Reading – Bob Matthews

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My Year in Reading – 2020

bobamatthews Jan 7, 2021

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

Reading, reviews

bobamatthews Oct 4, 2020 Tagged with book review

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

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

Reading, reviews

bobamatthews May 13, 2020 Tagged with book, book review, review

Let me start out by saying that I really enjoyed “Preacher Sam (Sam Geisler, Murder Whisperer)”, …

Reading, reviews

bobamatthews Sep 6, 2019 Tagged with book, book review

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

The five writers that influenced me the most

Reading, Writing

bobamatthews Aug 6, 2019 Tagged with Haruki Murakami, Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, Richard Brautigan, Richard Russo

There are five authors that have really resonated with me. I am attracted to them for…

Book cover for Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery

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bobamatthews Jan 22, 2019 Tagged with book review, Mary Amato

Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato is a fun read.

"Banged-Up Heart" by Shirley Melis

bobamatthews Jun 24, 2018 Tagged with book, book review, melis, memoir

“Banged-Up Heart” is a moving, informative memoir by Shirley Melis on love, loss, life and coping…

Reading

bobamatthews Dec 30, 2017 Tagged with 2017, Books, year end

Here are my favorite reads of 2017. This is my list, very specific to me, my…