Reading – Bob Matthews

My Year in Reading – 2020

By bobamatthews Posted on January 7, 2021 Posted in Reading, reviews

During the pandemic year of 2020, I made an effort to read books by a wider diversity of authors.

By bobamatthews Posted on October 4, 2020 Posted in Reading, reviews Tagged with book review

R.L. Maizes has another hit with the quirky characters in her debut novel Other People’s Pets.

Book Review – “Preacher Sam (Sam Geisler, Murder Whisperer)”, by Cassondra Windwalker

By bobamatthews Posted on May 13, 2020 Posted in Reading, reviews Tagged with book, book review, review

Preacher Sam, by Cassondra Windwalker, is a great read.

Let me start out by saying that I really enjoyed “Preacher Sam (Sam Geisler, Murder Whisperer)”, by Cassondra Windwalker. I’ve become a big fan of the British “cozy mysteries” on TV. What I like about these “cozy mysteries” are the …

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Book Review – We Love Anderson Cooper, by R. L. Maizes

By bobamatthews Posted on September 6, 2019 Posted in Reading, reviews Tagged with book, book review

R.L. Maizes new collection of short stories gets 5 stars.

Writers That Have Influenced Me

By bobamatthews Posted on August 6, 2019 Posted in Reading, Writing Tagged with Haruki Murakami, Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, Richard Brautigan, Richard Russo

The five writers that influenced me the most

There are five authors that have really resonated with me. I am attracted to them for their combination of subject matter, character, and writing style that draw me to an author. I find myself returning to them for inspiration and guidance with my own writing.