By BILL DUNCANThe Elderstatesman
Looking out my office window today as I write this column I have to remember we have another week of February. Any Oregonian knows that February is the coldest month of the entire year.
Yet, the sun is shining and I can see blooms everywhere. My plum trees are filled with white and [...]
The Baker Street Letters By Michael Robertson Minotaur Books An imprint of St. Martin’s Press Hardcover $24.95
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan, this debut novel by Richard Robertson may sound like a writer had discovered an unpublished book from the pen of Sir Conan Doyle [...]
Raining Cat Sitters and Dogs By Blaize Clement St. Martin’s Publishing Group Minotaur Books Hardcover $24.99
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
Who would think a simple trip to the veterinarian would lead to drug lords, kidnapping, murder and have a happy ending. Probably only the quick mind of mystery writer Blaize Clement and [...]
Jack London’s Dog By Dirk Wales Great Plains Press Hardcover $17.95 Illustrated by Barry Moser
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
It is said that the writer Jack London had rejection slips for his books and stories piled five feet high, yet he was so passionate about his craft he wrote 15 hours [...]
Half Broke Horses A true-life novel By Jeannette Walls Simon and Schuster Hardback $26.00
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
Note to the editors: in the interview she uses the word “bejesus,” but if this offends, it can be easily changed to “bejabers” and keep the same meaning.
If I were not already familiar [...]
Milt Herbert Can’t Never Could Do Anything By Jim Petersen The Evergreen Foundation Hardcover $25.00
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
Please note: the daughter’s name is Bille (she is now Bille Davidson of Roseburg, married to Tom Davidson, the CPA.) In an earlier story about Milt an editor thought I had misspelled [...]
