I’ve read Deborah Grabien mysteries before and I love the whole ghosts-coming-out-of-the-walls thing. The ghosts in her “Haunted Ballad” series are invoked by the stirring lyrics strung and sung by Ringan, handsome modern bard and guitarist, and channeled through the body of…

Esquire lists two books I loved as Things They Are Thankful For : Bad Marie by Marcy Dermansky and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell. Well, hey, me too. I am thankful for those books, too.

For the younger set:
Two Bobbies by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery, illustrated by Jean Cassels. The true story of a dog and a cat who together survived Katrina. This book is beautifully…