The Mysterious Garden Muse

Molly Macrae  - Week of Jan. 4 Karen Shepard  – Week of January 11 Lorna Barrett  - Week of January 18 Michael Palmer & Daniel Palmer  - Week of January 25 In addition to our weekly features, there will be a couple other special events coming up. On Saturday, January 8,  Rosemary Harris  is going to bring over a flash mob of  18 authors to join us.  These are the authors who will join us for the Saturday "flash mob:" T Jefferson Parker Joanne Fluke Sue Anne Jaffarian Harley Jane Kozak Hank Phillippi Ryan   Jeri Westerson Naomi Hirahara Tim Hallinan   Kelli Stanley Sophie Littlefield   Vickie Doudera Ken Kuhlken Gary Phillips Kate Carlisle   Dianne Emley Rosemary Harris (The authors in bold have been guests at B&N's Mystery Book Club before) And on January 26, I will be posting a guest blog by author   Allison Brennan. Her topic will be  researching mysteries.  Allison will be joining us in February, too, when we celebrate our 2nd Annua

In December, the following authors will visit Barnes & Noble's Mystery Book Club!   Greg McCarthy – Week of December 6 Michael Wiley – Week   of December 13 Megan Kelley Hall - Week of December 20 Lois Winston – Week of December 27

FEATURED AUTHORS: Annie Solomon – Week of November 1 Andrew Grant – Week of November 8 Joanne Rendell – Week of November 14 Sheldon Russell – November 22 – also Nero Wolfe bonus feature w/blog by Jane Cleland Katia Lief – Week of November 29 TWO LETHAL LIES DIE TWICE OUT OF THE SHADOWS THE INSANE TRAIN NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME NERO WOLFE  (this is only one of many)

"After a one-year hiatus, Magna cum Murder Crime Writing Festival is back for a sixteenth year! Magna cum Murder, one of the most popular and well-respected forums for crime fiction aficionados in the country, will be held October 29-31, 2010, in Muncie, Indiana, at the Horizon Convention Center. Year after year readers, writers, booksellers and other publishing professionals flock to Muncie for what has been described as a "murderously fun house party for several hundred of your closest friends."   See you there !

Check out my blogs at Barnes & Noble's  GARDEN VARIETY :  Holly in Myth and Mystery Did you know holly was once more closely tied to the holiday season than the modern, coniferous Christmas tree? Tough and Bewitching Witch Hazels It will soon be the "season of the witch" - the witch hazel, that is. One of the few plants to flower in winter, the witch hazel is an often-overlooked asset to the landscape. Hedging Your Bets From ancient British hedgerows to their modern American counterparts, hedges form living fences offering privacy, structure and year-round interest. A Garden in Your Mailbox Enjoy colorful blooms all year with a subscription to a garden magazine. Order now to get ideas for your spring planting! Giving a Plant a Bad Name "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet." -- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) Read more... Celebrating the Royal Botanic Garden at