“I loved everything about this book…”

“I loved everything about this book. The characters were quirky, the story made me laugh out loud and I loved the sister cats with magical powers. After finishing book two, I immediately purchased book one so I could start from the beginning. ” The...

Five Questions with Dharma Kelleher

There’s a lot of talk in the crime fiction community these days about “other voices.” Basically, that means hearing from people whose stories don’t necessarily follow the usual template – and it can focus more on our differences (race, gender,...

PW loves “Incantation”!

“In Simon’s entertaining sequel to 2018’s A Spell of Murder…  Becca’s cats, each with a distinctive personality, use their individual magical skills in their efforts to solve the case and keep Becca safe. Fans of talking cat cozies will have...

Five Questions with Paula Munier

I first knew Paula as a panelist – a wise and funny woman who would show up at conferences and always had something useful to say. I’d see her name on a schedule and I’d know that wherever she was, that was going to be good. I then started to hear about...

Calling all critics…

Book bloggers and reviewers! The ARC (advanced reading copy) of AN INCANTATION OF CATS is now available on NetGalley. Please, be aware – this is (as the cover notes) the UNCORRECTED copy. I’m going through it now and making all the copy editor’s...