Barbara Vey
 Barbara Vey is a mother of 2 boys and grandma of 2. Her local library is her favorite place in the world. They ask her for book recommendations all the time. She has gone on the Author's at Sea cruise twice, and attended the RT convention in St. Louis, and also the Love is Murder convention in Chicago. Over the years, Barbara has met many authors and has made many friends. Books are her passion. User Stats
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Twilight Time on Your Turn FridayNovember 20, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (13)  New Moon opens today. At my local theater they are showing it no less than 15 times a day. I have a feeling it's going to be hormone city there. The cast is perfect for the teen set and I can imagine lots of sighing with oohs and aahs mixed in. I'll eventually see it...just not today. I get more excited about Harry Potter myself, but I'm not immune to the appeal of the Twilight saga. I've always been leery about my favorite books turned into movies. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. I really try to pretend they are two different things. I read all the James Bond books and most the time the only thing they take from the books is the title. I liked The...Read More Recent Posts
WW Ladies Book Club BlurbsNovember 18, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (11)  Our Christmas books special is over, so back to our regularly scheduled blurbed. Hope you find lots of great reads!  The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren WillligListened to by joysann Remember the Scarlet Pimpernel? He wasn't the only English spy operating in the wars against Napoleon. In fact, in her PhD dissertation, modern day Eloise Kelly is determined to produce evidence that the most effective and elusive spy was a woman. In doing so, she studies the journals of Henrietta Selwick, telling ho...Read More Recent Posts
Murder and Mayhem in MuskegoNovember 17, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (8)
While I was covering Crime Bake in Boston, one of my super-duper blurbers, Michelle, offered to go to Murder and Mayhem in Muskego for me. Here's Michelle's thoughts on her first ever conference. Murder and Mayhem was held in Muskego, Wisconsin. The event began Friday night with a meet and greet. During the wine tasting I was laughing with F. Paul Wilson and Joe Konrath about crazy plots in out of the way towns, I spoke with Jamie Frevele...Read More Recent Posts
Crime Bake with Lisa GardnerNovember 16, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (4)
I can't believe that yesterday was the last day of the Crime Bake Conference. This weekend really flew by and because I have an early flight to catch, I won't be able to stay for the whole morning. But, not to worry, I set 2 intrepid reporters on the scene to keep you all updated. As for me, I was seated at author Rosemary Harris' table for Breakfast with an...Read More Recent Posts
Crime Bake: Murder Myster TheaterNovember 15, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (13)
Saturdays are the busiest days for conferences filled with classes, seminars, agent appointments, pitches for editors and manuscript critiques. After a continental breakfast, we were treated to B is for Best-Sellers with Sue Grafton, Joseph Finder, Lisa Gardner and Michael Palmer...Read More
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