Weyward by Emilia Hart, St. Martin’s Press - 2023 - Weyward is a novel with elements of fantasy that tells the story of three women, all connected in lineage, all with a supernatural connection to nature and who all lead lives that are impacted by violent men. The first is Altha, living in the early …
MOONFLOWER MURDERS
Moonflower Murders - PBS Masterpiece series. - This six part mini-series is a sequel to Magpie Murders with both films based on books by Anthony Horowitz. Whether you enjoy murder mysteries in contemporary settings or prefer your sleuths working in period settings, here’s a story that cleverly combines both. Susan Ryeland (played by Lesley Manville) was …
NOBODY WANTS THIS
Nobody Wants This is a 2024 Netflix series of 10 episodes with a second season to be released in October of this year. It’s an offbeat romantic comedy about Joanne (played by Kristen Bell from The Good Place) who, with her sister Morgan (played by Justine Lupe), co-host a podcast about sex and relationships. Joanne …
THE LADY’S COMPANION
THE LADY’S’ COMPANION is a 2025 Netflix eight part series. It might be described as a Spanish period romantic comedy set in what looks like it might be late 19th Century Madrid. It features an occasionally witty script interspersed with narration with asides to the audience from the main character, Elena Bianda (played by Nadia …
THE RESIDENCE
The Residence is a 2025 eight part Netflix mini-series created by Shondaland productions. It’s described as a comedy/mystery/drama and stars Uzo Aduba as consulting detective Cordellia Cup. Cordellia is in the Sherlock Holmes tradition of detectives - similar methodology but differing perhaps in that she has an obsession with birding rather than playing the violin. …
THE SKY IS NO LONGER THE LIMIT
Do you wake up every morning dreading what horrible or idiotic thing HE is going to do today? Are you tired of your daily diet of news that seems to be obsessed with covering every drooling pronouncement from HIM? Is it increasingly difficult to believe that supposedly sane people cheer and celebrate HIM, no matter …
WHERE’S THE NEAREST CLIFF?
Lemmings got a bad rap. Legions of people think the cute, furry little rodents have an instinct for self-destruction, throwing themselves, on mass, over cliffs when their populations get too large. This bogus belief began as a result of a Disney wildlife film called ‘White Wilderness’ made in 1958. The film has a scene with …
THE PHOENIX CROWN BY KATIE QUINN AND JANIE CHANG
THE PHOENIX CROWN by KATIE QUINN AND JANIE CHANG - HarperCollins, 2024 - Yes, I’m now moved and working my way through a mountain of boxes. The move left little time to reflect on Kanadoodle’s election so, rather than dwell on politics, I’ll recommend a good book instead - much more interesting… San Francisco. In …
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MRS VAN GOGH BY CAROLINE CAUCHI
Mrs Van Gogh by Caroline Cauchi, Harper Collins 2023 - In 1990, Vincent Van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet sold in a NY auction for $82.5 million. In Wikipedia’s current list of the 120 most expensive paintings ever sold, Van Gogh is listed nine times and he’s now considered one of the greatest painters in …
TRUST THY RUMP
I was out in the dogsled searching for ice cubes when a chilling thought crossed my mind. I forgot to turn off the blowtorch in the igloo before I left on my trek! It’s bad enough the climate has warmed up so much the roof has been dripping of late, but that’s nothing compared to …
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