by Clea | Feb 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just couldn’t love “The Man from Beijing,” (as I say in my Boston Phoenix review). Too many things kept throwing me out of the book, mostly a sense of heavy handed message. Mankell is – as are most crime writers – highly moral. Usually, he lets his...
by Clea | Feb 9, 2010 | Grey Matters, Reviews
“Sure to provide cat fanciers with a relaxing couple of hours.” – Kirkus Reviews on Grey Matters.Not bad, right? Well, coming from Kirkus, this is probably meant to be snarky – the infamous “Kirkus kick.” But I’ll take it. I mean, I...
by Clea | Feb 9, 2010 | Lesa Holstine
One of my favorite blogs, combining pet news and advice and book reviews, is The Conscious Cat. This week, TCC awarded an “Over the Top” award to longtime librarian and indefatigable book blogger Lesa Holstine and her Lesa’s Book Critiques blog. The...
by Clea | Jan 25, 2010 | Booklist, Brookline Booksmith, Grey Matters, Reviews, Severn House
My Grey Matters officially pubs in March – here’s my first pre-pub review: Grey Matters, Simon, Clea (Author), Mar 2010. 240 p. Severn, hardcover, $28.95. (9780727868404).Simon’s second Dulcie Schwartz mystery picks up a few months after the end of Shades of...
by Clea | Jan 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Why does James Patterson bother? From reading the New York Times profile, I’ve learned that he has five “co-authors” who actually writethe books he drafts. He skews his plots for marketing purposes. He’s abandoned his early literary potential...
