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I blog about books and libraries at WildmooBooks.com and cohost the podcast, Book Cougars: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read. I also review mysteries, thrillers, and related history for Criminal Element.

• BookExpo #BookHaul Part I

  By Chris Wolak on June 22, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

      I’ve decided to break up my BookExpo book haul into at least two posts. Today I’m sharing the books I acquired that are already published. Next week I’ll share the books being published in July and beyond. Here… Read More ›

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• BookExpo 2018 Part I: Recap Preview

  By Chris Wolak on June 17, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

    I recently attended BookExpo, May 30 – June 1st, at the Javits Center in Manhattan, NY. I’m grateful for the media pass which made my attendance possible. I have a recap post in the works, one that focuses on… Read More ›

• Review: Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo

  By Chris Wolak on June 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  “Time flies” and “So many books, so little time” are two clichés that banged up against my reading life when I was offered the opportunity to read and review Linda Castillo’s first Kate Burkholder novel, Sworn to Silence. In 2009, when Sworn to Silence came… Read More ›

• Review: District VIII by Adam Lebor

  By Chris Wolak on June 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  District VIII is the first in a new mystery series by Adam Lebor featuring Detective Balthazar Kovacs, a man caught between his Gypsy heritage and his crime family on the one hand, and his law enforcement career and American ex-wife… Read More ›

• Big Book Summer Challenge

  By Chris Wolak on June 4, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  My friend Sue who blogs at Book By Book is hosting her seventh annual Big Book Summer Challenge and I am on it this year! You can read the challenge details here (note that she has a Goodreads group for… Read More ›

• Cather “Brings Home the Bacon” with Two Friends (#WillaOnWednesday)

  By Chris Wolak on May 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Willa Cather’s short story “Two Friends” in Obscure Destinies, first edition, some Connecticut & Yale history, and a brief appearance by Edith Wharton.

• Two Graduation Gift Ideas (Books, of course)

  By Chris Wolak on May 15, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Graduation season is again upon us and two recent books that I’ve read would make great gift ideas for high school, college, or graduate level folks who are moving on to the next adventure in their lives. The first is… Read More ›