Funny Authors

by Carol24 Comments
I really don't read many funny books, so coming up with three authors I truly consider funny was harder than I thought it would be. Christopher Moore I'm pretty sure the first Christopher Moore book I read was the Island of the Sequined Love Nun, which I loved. Hilarious! I made my husband read it and he enjoyed it too. And I found out today that he was actually born and raised in Ohio. Nifty, huh?   Douglas Adams He's a must-read author as far as I'm concerned. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series is classic. It's a shame that I've never listened to any of the radio series, might be a good idea for the next long car trip. I have to admit that I'm also a fan of his Dirk Gently series.   Brian M. Wiprud I fell in love with his writing when I first read Pipsqueak. It's a smart, funny, quirky mystery and I adored it. I've since read all of his books...
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Winner!

by Carol6 Comments
Congratulations to the winner of The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. Tif from Tif Talks Books I'll be e-mailing you shortly for your mailing address. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.  ...
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Teaser from In Christ Alone

by Carol8 Comments
It is not faith that saves, but faith in Jesus Christ. ... It is not, strictly speaking, even faith in Christ that saves, but Christ that saves through faith. The saving power resides exclusively, not in the act of faith or the attitude of faith or in the nature of faith, but in the object of faith. (16%, In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson) Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along. The rules are easy and I only cheated a little. Grab your current read, open to a random page, and give us two teaser sentences. Remember, no spoilers. I purchased my copy....
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The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton

by Carol6 Comments
The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton I knew Chesterton as a religious writer. I think that one of the collections I read had a selection or two by him. I was surprised when I learned he was also a well-known mystery author. The Man Who Knew Too Much is more or less a collection of eight short stories featuring Horne Fisher. Fisher is a low-key man, seemingly uninterested but actually very observant and intelligent. He has many friends and relatives in the government, which add an interesting layer to these stories which take place in pre-World War I England. "I know too much," he said. "that's what's the matter with me. That's what's the matter with all o us, and the whole show; we know too much. Too much about one another; too much about orselves." (4%) But Fisher uses what he knows about human nature, about politics, about people to solve a variety of puzzling crimes. Each time we...
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