The Surly Bookseller

I am an enthusiastic fan of Adler-Olsen's Department Q novels, so when this one didn't quite grab me like they usually do I chalke...

Careful readers know that I had intended to read Mary Poppins   after seeing the very, very good Saving Mr. Banks at the local cinema. I was...

Early on in my reading of James Scott's The Kept , I tweeted words to this effect:  I need a hug.  By the time I finished reading i...

After I've become a big fan of a writer after reading their debut novel, I am always equally excited and nervous about reading their s...

Life got complicated. Reading screeched to a halt. New year, fresh start.  I finished Jussi Adler-Olsen's third Department Q mystery, A ...

Reading has been slow going for me this past week, for two reasons. First, interruptions to my routine have been numerous, and my usual ti...

Let me save you some time .   Rachel's father is a babe magnet. Her mother is a stick figure of a character. Rachel is late t...