I’m going to lump a whole slew of books by one of my favorite thriller-mystery authors, long-time Atlantan Karin Slaughter, into this edition of On My Bedside.  I discovered her a few summers back and spent a few weeks straight devouring her entire first series.  Since then, I’ve worked my way through her second series… Read More

If you loved Hunger Games and Divergent, the Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie will be right up your alley!  I finished the series early this spring and was sad to see it end. The website says: In the society before ours, everyone had technology, too much of it, and the consequences were disastrous. Now, we… Read More

One of the things I loved most about The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch wasn’t discovered until the very end – that the author is a descendant of the Kuisl family and, after extensive research, wrote this engaging fictional account of his own history and ancestors.  The book provides an amazing sense of place in… Read More

While down in Savannah, I mentioned that I was reading The House at Riverton by Kate Morton.  It came highly recommended by many of you and boy were you ever right – it was enchanting and engaging and thoroughly enjoyable!!  A perfect choice for those of us biding time until Downton Abbey comes back in… Read More

I recently finished Rules of Civility by Amor Towles – and I adored it!  It’s not one of those can’t put it down, let the littles raise themselves for a day while I devour it cover to cover in no time flat kind of book.  Rather, it’s a poignant, sophisticated and beautifully penned coming-of-age story… Read More

After hoards of you have advised me to add Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn to my must-read list, I finally took the plunge!  And you were SO right!!  Goodreads says:  On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are… Read More