Tag: Atria Books

• Book Review: Split Second Thirty-Two Switcheroo (Stephanie Plum #32) by Janet Evanovich

  Yes, that’s right, Stephanie Plum #32, and I’ve been along for the ride ever since the summer of 2002 when I ran into a friend at my local public library who was carrying the then recently published Hard Eight, the 8th in the Stephanie Plum series. She said they were a lot of fun to…

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  October 31, 2026

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• Book Review: The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins

  I just finished this book last night and I am truly impressed that this is a debut novel. The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins is soon to be published by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, which is one of the “Big Five” of publishing. The Big Five is…

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  July 8, 2026

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• Book Review-The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder: A Novel by C.L. Miller

  To use a term often used in antique appraisals, this debut novel comes with quite a provenance, as it was written by the daughter of the late Judith Miller (1951-2023), a regular specialist on the wildly popular BBC Antiques Roadshow. Antiques Roadshow, both the UK version and the American version, is a favorite of mine.…

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  May 8, 2026

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• Book Review: The Killer Question by Janice Hallett

  The Killer Question by Janice Hallett (Atria Books, September 2025) is my third book by Hallett. All of her books, those I’ve read and those I’ve yet to read, are told in epistolary style, meaning the story is told through a series of letters, or in modern terms, a series of emails, interoffice communications, text…

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  June 30, 2025

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• Book Review: The Lodge by Kayla Olson

  Even though today’s high in my town was 87 degrees, I just finished a book called The Lodge by Kayla Olson, set in Black Maple Lodge, a snowy mountain ski resort in Vermont. Billed as a “swoony romance,” this was the perfect “palate cleanser” book after several heavier books. If you enjoy watching Hallmark movies…

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  August 29, 2024

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