I have been a fan of Agatha Christie for a very long time, and Hercule Poirot is my favorite of her characters. Back when I originally heard that Sophie Hannah was going to be writing new Poirot stories I was excited for new stories, but also wasn’t certain how I felt about someone else writing Poirot.
Acorn TV is always a great source for British Mysteries and one of their newer ones is Murder Before Evensong. It first caught my eye when I saw that the main character, Canon Daniel Clement, was played by Matthew Lewis, best known for playing Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter movies. It is adapted from the novel of the same name by Richard Coles, which is actually a book series I had wanted to try.
Road Trip With A Vampire is book 3 in Jenna Levine’s My Vampires series, which is apparently also the last book. The first two books were called My Roommate Is A Vampire, and My Vampire Plus-One. This is a delightful vampire rom-com series that I highly recommend and am sad to see be over. While each book has it’s own plot, there are crossovers from some of the characters from the other books in book 1 and 2, so I highly recommend reading these in order.
Another holiday season is upon us and as always the Valley has so much to offer for all ages! Here is just a small sampling of what's out there to enjoy, and some of it is even free! If you have another event you would like to tell people about, feel free to add in the comments below!
The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic & Murder by Kiri Callaghan is a wonderful blend of magic and fantasy, and a new take on the world of Sherlock Holmes. When I got an email from the Kiri’s publicist with this opening paragraph I was hooked...
KRL is taking a vacation this weekend--we are getting out of town to the coast to celebrate our wedding anniversary, and a new issue will be back next weekend! During Thanksgiving vacation seemed like the perfect time as we were very busy during the week with Thanksgiving celebrations.
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Detective Eve Ronin is still adjusting to her fame after arresting a movie star and then becoming the inspiration for a television series, to the point where she wonders if she isn’t becoming the fictionalized version of herself. Her shooting out tires to prevent a smash-and-grab robbery at an Ulta Store is exactly what the TV character would do, but it costs the real Eve Ronin her badge and has her captain giving the same reprimanding speech that has become a Hollywood cliché.
This week we have another fun Q&A with a local actor. This time the actor is Willow Rogers, who this past summer I saw play Maureen in Selma Arts Center’s production of Rent, and more recently I saw her in COS’ production of Dracula. Two very different shows, and she was wonderful in both. Willow is from Visalia, born and raised.
If you are a fan of Agatha Christie you will be familiar with her famous play The Mousetrap. I had the privilege of seeing it on stage in London where it is the longest running play ever on the West End, and for that matter in the world. It was wonderful. So, I was thrilled to see that Encore Theatre would be performing this play in November.
KRL always strives to support the arts, and small unique businesses--Duende Creative House is a bit of both. Owners Haley White and Miguel Gastelum have also been a part of the local theatre community for some time. I chatted with them both recently about their new endeavor.
