A Lie-Down Weekly Link Round-Up

 

Not much going on here at Casa Kittling. The monsoon storms have arrived, and while other parts of the valley are getting hammered, here we've been getting gentle rains with a bit of wind. I hope that continues because getting half our annual rainfall in twenty minutes is no fun. You long-time friends will remember times of mud here in the pool. 

I was amazed when I went out to fill the birdbaths about an hour ago. A breeze was blowing, and it was almost cool! In August! I checked my weather app, and it was only 90°F at 11 AM-- and it's not even supposed to break 100° today. 

I'm sure JR and all the other wildlife are appreciating it. It was so uncomfortable one night last week that JR had to have a lie-down in one of the birdbaths, bless 'im. I'm glad I don't have to go through this heat wearing a fur coat!

It's time to head on out to the corral. Virtual hugs to you all. Stay cool and enjoy the links!

►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄

• Instagram's new book feature totally misses the point of reading.
• Quiz: How many famous book titles can you complete?
• It's okay to judge a book by its cover.
• The burgeoning field of fiction character biographies.
• Abolish the Top Ten Books list.
• The many lives of libraries.

►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄

• Shipwreck divers discovered a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness brewed during the reign of Queen Victoria, and they want to take a swig.
• Archaeologists in England preparing for road construction unearthed a Roman-Era fingernail cleaner with a handle shaped like a penis. (I saw one of these when I went to the Pompeii Exhibition.)
• Metal detectorists thought they'd hit the jackpot when they discovered a gold bracelet dating to the Bronze Age. Then they dug up two more.
• This marine-life mosaic discovered near the Colosseum offers a surprising clue-- its building may have housed firefighters in ancient Rome.
• This medieval Byzantine shipwreck boasts more gold treasures than any other vessel found beneath the Mediterranean.
• A metal detectorist discovered tiny tiles in a farmer's field. A spectacular ancient Roman mosaic was buried beneath the surface. 

►Channeling My Inner Elly May Clampett◄

• Jackie the bald eagle, who captured hearts around the world via Livestream, has died after battling a mysterious illness. 
• Pumas might be making your drive home safer. When the predators are around, deer tend to avoid roads, preventing some collisions.
• Young wild octopuses may form a "fight club" and slap territorial fish if they get too close.
• Butterflies around the world are moving to new habitats, largely because of climate change.
• For two days each year, these drab brown toads turn a dazzling neon yellow, and scientists finally know why.
• Red or black, but nothing in between: multi-colored beaks are a big turn off for female Jamaican hummingbirds.

►The Wanderer◄

• One of Italy's most popular attractions, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, reveals plans for a major renovation over the next two years.
• The history of America flows through the Hudson River, and the country's aquatic superhighway is on the rebound.
• Lago di Vagli in Italy hides a 13th-century town that is still visible when the water recedes.
• An untimely death at Sycamore Gap.
• William the Conqueror's Norwich Castle to reopen following a $37 million renovation.
• Oh, you weren't at the 200-person literary reading inside of a pool at the Korean Spa?

►Fascinating Folk◄

• 11-year-old Anderson Taylor just became the Guinness World Record holder for being the youngest museum curator.
• 18-year-old Arya Satheesh invented a plant-based plastic that removes microplastics from the environment as it biodegrades.
• Women on ancient Roman farms were in charge of making wine, oil, and profits. Historians dismissed them as "housekeepers." (Anyone surprised?)
• Sharon Langley was the first to desegregate a Maryland carousel in the 1960s. Now the historic merry-go-round will entertain visitors on the National Mall.
• Tim Balme (creator of The Brokenwood Mysteries) on TV writing, New Zealand, and how Columbo influenced his detective series.
• From hero to villain: these actors proved they had the ultimate range.

►I ♥ Lists◄

• The books that inspired Bruce Springsteen's songwriting.
• Eight household items every Viking family owned.
• 14 cold case mysteries for hot summer days.
• Here are this year's upcoming non-fiction books you can't miss.
• Six mysteries for Bridgerton fans.
• Older protagonists go on vacation in these books.

That's all for this week! No matter how busy you may be, don't forget that quality Me Time curled up with a good book!

The Tailor by Tim Sullivan

 

First Line: The man in seat C24 on the 10 a.m. Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington train service was studying the young girl sitting across the aisle from him with her mother.

A dead man in the first-class toilet of a train, his throat cut and a plastic bag over his head, shocks the police officers on the scene. Detective Sergeant George Cross doesn't miss a single detail, but what catches his attention isn't all the blood; it's the man's beautifully tailored suit.

The victim is Billy Titcomb, a tailor trusted by clients around the world for his workmanship and discretion. Who would want a tailor dead? Along with his new partner, Detective Constable Alice Mackenzie, Cross starts pulling at threads and discovers all sorts of suspects and clues that just don't add up. 

The deeper Cross digs, the less this looks like a simple murder... and the more it looks like he might be in new territory for him: the world of spies and state secrets.

~

There are many layers to the mystery in Tim Sullivan's latest delight, The Tailor. The convoluted mystery, the world of tailoring and bespoke suits, and a scene that genuinely had me worried for George, all combine with probably the finest cast of characters in fiction to make this one of my best reads of the year.

And if that isn't enough for you, there's plenty of humor, too, such as calling an overzealous helicopter mother "an Apache assault helicopter" or the contest between two characters to see who can get the most information to Cross the quickest.

While I was trying to figure out what was going on, I was also catching up on the lives of the characters. Newly-appointed Detective Constable Alice Mackenzie has to learn how to be Cross's partner as well as how to deal with her relationship with Cross's biggest groupie. Any character-driven reader will feel as if they're in paradise as they read these books. 

I will restrain myself and stop waxing poetic about The Tailor (and the entire series). Yes, you could jump into the action with this latest book and not feel lost, but why deny yourself the pleasure of getting to know these characters (and solving some fine mysteries) from the very beginning (The Dentist)? Do it, please!

The Tailor by Tim Sullivan

eISBN: 9780802167156 

Atlantic Crime © 2026

eBook, 363 pages

Police Procedural, #8 DS George Cross

Rating: A+

Source: Net Galley

What a Beautiful Day! Weekly Link Round-Up

 

When I went outside this morning, it was overcast, and it made me smile. Phoenix gets about 300 days of sunny skies, and cloud cover makes a welcome change, especially in summer. It was nice not feeling as though I were being charbroiled while filling the birdbaths. I was also reminded of something that happened years ago. A customer came into the store where I worked and exclaimed, "What a beautiful day!" and she was met with smiles and much approval. Want to know why it was such a beautiful day? Because it was overcast! It made me think that Phoenix is the first place I've lived where people say that.

JR the raccoon visits every other day. He has his favorite ground-level birdbath he likes to paddle in, and if he splashes all the water out, he tips the neighboring birdbath over to refill it. He gets in the pool, too.

It's time to roundup this week's batch of goodies. Virtual hugs to you all, and enjoy the links!

►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄

• Why is Anthropic destroying books?
• How a ball of thread gave us the word "clue."
• There are more "book boyfriends" than ever on our screens. Are they cringe or cool now?
• The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles. 
• Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning.
• The peacock flower and reproductive resistance under slavery. (I have some of these in my garden. They're also known as red birds of paradise.)

►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄

• A man used this Civil War artifact as a paperweight on his desk. The bomb squad told him it was actually a live explosive. (From the size of the thing, he must've had a lot of papers to weigh down...)
• Australia's most notorious shipwreck tells a story of murder, slavery, mutiny-- and, now, "surprisingly sophisticated" trade in the 17th century.
• Archaeologists discovered two thumbnail-size bird sculptures carved from mammoth ivory 40,000 years ago.
• Mysterious shapes hidden beneath the Amazon canopy reveal a sprawling ancient civilization much bigger than researchers expected. More from Live Science.
• See a rare ceiling fresco from Pompeii that archaeologists are carefully reassembling, piece by piece, like an ancient puzzle.
• Vounous Bowl: A 4,000-year-old basin holding 4 miniature cows and 18 people-- that was buried in a Bronze Age tomb in Cyprus.

►Channeling My Inner Elly May Clampett◄

• Yellowstone is among the world's best places to see wild wolves. Here's the story of the animal called both "public enemy" and cultural icon.
• An endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtle named Pancake makes a triumphant return to the ocean after months of rehabilitation.
• From collecting whale snot to capturing surprising behaviors, aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of sea life.
• Colugo: the "flying lemur" that doesn't fly and isn't a lemur.
• How cancer research for dogs is helping improve treatment for pets and humans alike.
• The U.S. Army is getting rid of most of its ceremonial horse units. (I never will forget Black Jack in JFK's funeral procession.)

►The Wanderer◄

• This 400-year-old impenetrable Japanese castle that survived a samurai siege just crumbled in an earthquake.
• The best countries for quality of life, ranked.
• The lost civic life of movie rental stores.
• See 20 picturesque views of Paris.
• Before cultural and natural wonders earn UNESCO World Heritage status, they are put on a "tentative" list. Here are five nominees worth visiting now.
• Crime and the City: Bath.

►Fascinating Folk◄

• Discover the story of Gertrude Ederle, an Olympic gold medalist and world record setter who made waves as the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel.
• James Baldwin's complicated relationship with psychoanalysis.
• How Jack the Ripper became a legend.
• American pilot Richard Bong downed 40 enemy aircraft during World War II. Researchers discovered the wreck of his plane in a Pacific jungle and brought a wing back to his home state.
• Stanford University's founding matriarch, Jane Stanford, was a travel-loving philanthropist who met a tragic end. A new exhibition explores her life, grief, and death by poison.
• Jackie Mitchell, the woman who (maybe) struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

►I ♥ Lists◄

• 10 Roman mythology words you use every day.
• 8 of Anthony Bourdain's favorite books.
• The buzziest mysteries and thrillers coming in the second half of 2026.
• Barack Obama's 2026 summer reading list.
• Mysteries where the whole town is a suspect.
• 6 beach cozy mysteries.

That's all for this week! No matter how busy you may be, don't forget that quality Me Time curled up with a good book!

Tahoe Fear by Todd Borg

 

First Line: Kyle Fosbek felt the skin on the back of his neck prickle with fear as Bo Andrew sat down on the bench next to him.

When 90-year-old Hazel Fosbeck's grandson, Kyle, disappears, she asks private detective Owen McKenna to investigate. The elderly woman, who likes to live off the grid and drives a 1943 Willys, is afraid that Kyle has run afoul of the Andrews brothers, vicious brutes who are the latest in the Andrews family who have feuded with the Fosbecks for a hundred years.

Each time McKenna finds someone who may have information as to Kyle's whereabouts, that person dies-- tied to a concrete block and dropped into Lake Tahoe's icy water.

McKenna has to move fast. With the help of his Great Dane, Spot, and his buddy Sergeant Diamond Martinez, Owen plans a showdown with the killers. The stakes are high, but McKenna is determined to win.

~

As a long-time fan of Todd Borg's Owen McKenna books, I'm constantly amazed by his ability to work so much history of the Lake Tahoe area into his stories-- and by how he can create so many memorable characters.

In Tahoe Fear, Borg really ratchets up the adrenaline. There are two kidnappings in the book, and the first really had me biting my nails. Not that the second one didn't concern me. It did. But I knew nothing was going to happen to the person (or there would be dire consequences from readers). The first one, though, actually raised my heart rate. I'm normally not easily affected, but the feeling of danger was palpable.

90-year-old Hazel Fosbeck was an excellent addition to the cast of characters. She's a law unto herself, and although I thought my husband was the best driver of off-road vehicles, Hazel and her 1943 Willys left him in her dust.

The mystery in Tahoe Fear was multi-layered with plenty of twists and turns that kept me guessing. As always, the characters shone brightly, and the dog lovers will enjoy Spot and the added information about canine scenting abilities. 

If you haven't made Owen McKenna's acquaintance yet, you really should-- especially if you love character-driven stories with plenty of action. Normally, I would advise first-timers to begin at the beginning, but I can understand why some people would hesitate to do that with a (so far) 24-book series. The important thing is to meet these characters and to experience the Lake Tahoe setting. If you're hooked (as I'm sure you will be), you can always go back to the other books. You'll have lots of good reading waiting for you.

Tahoe Fear by Todd Borg

ISBN: 9781931296342

Thriller Press © 2026

Paperback, 320 pages

Thriller/Private Investigator, #24 Owen McKenna

Rating: A

Source: the author

A Staying Cool Weekly Link Round-up

 

With temperatures consistently in the 110°F/44°C range, I'm being sensible. I get my outside chores done quickly and get myself back inside in the air conditioning. I have noticed, however, that my outside chores have given me an interesting "farmer's tan." In looking up that phrase, I see that few mention a true farmer's tan. There's not only forearms darkly tanned from wearing short-sleeved shirts, but there's also the white forehead from wearing some sort of hat. How do I know this? I grew up in farm country, that's how!

Now my own version is a bit more esoteric. I'm developing a bit of a white mask from wearing sunglasses, and my forearms are nicely tanned down to two inches above my hand. Those tan lines are due to the gloves I always wear. The garden hose I use is metal, and I touch other metal objects in doing those outside chores, so I don't want severe burns on my hands and fingers. (My mama didn't raise an idiot.) So far, the only person who's noticed my tan lines is my home health nurse, but I don't care if everyone sees them. (And take into consideration that those outside chores only take an average of ten minutes a day. Never underestimate the desert sun!)

Other than that, inside chores, reading, watching television, and doing needlepoint, all done in the comfort of air conditioning, is the order of the day. That, and watching hummingbirds making good use of the hanging solar fountain, and two huge dragonflies chasing each other back and forth above the pool. It's too hot for the starlings, so I'm enjoying their absence. 

Want to see the wall of tissue box covers I'm building?

Five are for one friend, and I'll bet you can guess which one's Daisy's. I'm working on one for my niece, Karen, right now. The wall isn't going to get much higher-- I think-- because I don't have much canvas left. Once it's gone, I'll switch back to knitting.

I hope you're all staying cool and reading some good books. Virtual hugs to you all, and enjoy the links!

►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄

• The rise of the "hot literati"-- how reading became sexy.
• How the role of book cover design has changed in the age of social media.
• How owning books became everybody's business.
• The open-source software saving the internet from AI bot scrapers.
• Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the legal battle over the world's most famous doll.
• Jeopardy!'s most controversial moment was years in the making. It took many more for the fallout to come into full view.

►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄

• Mummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old "false head" found in Peru that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabar.
• This ship sank in the Baltic Sea with presents bound for a Romanov czar. Its cargo included champagne, luxury mineral water, and rare meteorites.
• Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal "webs of descent" among male relatives.
• The millennium-old sacrificial altar in Mexico belonged to a civilization that thrived before the Aztecs.
• Massive Iron Age hoards discovered in England may be from the funeral of a powerful Celtic queen.
• If Mount Vesuvius erupted in August, why were Pompeii victims wearing heavy wool garments?

►Channeling My Inner Elly May Clampett◄

• Why are these whales floating upside-down? They might just be moms who need a break from feeding their babies. (Can you blame them?)
• "A forest with bonobos has never been so quiet": The most extreme case of violence in the "hippie" species recorded, with females ganging up on a male in an unprecedented attack.
• This massive web-- home to more than 100,000 spiders-- found in a cave in Europe could be the world's largest.
• Watch a wolf cleverly raid a crab trap for a snack. It might be the first evidence of a wild canid using a tool.
• Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live "toadlets."
• A closer look at the kestrels, hedgehogs, and other wild animals that inhabit Rome.

►The Wanderer◄

• This 1863 massacre was the deadliest slaughter of Native Americans in U.S. history. Now, the Shoshone are restoring the site of the attack. 
• This alligator-rich swamp in the American South just joined the UNESCO World Heritage list, along with the home of the Greek gods.
• Kale Island disappeared under rising seas in the Pacific. A new sculpture marking the spot will morph into a home for seabirds, coral, and marine life.
• Months after burglars stole crown jewels from the Louvre, the Apollo Gallery reopens, highlighting its origins as a royal reception hall.
• Hollywood's iconic Cinerama Dome, one of the world's most famous movie theaters, is set to reopen in early 2028.
• Jane Austen never loved Bath, but Bath loves Jane Austen. Now, the city is exploring why the novelist was so unhappy there.

►Fascinating Folk◄

• Meet archaeobotanist Kevin Wann who's studying how ancient human migrations shaped a hotbed of avocado diversity in Central America.
• Art sleuths discovered a lost and "enormously important" portrait of an elite Indian woman by pioneering Scottish painter Katherine Read.
• Did these ancient Egyptian princesses wield weapons and train in martial arts, just like the men of their time?
• Country music legend Dolly Parton's autobiographical musical exploring her journey from East Tennessee will hit Broadway this winter.
• A scholar recognized the inscriptions in the margins of this manuscript. The scribbles turned out to be Galileo's handwritten notes.
• James Sallis: What this crime fiction master leaves behind.

►I ♥ Lists◄

• Kirkus' 20 best books to read in August.
• 7 household items every British Regency family owned.
• BookBub's most anticipated historical fiction of the second half of 2026.
• Visit 24 islands in these summery novels.
• 7 of the best mysteries set in British villages.
• 5 mysteries set at literary events, conferences, and retreats.

That's all for this week! No matter how busy you may be, don't forget that quality Me Time curled up with a good book!

The Night Hunter by Natalie Moss

 

First Line: We dove headlong between the trees, red-green mopani leaves whipping our brows and thick grasses tangling under our ankles.

Estranged sisters Danielle and Grace must return to their family home located within a wild-game reserve in the South African bush to take care of their deceased mother's final wishes. To ease the pain of their loss--and the tension between them-- each sister invites two friends to come along with them and their guide on the two-day journey.

The trip begins as a safari adventure but turns into a nightmare when one of them is murdered the first morning at the campsite. In their panic, they crash their vehicle, leaving them stranded with no way to call for help.

Danielle must lead them on foot across miles of unforgiving landscape. To make it even worse, not only do they have to be vigilant because of the dangerous wildlife, but they also have to outfox someone whom they realize is trying to sabotage their escape.

~

The setting, the wildlife, the dangerous cross-country trek... all of these things enticed me to read Natalie Moss's The Night Hunter. Those parts of the book were excellent. I did feel as though I were with them as they set out on foot for safety. Is there a leopard up in that tree? Are crocodiles hiding in that stream? Did I just hear a lion cough? I wish all these bugs would stop feasting on me. I really enjoyed that part of the book.

Unfortunately, when it came to the characters, The Night Hunter fell flat. I have developed a very low tolerance for characters so filled with angst that they constantly try to second-guess themselves and everyone else. Danielle was so angst-filled that it's a wonder she could move. She and her sister, Grace, had a larger-than-life conservationist mother who was responsible for their emotional instability. Since the woman was dead, she was always seen in Danielle's memories. I think I would have had a better reaction to both Danielle and the story if the book had been structured so readers got a chance to meet this woman for themselves. To see her in action instead of always being told what she was like.

If you like survival-in-the-wild adventure stories, The Night Hunter is a good one. If, like me, you are a character-driven reader, you may have a few problems with it.

The Night Hunter by Natalie Moss

eISBN: 9798217187874

Berkley © 2026

eBook, 345 pages

Thriller

Rating: C

Source: Net Galley

A Little Dirt and Water Weekly Link Round-Up

 

As many of you already know, this week has not been unremarkable for the simple fact that I went to The Poisoned Pen for an author event. I've already posted about that, but I teased you by withholding information about my trip back home.

I waited inside the bookstore for as long as I could because I didn't want to wait outside in the heat. However, I wasn't about to keep the employees from going home, so I girded my loins and zipped outside. 

I should have been paying more attention to what was going on outside. 

Found Image. Phoenix dust storm.

As the door closed behind me, my mouth and eyes were filled with dirt from the tail end of a dust storm. (That'll teach me to keep my mouth shut!) The wind was so strong that I almost lost my pinwheel, but I managed to grab it in the nick of time. Then it began to rain, so I did manage to lose a lot of my dust coating. I sheltered as much as I could because mobility scooters can get cranky if they get too wet. By the time Paratransit arrived, the rain had stopped, a fresh breeze had mostly dried me out, and the scooter wasn't in a bad mood.

So it would appear that travels from The Poisoned Pen to Casa Kittling demand a bit of drama. I'd say that I'd take an umbrella with me when I return to the bookstore next month, but I don't have one, and the wind would probably turn it inside out anyway. Yes, there was drama, but it just made me laugh and shake my head. (I think I heard Denis laughing, too.)

Virtual hugs to you all, and enjoy the links!

►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄

• AI companies are buying tons of old books because they're free of AI slop.
• Stop saying kids can't read.
• Quiz: Can you name all the countries that begin with "A"?
• What comes after book bans? One school district is questioning traditional libraries.
• As book criticism disappears, the booksellers are stepping in.
• Cushty, prat, cowson... and other British terms I can no longer say in America.

►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄

• Oops! DNA has revealed that an ancient Bronze Age shaman long assumed to be a man was actually a woman.
• An ancient bronze chariot has emerged among the remains of a mysterious society that burned down its own buildings and then disappeared.
• An Elamite helmet with divine figures: A warrior king's 3,500-year-old bronze armor depicting a raptor and gold-plated gods.
• Railway construction revealed a coin minted by a Roman officer who proclaimed himself "Emperor of the North" in Britain 1,700 years ago.
• How has Roman concrete lasted for millennia?
• Enslaved and free workers built Thomas Jefferson's Monticello brick by brick. Archaeologists just discovered on the of the kilns they used.

►Channeling My Inner Elly May Clampett◄

• Giraffes might be even smarter than we think.
• 15 kitten photos.
• An unusual-looking raccoon nicknamed Jimothy is winning hearts across the internet for his short, round, body.
• An orange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts deep in the Congo rainforest is a new species to science.
• Scientists are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm to protect the species from extinction.
• Scientists are releasing the lovingly nicknamed "snot otters" into Ohio waterways in a big success for conservation.

►The Wanderer◄

• A culture of collaboration: the legacy of Lunigiana's traveling booksellers.
• Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.
• The Chocolate Hills: the color-changing mounds in the Philippines that inspired legends of mud-slinging giants.
• The Italian bells that survived the Nazis, fires, and even the medieval ages.
• Here's why you should set your crime novel in Boston.
• One morning in Auckland.

►Fascinating Folk◄

• Maharajah Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinjhi Jadeya, ruler of the princely state of Nawanagar, opened his realm to young Poles who had been detained in Soviet labor camps as the children of the intelligentsia. (Please don't ask me to type that name again!)
• Polly Cooper walked over 200 miles in the snow to feed a starving army. The Oneida Nation has remembered her for 250 years.
• Thousands of intimate photographs reveal the everyday lives of the Romanovs, Russia's last imperial family.
• How the bicycle gave women unprecedented independence from restrictive Victorian society.
• Who, exactly, were all those girls in Renoir's paintings?
• This 19th-century diary written by enslaved Maryland man Adam Francis Plummer, is a crucial record of his life and family history-- and the only one of its kind found in the United States.

►I ♥ Lists◄

• Every state's favorite type of pizza, mapped.
• BookBub's most anticipated books of the second half of 2026.
• New historical mysteries.
• 13 books to read if you're excited about The Odyssey.
• 6 cozy mysteries set in the publishing world.
• 9 memorable animal detective books.

That's all for this week! No matter how busy you may be, don't forget that quality Me Time curled up with a good book!

Back at The Poisoned Pen!

After much deliberation, I decided to throw caution to the wind and head to my favorite bookstore, The Poisoned Pen, for an author event. It had probably been three years since the last time I'd gone. That time, Denis and I wound up being stranded for two and a half hours on a cold, wet, dark street corner waiting for Paratransit to pick us up.

Since I am now flying solo, the thought of being stranded alone and in the dark had little appeal for me, but since this event was in July with warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours, I decided that enough was enough! I was going, blast it!

I am so glad I did! It was so good to chat with Patrick and Barbara and local author Deborah Ledford as well. To be honest, it was like coming home. 

One of the few good things that happened as a result of Covid is the fact that you can watch this event, too, either on The Poisoned Pen's Youtube channel, or on Facebook. I also highly recommend both of Weiden's books, Winter Counts and Wisdom Corner.

Left to Right: Patrick Millikin, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Barbara Peters

David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Did everything go smoothly transportation-wise? Getting there was fine. The return trip home was a different story, but you'll have to wait for the next weekly link round-up to get the scoop!