Happy first day of October from Boomerang Boy, his girlfriend Roux (she’s an English cocker spaniel) and his outrageous mop of curls. #rabbitrabbitrabbit #rabbitsforluck

September was a great bookish month for me. Tonight for @friendsandfiction we interviewed @lucyfoleyauthor about her deliciously diabolical new Agatha Christie novel Murder At The Grand Alpine Hotel. We’ve also got a fun interview with @annie_hartnett next week to chat about her dark comedy The Road To Tender Heart. I listened to the audio & read the print version and loved both. As for @elizabethwellingtonrollins and her The Three Graces of Pearl Street? Just wow! What a knockout debut novel, three generations of Italian-American women, told from alternating POV. Next up: @writercolleenoakley forthcoming novel In Concert—which I’ve just blurbed (writer talk for spewed advance praise.) If you’re old enough maybe you remember that iconic black and white photo of a soggy (possibly stoned) couple at Woodstock, their arms flung around each other. Colleen, who manages something fresh and unexpected with every new book, introduces us to Ham and Bee—an unlikely couple who meet at a Grateful Dead concert in 1977. And then…life happens. Pre-order now, preferably from an indie bookstore or our @friendsandfiction bookshop.org. To round out the month and for a lil’ palate cleanser, I’m reading an intriguing new true crime novel by my friend (and UGA alum) @jtommorgan whose book A Rainy Night in Georgia recounts the 2000 murder of a newly elected Georgia sheriff at the behest of the sheriff he defeated. JTom was the DeKalb County District Attorney who prosecuted disgraced sheriff Sidney Dorsey, putting himself and his family squarely in the gunsights of the bad guys. Going on a big anniversary cruise next week—what books should I pack in my carry-on? #buytheirbooksdammit #recentreads #booklove