Bitter Tea and Mystery

Where I list what I read and my reactions.
Mystery is my genre, leaning towards
traditional mysteries and police procedurals.
Bitter hot tea is the perfect companion.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Short Story Wednesday: Thrilling Tales

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Early this week, I started reading stories in McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales , edited by Michael Chabon. I was a litt...

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Monday, November 10, 2025

My Books from the 2025 Book Sale

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Every year we look forward to the Planned Parenthood Book Sale, which was held between September 12 – 21, 2025. We go to the sale five times...

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Short Story Wednesday: The Grantchester Mysteries

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The Grantchester Mysteries consists of six short story collections by James Runcie. The short stories are all connected and follow the inv...

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Books Read in August 2025

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As you can see, I am more than a bit behind with my monthly reading summaries. August's reading was a bit unusual for me. I only read fi...

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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Perplexing Plots: David Bordwell

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The subtitle of this book is "Popular Storytelling and the Poetics of Murder." Bordwell was an influential film scholar; this bo...

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Short Story Wednesday: Two Hercule Poirot Short Stories

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Recently I read two short stories from Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie. The collection has 867 pages and was ...

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