Joy on Paper

A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries) Wow! I love Tasha Alexander’s Lady Emily Mystery series. It’s always a JOY to find an author who is having fun — and Tasha certainly has fun writing these intelligent and witty mysteries.  In the best tradition of mysteries, there is a hint in her writing of two of my favorite authors: Dorothy …

With all the events occurring in Iran it is important to have a look back in history — to the days of the downfall of the Shah of Iran. It is vital that we understand the importance of Iran and the changes that are taking place. So I was so happy to talk to Andrew Scott Cooper about his his brilliant book about the last days of the Shah of Iran. It is called The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran. The paperback version came out in MayRead More

Wow and Double Wow!!! One of the JOYS of my life is that I get books before most other people!!! I was always the type of reader to order books in advance — I love to get first editions on the first day of release. So it is really a thrill for me to now receive books — like Daniel Silva’s The Other Woman —  months before all of you (haha!!!). Daniel Silva has been one of my favorites ever since I read An Unlikely Spy, which was a WWII spyRead More

I was so happy to have Andrew Scott Cooper return to Joy on Paper to talk about his wonderful book about the last days of the Shah of Iran. It is called The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran. The paperback version came out in May and it is a must read book for everyone …