Mary Daniels Brown

Mary Daniels Brown learned at an early age how to read people, and she’s been doing that ever since. Combining advanced education in both literature and psychology, she reads and reviews novels that explore identity, the search for meaning and purpose in life, and the varieties of human experience. She’s been blogging about books at Notes in the Margin for more than 25 years. Mary believes that her focus on Life Stories in Literature has made her both a more astute reader and a happier, more human person.

5 unusual gift ideas for booklovers

5 unusual gift ideas for booklovers – Book purses and wallets – CSMonitor.com: If you’re still in need of some last-minute gifts for the bibliophiles on your list, the Christian Science Monitor offers a few possibilities. (Note to Santa: My favorite is the jewelry made with tiles depicting the covers of commonly banned books.) And […]

5 unusual gift ideas for booklovers Read More »

People Are Talking … About These Five Books

People Are Talking … About These Five Books : NPR: If your book group is looking for a good discussion book, this short article has five suggestions: four fiction and one nonfiction. And in the upper right corner of the page, you’ll find links to more “Best of 2010” book lists from NPR.

People Are Talking … About These Five Books Read More »

Mystery Writers’ Awards

Bouchercon by the Bay PW Daily reports on awards given out at Bouchercon, the annual mystery writers’ convention: In addition to Tower’s win for Best Novel, Macavity Awards—voted on by members of Mystery Readers International—were also given to Rebecca Cantrell’s A Trace of Smoke (Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award); Hank Phillippi Ryan’s ‘On the House’

Mystery Writers’ Awards Read More »

Scroll to Top