by Clea | Nov 13, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
That’s the premise of my short story, “The Inside Job,” which will be featured in MASTHEAD: The Best New England Crime Stories 2020, coming Nov. 25 from Level Best Books. The story takes place post-pandemic, but my heroine – a homebody anyway – finds...
by Clea | Nov 9, 2020 | Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
It’s been a while, but after the election anxiety couldn’t we all use a good read? How about a good Martha Reed? Martha has just launched a new New Orleans-based series, and I know I’m ready. I missed my annual pilgrimage to the New Orleans Jazz and...
by Clea | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Please join us on Sunday for an all-star literary event! Free, of course. Find out more below (or here) or click through to join us here. Details: Meet some of the legendary, bestselling and critically acclaimed authors who donated time and work to Shattering...
by Clea | Sep 8, 2020 | News, witch cats
Presenting A CAT ON THE CASE, the third Witch Cats of Cambridge mystery, to be published in January 2021 by Polis Books. Doesn’t she look intent on solving this one? When a panicked stranger shows up at Charm and Cherish, Becca Colwin feels compelled to help....
by Clea | Aug 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
My review of Ursula Hegi’s wonderful latest novel ran in the Boston Globe: BOOK REVIEW A story of motherhood, madness, and love in ‘The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls’ By Clea Simon Globe Correspondent, August 13, 2020 Seaside light can make reality less harsh....