About Sue

Sue photoSue is an old-school book nerd who remembers when Arrow and Tab book club delivery days were the highlight of elementary school. She would trudge home with her stack of paperbacks and lie on the front porch swing and read – Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, and so many more. After switching to Stephen King at age 12, clearly marking her as a JDR (Juvenile Delinquent Reader), she was able to hide just enough of her inner nerd to survive high school.

After graduating from college with a whole bunch of degrees, she abruptly abandoned her first career and stayed home with her babies. With few societal constraints, she turned back to the world of horror fiction and expanded into pretty much every other genre available. Which explains the 20 books currently residing on her bedside table.

When she isn’t reading, watching TV and movies, having a love/hate relationship with her two cats, drinking martinis with her husband, or trying to over-mother her grown children, Sue is the Editorial Director at Silver Beacon Marketing. She oversees Readers Lane and Movie Rewind and nags her boss about his schedule. She feels that this is an ideal use of her skill sets.

Sue’s Reviews

Water Knife, The

Water Knife, The

In a World of Thirst Author: Paolo Bacigalupi It’s the end of the world as we know it and I ...
Forest's Son

Forest’s Son

Into the Woods Author: Cyndy Aleo Vance is a weird kid. He’s always been a weird kid, ever since he ...
Still Alice

Still Alice

Beautifully Devastating Author: Lisa Genova Book clubs are a great way to broaden your reading horizons. Left to my own ...
Song of Achilles

Song of Achilles

Modern Mythology Author: Madeline Miller Does anyone else feel like their children learned far more mythology in school than they ...
Room

Room

Art Imitates Life Author: Emma Donoghue How big is your world? Are you a traveler, seeing as much of the ...
Odd Hours

Odd Hours

Well, that's Odd. It’s been a while since I read one of Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas books. I’ve always liked ...
Just You Wait

Just You Wait

Psychic (Cozy) Friends Network I am 100% in favor of cozy mysteries with supernatural elements. Maybe even 150%. I enjoy ...
Tell the Wolves I'm Home

Tell the Wolves I’m Home

Family Fallibility Author: Carol Rifka Brunt What were you doing in 1986? I was in college in the Midwest and ...
Lexicon

Lexicon

The Word is Control Author: Max Barry We all know that words have power, right? As the communicators of emotion, ...
Edison Effect, The

Edison Effect, The

It's Electrifying! Author: Bernadette Pajer How much do you know about electricity? I suspect that most of us have let ...
Conditions of Love, The

Conditions of Love, The

Dysfunctional Women Author: Dale M. Kushner I am fully in favor of dysfunctional family fiction. Movies, TV, books – bring ...
Homecoming of Samuel Lake

Homecoming of Samuel Lake

Stellar Deep South Debut Author: Jenny Wingfield Sometimes I really treasure my book club. They force me out of my ...
Revival

Revival

You're Bumming Me Out, Preacher Author: Stephen King I’ve been reading Stephen King for a long time. So long that ...
This Private Plot

This Private Plot

Bloody Good, Old Chap! Author: Alan Beechey Disclaimer: I am not British. Usually I don’t feel the need to disclose ...
Death Takes a Mistress

Death Takes a Mistress

Bookstore Bummer Authors: Rosemary and Larry Mild When I was younger I thought working in a book store would be ...
Avoidable Contact

Avoidable Contact

Cozy at the Speedway Author: Tammy Kaehler First thought: I did not enjoy Avoidable Contact. Second thought: I’m still going ...
Irreverent Insider Guide: Portland, Oregon

Irreverent Insider Guide: Portland, Oregon

Portable Portland Author: Steven McCall I am a terrible vacation planner. As a sort of anxious traveler, guidebooks and travel ...
Justice in June (Mary Magruder Katz #2)

Justice in June (Mary Magruder Katz #2)

Mayhem in Miami Author: Barbara Levenson Publishing confuses me sometimes. The first book I read by Barbara Levenson, Outrageous October, ...
Second Coming: A Love Story

Second Coming: A Love Story

Christ is Trending on Twitter! Author: Scott Pinsker Full disclosure: I have absolutely no religious affiliation. More than that – ...
Fall of Our Secrets, The

Fall of Our Secrets, The

Sad, Sexy, Steamy Secrets Author: Tracy Gardner Beno Does everyone have one childhood friend that they will always wonder about? ...