by Clea | Jul 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Annette Dashofy is one of those authors you can rely on. She makes us laugh at conventions (like Bouchercon in October) and she makes us hold her breath in her fresh fun mysteries. Like Zoe Chambers, her series heroine, Annette is smart and brave. This year,...
by Clea | Jul 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Writing for NBC’s Think page, I found myself wondering if these times are too stressful for the traditional action/thriller beach read. Are these the books you want to read on the beach? Or are we going more for books about relationships, books by (and nominally...
by Clea | Jul 1, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
I don’t just love Lloyd because he loves my cooking, but some of my favorite memories of this Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and poet are not of anything literary – his books or readings, or his loyal attendance at mine – but of him and his partner David laughing...
by Clea | Jun 26, 2019 | A Spell of Murder, News
Look for wannabe witch detective Becca and her loyal (and magical) calico Clara to return this winter in An Incantation of Cats (Polis). No cover yet, but you can pre-order here. When two new clients seek Becca’s professional services, the fledgling witch detective is...
by Clea | Jun 24, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized
I’d read William Martin long before I met him. And while I could have guessed from that first great read – Back Bay – that William lived somewhere nearby, it wasn’t until a holiday party at the New England Mobile Book Fair that I realized that the New York...
