The Iditarod starts tomorrow. I found just one new-to-me book this year: Iditarod Sled Dog Tales and Tails, by Terry Adkins and Jean Wise. Dr. Adkins was the veterinarian for the very first Iditarod back in 1973. The only one, imagine that! This was back when the trail was ungroomed, teams were bigger, and it took two weeks to reach Nome. That was when, Dr. Adkins admits, he caught the 'mushing bug' and would go on to run several races with his own team. We also meet many of those dogs in his book. A nice look at the history of the race, and the dogs that run.

Since Bibliomysteries, Volume Two: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores, edited by Otto Penzler, is a collection, it took a while to read it. As with all collections, I did not read each and every story. Several were excellent, some I skimmed, and a couple I avoided as they were just too gritty for my tastes. (One of the best things about these collections is the diversity)! Oh, and in one of them ... Agatha Christie did it! ;-)

Reading Hermit With Dog