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… and finally
Let's not forget those who died seven years ago today. And, let's face it, how the Bush Administration could have averted these attacks.The warnings were going straight to President Bush each morning in his briefings by the CIA director, George Tenet, and in the...
How We Write: Getting Started with Caroline Leavitt
Caroline Leavitt is the kind of friend a writer needs. Highly accomplished (eight novels - see her home page) and unfailingly generous with her time and good thoughts, she's also about 100 pages into her latest novel. But when she and I sat down to discuss writing,...
Sarah Palin does not represent us
On Wednesday, Sept. 3, two concerned women sent an email to 40 of their friends and colleagues, asking them to respond to Sarah Palin's candidacy as vice president of the United States. These 40 friends and colleagues forwarded the letter to others. By Sunday, the...
Eight months to go…
Big shout-out thanks to designer Geoffrey Boyarsky for this excellent cover!Oh, and here's a cheering story: It takes a village to save a cat.
research…
Okay, I'm not sure exactly who did the murder, but if it turns out to be who I think, then I have my murder weapon. I also have a ton more information on the fall guy (or fall dog, to be specific), thanks to a long and very fun conversation with Eddie Ramos, the...
Looking for a murder weapon
So after much back and forth and the kind of agony that involves getting a cup of tea. Putting it down. Walking around the house. Checking your email. Putting a load of laundry in. Making another cup of tea, and then realizing you already had one cooling. Checking on...
Back to … school?
The air is crisper, the brain a bit more alert. Time for new projects. And since I'm hard at work, please let me direct you to the guest blog I wrote on just this topic for Musings of a Bookish Kitty.
Jumping the gun….
OK, more on this when Banned Book Week starts on Sept. 27. But why not start early? After all, it seems quite possible that we may end up with a book banner in the White House if we don't keep on this.(ADDED LATER: I am, of course, referring to Sarah Palin. And while...
Happy Labor Day
Enjoying the last days of summer...Hope you are, too!
Friday’s Forgotten Books: “Those Who Hunt the Night”
Picking up the thread started by Patti Abbott a few months back, I'd like to use today to draw attention to a really fun book, Barbara Hambly's "Those Who Hunt the Night." I first became aware of Hambly's work through her Benjamin January series, a wonderful mystery...