In honor of baseball’s spring training I recommend The Resisters by Gish Jen. In a post-new world order called Auto-America, much of the country is under water and divided into two classes: The Netters, fair-skinned people living on higher ground and afforded life’s luxuries and The Surplus, mostly copper-toned people …
I’ve had a few brushes with greatness in my life, one being when I accepted a job that was previously held by novelist Sara Paretsky. I discovered this fact one day when I was sorting through some old file folders in my new cubicle (which used to be hers, as …
Don’t let the premise deter you. Dear Edward is a beautifully written novel that deftly moves the reader between heartbreak and hope in the aftermath of unspeakable tragedy. Twelve-year-old Edward is the only survivor of a horrific plane crash that takes the lives of 191 people, including his parents and …
It’s Girl Scout cookie season, and we couldn’t be happier. The behemoth fundraiser for the Girl Scouts of America sells some 200 million boxes of cookies each year, generating $700 million in sales. Today it’s a high-tech operation, but the fundraiser began in the way you’d expect: with a few …
I don’t remember how I first came across it, but Murder on the Orient Express was my first Agatha Christie novel and at the ripe old age of 11, I was hooked. The books fit a formula — murder in a rich, mannered English setting with suspects from the upper …
Happy Valentine’s Day! In the spirit of today’s festivities, we’re going to recommend two romance books for your weekend reading pleasure. (Stop rolling your eyes – did you know that romance accounts for half the books sold each year, beating all other genres in sales?) The Hating Game by Sally …
For Oscar weekend, a mutterhood reader recommends Demi Moore’s memoir Inside Out. Moore, who rose to superstar status with movies like Indecent Proposal, A Few Good Men and Ghost, was one of the first women in Hollywood to demand pay equity with her male co-stars. Here she recounts her rocky …
UPDATE: Today’s the final day of this week’s giveaway of Denise Swanson’s autographed Scumble River Mystery books, so head on over to our Facebook page to see if you’re a lucky winner. Thank you to Denise Swanson for this great giveaway, and thank you all for reading. We’ll be back …
Now that SECRET is no longer secret, we’ve been hearing great things from our readers. We’re thrilled to learn that many of you are interested in diving into the books written by Denise Swanson, our featured profile. We’re with you! Denise has generously provided us with three autographed books from her Scumble …
It’s a new year, and we have a brand-new issue! SECRET, the new issue of mutterhood magazine, explores what lies in the shadows, between the lines, and maybe even behind the scenes of what we consider real. This new issue features a profile of cozy mystery writer Denise Swanson, whose …