I recently changed up my schedule so that I’d have more time to read. Because I figured y’all weren’t content with the four to eight books or so that I detail here each month. Ok, honestly, I just enjoy reading, though it is necessary to my job, i.e. being a writer. Reading fiction is a pleasurable activity, but it’s also market research in a lot of ways. Which is probably more than you wanted to know. Over the past few…
February’s reading was slim, much like the month itself. I did read a few really great novels and some excellent short stories, so let’s dive right in. I finally (!) finished reading the January/February 2016 issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Yes, it took me around three years to finish it, mostly because I kept setting it aside and forgetting about it, or getting distracted by other stories. I used to spend a ton of time with my grandmothers. Some…