my virtual cat-driven tour…

I’m continuing to make the rounds of the blogosphere! Today, I’m at Working Stiffs and tomorrow I’ll be at First Offenders. Of course, tomorrow for real I’ll be at Harvard Book Store for my book release party, too! (7 p.m.! Wine, cheese,...

Weighty topics

(Relaxing after New York trip)So somehow last night, we ended up talking about female characters and their body issues”Why is it,” one of the lovely people who came to Partners and Crime last night asked, “that so many mysteries focus on women who...

Guest blogger: Caroline Leavitt

Caroline Leavitt is one of my favorite people. Not only is she a generous friend and kindred spirit, she’s a wonderful writer. Her latest novel, Girls in Trouble was a BookSense pick and was named a top book by Mostly Fiction, and I know she has another in the...

Guest blogger: Deb Grabien

*This just in: This New York Times Magazine article went deeper on the cat vs. bird episode I blogged about a few entries down (“A Cat Shooting in Texas,” Nov. 17). This is yet another side of the ecosystem battle Deb blogs about. Its a war of the worlds,...

When your book comes out, your life changes…

Right?Well, that’s what I used to think and it is what a lot of aspiring novelists think. And so, since I teach writing at the UCLA Extension School (yup, I’m in New England – I do it online), I blogged today on the UCLA Writers’ Program blog about...