The Practical Preserver (Karen Brees). You can read Karen’s great tips on preserving food at: http://practicalpreserving.blogspot.com/. Please note her new book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Preserving Food, is now available for pre-order at online booksellers.

I’ll be sending Karen an advance reading copy of The Desert Hedge Murders for her reading pleasure. This drawing was conducted by writing the names of qualifying entrants on teeny tiny pieces of paper, shuffling them around in a little pile, closing my eyes and shuffling some more, and finally picking the winner. Can’t get much more scientific than that.
See my regularly scheduled post below to find out why I feel good….