Lesa's Book Critiques
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Mark Baker’s Favorite Books Read in 2025
Thank you to Mark for taking time to submit his Favorite Books Read in 20215. Not only does Mark have a full-time job, he also blogs himself at Carstairs Considers, https://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/. His blog says, "Reviews from a collector and media...
What Are You Reading?
I'll always take a quiet week. We had about an inch and a half of snow on Saturday, but this time it didn't keep me home. The snow is melting, too, so roads are fine. That's always my biggest worry. Don't forget that Mark Baker is our guest tomorrow for his...
Future Boy by Michael J. FoX
I probably wouldn't have picked up Future Boy by Michael J. Fox with Nelle Fortenberry if Linda and I hadn't seen Back to the Future: The Musical a few months ago. The book is subtitled Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum. The book...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Crimeucopia
No, this isn't the same Crimeucopia short story anthology that Kevin Tipple reviewed before. This one is called Crimeucopia: The Not So Frail Detective Agency. Thank you, Kevin! Recently released by Murderous Ink Press, Crimeucopia - The Not So Frail Detective...
Theater Kid by Jeffrey Seller
Subtitled A Broadway Memoir, Jeffrey Seller's Theater Kid recounts his life in a poor neighborhood in the Detroit suburbs, his discovery of theater when he was in fourth grade, and his dream of escape. However, Seller's dreams were to produce plays on Broadway, not...
The Crypt Thief by Mark Pryor
It took me a little longer to get into the second Hugo Marston novel by Mark Pryor, The Crypt Thief. The first book, The Bookseller, was more personal to Marston. It was a friend of his who was killed. But, once again, murder and politics are entwined, and Marston...






