I got side tracked to the web sites in the first entry on the art from books! Go look at these images, the child in you will rejoice. The work of Sue Blackwell reminds me of one of my favorite permanent exhibits in the Mingei Museum of Folk Art in San Diego, "A Palace for Wednesday." Here's a link (hint - there are viewing size options at the top of the screen): http://takwish.smugmug.com/Art/Art-by-Others/Alice-Hudson-A-Palace-for/3550727_a6UEZ#201122867_vFcPf

Thank you for the list of books. I now have to get my books by mail from the library and, sadly, none of them are on the list so I am unable to order them. I will copy the list, though, and if possible, get them another way.

Love book lists, and like most librarian types, I'm always on the lookout for good mysteries - the proverbial escape literature. I have bookmarked this for future reference. Thanks - seems like I return three out of four books out of five after reading only a few pages these days. Either I've become more discriminating or good writing is becoming a lost art.

The Identity, Health, and Women has caught my attention!

Thank you for this great service to both readers and writers. What a nice idea!

So far, I've read several on the list:
1. Perfectly Healthy Man---Loved it, but might be biased because I know the author. This is romp of a mystery is filled with wry wit, lots of characters and a convoluted plot that leads to a surprise ending. My book club raved, and they're very picky readers!
2. Dead End---Whoa, a thriller! Not for the squeamish! Five pages in and I couldn't put this one down. Leigh knows her police procedure, which sometimes leads to dead ends, as well as dead bodies.
3. Pop Culture---I laughed, I cried, I shook my head in agreement and disagreement with what this iconoclastic, in-your-face writer had to say about contemporary life. Under-40s will especially like this one.
4. The River of Forgetting---This book may change the way you think about post-traumatic stress disorder, and may even change your life. I know it helped me move forward with healing some old wounds. It's Jane's sensitivity and candor that make book a gem in its genre.