Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Happy New Year!





HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Here's wishing you fun, friends, family and lots and lots of books. 

It takes so many people to put out this blog day in and day out, so I have volumes of people to thank. First of all I'd like to thank o
ur regular contributors, Kim and Kerry Hammond.




Kerry brings us the Crime & Beyond Book Club Reviews and everything from great book swap party ideas to speakeasy reviews and so much more, including great book signing reports. 



Kim is the queen of mystery gifts and bling, shares interviews with audio book stars, and is very very crafty, not to mention her Bcon updates and book reviews. I guess I just mentioned them.  


Photo by Janet Kuchler


Big thanks go out to our photographer extraordinaire, Janet Kuchler, our researcher, Pat Hernas and logo designer, Paula Smail. 
Photo by Janet Kuchler

More thanks go to my fabulous guest bloggers Amy Ball, Kate CarlisleMia Bard, Daryl Wood Gerber, Cathi StolerDiane Vallere, Keith RaffelEmily Fox, Nancy Keith Kelly, Lyndee Walker, Amanda Flower, Michele Speck, Rebecca Lugones, and Jo Ann Gaglione. Forgive me if I have missed anyone. 


I'd also like to thank everyone who participated in our Summer Reads with Drinks Series. You can click on the book reviews and recipes on the name below. 


We'll be doing that again this summer.

Last but not least, I would like to thank Bella McGuire at A Prairie Girl Reads, Lori at Escape with Dollycas and the folks at TLC Book Tours for all of their hard work on book tours this year. 

Here's to a terrific 2014!

4 comments:

  1. What a wonderful end of year wrap up. I can't wait for another year of Mystery Playground: more books, more drinks, more crafts, more fun!

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    1. Thank you so much for everything you do Kerry! Here's to more fun!

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  2. Happy New Year to you stalwarts and bright sparks who make Mystery Playground a super-fun place! *smooches*

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    1. Happy New Year to you too Clare! Here's to big fun in 2014.

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