by Clea | Aug 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Hey, watch this!” Spring 1976, and the four of us were parked in Phil’s Firebird when he took a mouthful of lighter fluid from his trusty BIC, flicked the sparkwheel and blew. The ensuing flame singed the car’s visor – and his eyebrows – resulting in much stoned...
by Clea | Aug 5, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized
Some writers focus on short stories, some on novels. Shawn Reilly Simmons does both. Her cozy series, about the Red Carpet movie caterers, moves about as well – taking readers from one film location to the next. We’re lucky Shawn had time to sit down with us...
by Clea | Aug 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Laura Lippman’s THE LADY IN THE LAKE is more than a good read, it offers a truly timely commentary I wrote about this for the Arts Fuse: When President Trump wanted to take down Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D- MD) last week, he did so by deriding...
by Clea | Jul 31, 2019 | An Incantation of Cats, witch cats
I just got this cover image for my upcoming (Jan. 14, 2020) An Incantation of Cats, the second “Witch Cats of Cambridge” book, and I am overjoyed! I’m so grateful to Polis Books for capturing the magic – and the felines – of my witch cat cozy series!...
by Clea | Jul 29, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized
Looking for plot twists? New noir? Hilary Davidson is you’re gal. This Anthony Award winner switches between thrillers, short stories, and her new Shadows of New York series. A former journalist, she knows how to engage the reader – and she talks process and...
