This month -- in honor of Black History Month -- we have a mystery to solve involving at least three books and possibly more. Originally published February 16, 2022.

A look back on 2021 with personal news, upcoming published works, my favorite titles from the past year, and what I’m looking forward to in 2022. Originally published December 29, 2021.

It's October, people, and almost All Hallows Eve, so this month's letter is devoted to what's scary. Because of my taste for disaster, I read a lot of books and stories that are intended to be scary, with mixed results. Gore is not always scary and neither is violence and cruelty unless you know how to pair it with elements of circumstance that evoke horror. Originally published October 28, 2021.

This month's back-to-school newsletter is titled How to Save Your Life in Four Not-So-Easy Lessons or Everything I really needed to know I'd learned by 1964. Originally published September 2, 2021.