This, That . . . and the Other

Newspaper columns, book reviews, random thoughts, assorted musings . . . the list goes on

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Review: "Don't Let Him In," Lisa Jewell

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Ash is devastated by the loss of her personable, successful father, Paddy Swann. But things get worse when her mother falls for a former col...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Review: "Murderland," Caroline Fraser

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There were 669 serial killers at large in the 1990s in the U.S. The number dropped to 371 in the 2000s, and to 117 from 2010-2020. Could st...
Monday, July 21, 2025

Review: "Kill Your Darlings," Peter Swanson

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Wendy and Thom Graves seem to have it all. They live in a lovely Victorian near the ocean on Boston’s North Shore. Their grown son, Jason, i...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Essay: Leo 2.0

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What happens when your household goes from four cats to one? Leo is showing us the way. A large, long-haired black cat, Leo has always be...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Review: "Marble Hall Murders," Anthony Horowitz

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Book editor Susan Ryeland and detective Atticus Pünd are back for parallel adventures in the present day and 1955. And what a delight they ...
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Liz Soares
I'm a freelance writer who writes columns for the Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) and the Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine). My essays have appeared in The Christian Science Monitor. I'm the author of "All for Maine: The Story of Gov. Percival P. Baxter."
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