Category Archives: What People Are Reading

An Interview with Marcie Rendon

Marcie R. Rendon is the author of four mysteries featuring Cash Blackbear, an Ojibwe woman who defies the damaged protagonist stereotype. Cash is tough, slow to trust, and courageous, careful in everything she does. Cash hasn’t exactly come to terms … Continue reading

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What people are reading: Marcie Rendon, Barry Vitcov, Marcia Clark

Sinister Graves, Girl Gone Missing, and Murder on the Red River — by Marcie Rendon My wife recommended Marcie Rendon and her character Cash Blackbear, and I binged Sinister Graves (2022), Girl Gone Missing (2019), and Murder on the Red … Continue reading

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Alter Ego, A Myriad of Tongues, & High Desert, Higher Costs

Alter Ego by Alex Segura Last summer I read the author’s Secret Identity, about women in the comics industry and the fictional Carmen Valdez, who created The Legendary Lynx for the minor-league comics company, Triumph Comics. She secretly teamed up … Continue reading

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Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster

Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster. By Susan Polgar (Grand Central, March 2025) Susan Polgar’s Rebel Queen is a sparking memoir by the oldest of the famous Polgar sisters, the Hungarian siblings who changed … Continue reading

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