It Begins! Coming September 1st and Anytime After! Wild Card!

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Hi Everybody! While I don't think of myself as old...in my "head" I'm not!

But my body doesn't always agree with my head... Especially in a very important part of my body...my eyes...

Lately my eyes have been blurring and tearing...And I've developed one of those "moving black spots" that can sometimes become disruptive...

There are a couple of other health issues that I won't go into now... But...

For Book Reader's Heaven, my head decided to pay attention to my body; I've already stopped accepting new book review requests. I'm hoping that I just need to slow down in my reading and that will help... I'll just have to wait and see... and, yes, of course, I've discussed these issues with doctors...

But books are so much a part of my life that I know that I won't stop reading (or listening) to books...several individuals have already helpfully highlighted audio books to me. I wholeheartedly support this alternative since my mother, who read a lot, also had to turn to audio books when her eyes got so bad.  I remember often coming home to the sound of some strange voice, turned up high, sharing a story with my mother who sat in her favorite chair, listening...

Something else has happened too...helped along by a book I recently read by Edward Jones...

You see, I'm a liar...I've been a liar most of my life...I admit this, not altogether willingly, but to acknowledge that my lying has, in the long run, I believe, led to a deterioration of my health.

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How have I been a liar...well, often, it's been with little things... I did it this morning in fact...I went to Denny's for breakfast on my rare shopping trips. I asked for my eggs "over-easy but done." The first bite of my egg began the runny egg white... Done, I think not...

But when the waitresses asked me if everything was fine...I said yes!

Now, overall the meal was great, so I chose to ignore that it was not perfect...but I did lie... I was not satisfied that, since I was asked how I wanted my eggs, that they weren't cooked that way...

What has caused you to be a little liar? When your friend, or a family member, has hurt you, are you able to say right then and there, how you feel? If not, then you, too, are a liar...and, let me tell you, the stress from that can build and build...

On the other hand, lots of things are good (besides books, LOL) so I'm adding

Wild Card to BRH beginning in September. What that means is that you'll never know what I might be writing about...there will be raves, but there will also be rants, about...

movies, TV, food, any and every kind of product, and...customer service...

There will also be more personal writing, maybe more reblogging of articles that I've really enjoyed...and, as always, poetry, pictures and other good stuff that my friends share from time to time...

What I won't be doing is stopping my blog...but it might slow down from a nearly daily post... 

And, YOU are invited to participate even more in the future! If you don't volunteer, I'll probably be asking for permission to reblog...so, we'll just see how it goes...

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Wild Card means anything, everything may be discussed. My own topics will include Living in the Country as a theme--another, Getting Old...don't even ask in advance what will be covered 'cause I have no idea, most will be based upon daily living/life!

One thing, though...I've always been able to, or at least, say 99% of the time, been able to be objective with my book reviews and I'll continue to do that...but, when I'm ranting...well, I can only promise I won't be lying (from my point of view)!

I hope you'll continue to follow me and maybe even share more than in the past! Let me know what you think...One thing I don't want to do is just maintain a blog to "get something off my chest." I can do that with a personal journal...but sometimes those rants may actually help...I hope I can choose correctly, but if I'm way off base, then plan on telling me!

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Raves for Rogue Island - New Novel Out This Month!

Rogue Island is a tense, terrific thriller and a remarkably assured debut from Bruce DeSilva, an author to watch.

-- Dennis Lehane, best-selling author of Mystic River and Shutter Island.



The Rhode Island of Bruce DeSilva’s imagination is a claustrophobic little state where everyone knows your name, secrets are hard to keep, and corruption has ruled since the first colonial governor dined with Captain Kidd. In this vivid landscape peopled by colorful mobsters, brutal cops and sleazy politicians, a droll hero named Mulligan fights long odds to find a measure of justice. Rogue Island is a stunning debut in the noir tradition.

-- Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of Long Lost and Hold Tight.



Rogue Island is a blast! Writing with genuine authority, a dose of cynical humor and a squinting eye on the world, Bruce DeSilva delivers a newspaper story that ranks with the best of them.

-- Michael Connelly, best-selling author of the Harry Bosch crime novels.



Not since Dennis Lehane's A Drink Before the War have I read a first novel as compelling and sure-handed as DeSilva's Rogue Island. Investigative reporter Liam Mulligan has the tough-talking charm, the old school street smarts, and sexy chivalry of a Marlowe or Spade. He needs all these skills to navigate a world where vigilantes prowl the neighborhood with baseball bats, and everyone from sleazy politicians to mafia losers are out to slice off their pound of flesh. I hope Mulligan is around for years to come. He’s funny, fallible, and real.

-- James W. Hall, Edgar-Award-winning author of Hell’s Bay and Magic City



Fans of Michael Connelly and Robert B. Parker, rejoice. L.S.A. Mulligan is on the case. Rogue Island is full of high spirits, low cunning and barbed wit. A wry and entertaining debut in the grand hard-boiled tradition from Bruce DeSilva.

-- Peter Blauner, critically acclaimed author of Slow Motion Riot and Slipping Into Darkness.



Bruce DeSilva knows exactly how thrillers work, and he pulls out all the stops in this impressive debut. With a powerful and authentic sense of place, DeSilva peels back the curtain and shows us the real deal; a Providence as gritty and corrupt as any big city, and deadlier than most.

– Sean Chercover, award-winning author of Trigger City.



Bruce DeSilva puts it all out there: a gripping plot, memorable characters, and terrific writing. Rogue Island is a stunning debut, and DeSilva is a writer to watch.

-- Alafair Burke, author of 212.