by Clea | Sep 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Oline Cogdill, who used her great books blog to alert us to World Literary Day – Today! Oline is the crime fiction critic for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, and she shares the blog with fellow critic Chauncey Mabe, chatting on a variety of topics about...
by Clea | Sep 7, 2007 | Uncategorized
First and foremost, she believed that even young readers could think, could reason, and wanted to explore. She’ll be missed.From the New York Times: Madeleine L’Engle has died at 88.(Photo by George M. Gutierrez for the New York Times)
by Clea | Sep 5, 2007 | Uncategorized
When I was asked to review “Anarchy and Old Dogs,” the latest Dr. Siri Investigates mystery from Colin Cotterill, I was thrilled. That glow faded a bit once I read the book; it doesn’t seem quite as much fun as its three predecessors. That said,...
by Clea | Aug 31, 2007 | Uncategorized
Thoughtful blog by Carmel, Indiana bookstore owner Jim Huang (The Mystery Company) and small publisher in which he discusses the current state of mystery publishing (and bookselling), the ridiculous pressure from NY publishers to break out big from the start with a...
by Clea | Aug 29, 2007 | Uncategorized
Hi folks,It’s a gorgeous, sunny, not-too-hot day here. But I’m listening to the New Orleans community radio station WWOZ online, and with the wonderful music they are playing, they are commemorating the hurricane and subsequent flood of two years ago. As a...
