Viviane Pons said "I won the fajita-cut map of France contest"

From Matthew Edney "First time at Cargo Coffee on E Washington in Madison WI - with their trademark #maps decor - but this lovely one painted!!"I'll be looking in on Cargo Coffee when I get a chance.

A Death in Glasgow by Eva Macrae is an impressive debut and a standout addition to the growing wave of Scottish crime fiction. Atmospheric, unsettling, and emotionally charged, it introduces Sergeant May Mackay — a character who feels instantly real and deeply human. May is tough, sharp, and driven by a strong moral compass, yet Macrae never shies away from showing her vulnerabilities.

The Bait by Robin Delvey is a well-paced crime thriller built around a thought-provoking premise: a serial killer shielded by diplomatic immunity. It’s an idea that feels both plausible and unsettling, and Delvey handles it convincingly. The story begins with the apparent suicide of a young woman from a London bridge, only for witness footage to reveal she was pushed. When the suspect is identified as Bradley Aspen, the son of a U.S.

Javier shared this - Circular map in a granite stone in Tokyo, Japan. "You are here" in the center. Names in Japanese and English.

Another one from Matthew Edney "jungle adventures is an indoor black light crazy golf course in Old Orchard Beach, Maine - here’s the map of Africa (actually 3d); they also have a world map. (And I won!)"

Javier shared this beautiful bottom of gin. Nordes is a Galician gin, who knew?

It was rejected outright. The Palestinian leadership dismissed it, the factions decried it, and the street treated it as betrayal

Matthew Edney said "3d cast braille/tactile map of the Garden of the Five Senses, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, ME, USA. Very cool place, even for an indoor-person like me!"

Reinder said "My former employer - 82 by now - drew a primitive impression of a street in our old home town. On the right corner is his antiquarian bookshop that he actually still keeps running. In the window one can see a map of the Netherlands." I love this

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The Grave Artist by Jeffrey Deaver and Isabel Maldonado is a slick techno-thriller that blends high-stakes suspense with a chillingly modern premise. Opening with what looks like a tragic accident at a wedding reception, the story quickly pivots into darker territory as Agent Carmen Sanchez of Homeland Security and her partner, security expert Jake Heron, uncover a string of linked deaths.

From Reinder's Tour de France: cartographically inspired decoration in the 18th C. library And that's the end of Reinder's Tour de France. He is an example to all of us in spotting maps in the wild wherever he goes.

From Reinder's Tour de France: "Stained glass windows in La chapelle de l'Université Catholique in Lille, France."

The Living and the Dead by Christoffer Carlsson is a chilling, small-town murder mystery that carries the moody atmosphere and tangled loyalties of the best Scandi crime. On a snowy night in 1999, two best friends—Sander and Killian—leave a party together. By morning, each is entangled in suspicion after the brutal killing of Mikael Söderström. What follows is a story that stretches over two decades, unearthing hidden truths, broken friendships, and the long shadows that secrets cast on a community.