Book Reflections: Bouchercon '17 Edition (Quick and Dirty)

If time were no problem, what books (by other people!) would you read again a) from your childhood, b) from your young adult life and c) from the last five years. Why?

I've been considering where life and society should fit in my fiction work, going as far as reexamining John Gardner's same notions in On Moral Fiction. I always wonder whether I should say something, or not say anything at all and allow my writing to do the talking for me. If folks want to know my opinions, they can be found in...