New England Mobile Book Fair is saved! (maybe?)

Well, for the next two years anyway… plus, it’s not too far from the great indie bookstore’s current spot!From the Boston Globe:Owner Tom Lyons, who’d warned customers a few months ago he needed to downsize or close, has found a new space not far...

Amateur sleuths with spooky help…

Booklist is celebrating May is Mystery Month with a series of roundups, and my latest Dulcie Schwartz cozy, “Into the Grey,” made it into this one on haunted mysteries.Want to see who else made the cut? Click here.

“Some of my favorite things…”

“World Enough weaves together some of my favorite things: A good mystery, a flawed heroine regaining her mojo, and rock ‘n’ roll. Specifically, World Enougj is set in the Boston rock scene and alternative press scene in the mid-80’s. Having...

A feel-good #FelineFriday story

Yay, Ringer! And thank you, Chloe! Click on the link for the feel-good #FelineFriday story about a cat who was trapped under the ruins of his family’s house for two months – and the dog who found him. And, yes, the vet predicts a full recovery. Click...

“Great story and eerily authentic…”

So says Tanya Donelly (of Throwing Muses/the Breeders/Belly fame) about my upcoming Boston rock noir, “World Enough.” She should know – as a founding member of Throwing Muses, she was certainly around during the ’80s club heyday that I’ve set...