Dig Boston on “World Enough”

BOSTON ROCK NOIR: CLEA SIMON’S SCENESTER MYSTERY HAS BEEN SIMMERING FOR DECADES October 24, 2017 By CHRIS FARAONE Sometimes it feels like half the people I know around Boston have contributed to the newspapers and magazines I have written for over the past couple of...

Boston Book Fest!

Wow, do you know about the Boston Book Fest? With authors, bookstores, readings, talks, and giveaways, this event has grown in its ten years into a wonderful citywide festival. While there are tons of things happening today – see the schedule here – I’m hoping...

Kingdom Books on “World Enough”

Boston Noir With a Dangerous “Backbeat” in Clea Simon’s WORLD ENOUGH She’s quietly brought us four different semi-mystical cat and amateur sleuth mystery series over the past decade — and some edgy nonfiction before that. Now Boston...

Before I was cozy…

Back in the day, there was little that was cozy about my life. Sure, I had creature comforts, thanks to a part-time secretarial job that paid most of the bills., and even a long-haired grey cat whom I loved dearly. But what I needed for soul sustenance was loud, hard,...

Jay Talking with Bradley Jay

So, I confess, I’m a little shy about listening to myself. But if you stick with this interview that WBZ-AM 1030’s Bradley Jay did with me you’ll get to hear the call in from longtime Boston rock legend, Johnny Angel… Listen here.