:00It's definitely interesting to see something l...It's definitely interesting to see something like this. <br />Especially when they have my exact name. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-91570935049315568342021-01-25T20:59:12.283-05:002021-01-25T20:59:12.283-05:00A pleasure -- well earned!A pleasure -- well earned!Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-4771237887126252152021-01-25T19:48:14.374-05:002021-01-25T19:48:14.374-05:00Thank you - I am beyond thrilled. Thank you, thank...Thank you - I am beyond thrilled. Thank you, thank you, thank you.Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-91658512602492680302021-01-12T13:28:33.107-05:002021-01-12T13:28:33.107-05:00From the publisher:
Actually the book does includ...From the publisher: <br />Actually the book does include a couple dozen recipes for the dishes mentioned throughout the story.D. X. Varoshttps://www.dxvaros.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-79114479507404479012020-10-11T12:03:21.255-04:002020-10-11T12:03:21.255-04:00What a kind and thorough review of my second myste...What a kind and thorough review of my second mystery. Many thanks. I am getting Alexa in more deep water in the third book, The Bone Track.Sara E Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492343751132003211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-89067522938042150632020-07-17T17:06:38.562-04:002020-07-17T17:06:38.562-04:00That. Is. Awesome!!!!! Squeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
-Carri...That. Is. Awesome!!!!! Squeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!<br />-CarrieCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386184751498157735noreply@blogger.com