Book Talk: Atwood, The Testaments
Thirty-five years after Margaret Atwood’s blockbuster, The Handmaid’s Tale, was published, Ms. Atwood wrote the prequel/sequel, The...
Jim Glynn
Sep 17, 2025
Book Talk: Atwood, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
During the past few months, I’ve seen many references to Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” (1984, 311 pages in softcover format)....
Jim Glynn
Sep 10, 2025
Book Talk: Scottoline, ‘Running from the Law’
Aside from being a great read, Lisa Scottoline’s “Running from the Law” (2022, 448 pages in hardback format) is an excellent guide on how...
Jim Glynn
Sep 3, 2025


Central Valley authors gather for Book Faire
Allen Baraldi/The Madera Tribune More than 40 authors set up tables to display and sell their books during the Heart of California Book...
Nancy Simpson
Aug 28, 2025
Book Talk: Greg Iles, ‘The Quiet Game’
I’ve read a few of Greg Iles’ more recent novels, all stand-alones, and I enjoyed each of them. I decided to do a quick search on the...
Jim Glynn
Aug 27, 2025
Book Talk: A short story and a confusing plot
The Gift Although I discovered Freida McFadden only within the past year, she inched her way onto my list of favorable authors, replacing...
Jim Glynn
Aug 20, 2025
Book Talk: Baldacci, ‘A Calamity of Souls’
“A Calamity of Souls” (2024, 480 pages in hardback format) is set in southern Virginia in 1968, a time when George Wallace was running...
Jim Glynn
Aug 13, 2025
Book Talk: Paul Levine — the Jake Lassiter series
If you love exciting mysteries, likable lawyers, and great plots, and you haven’t discovered Paul Levine, let me introduce you. Levine is...
Jim Glynn
Jul 30, 2025









