by Clea | Feb 11, 2025 | Booklist, News, News, Reviews, The Butterfly Trap, Uncategorized
Booklist on The Butterfly Trap: The theme of fear and control in a relationship emerges in Simon’s tense, slow-burn latest (after Bad Boy Beat, 2024), along with the exploration of the many ways two people can deceive each other. Just got this and am OVERJOYED!...
by Clea | Feb 7, 2025 | News, News, podcast, Uncategorized
In the lead-up to “The Butterfly Trap,” I got to chat with House of Mystery host Alan R. Warren and fellow author John Copenhaver. Our free-wheeling, wide-ranging conversation can be accessed here:...
by Clea | Dec 28, 2024 | News, News, personal essay, Uncategorized
Following up “How to Talk to a Cancer Patient,” was thinking this morning about support groups. Specifically, why I haven’t joined one (Jon has). I know for many people they are invaluable. In part, that’s because living with cancer involves so...
by Clea | Nov 29, 2024 | News, News, Uncategorized
That was my suggestion for a headline for this op-ed (i.e., a signed opinion piece), which ran in today’s Boston Globe. I wrote it over a month ago, and I’m happy to say the good news still holds true – and the book mentioned at the end of the piece (in my...
by Clea | Aug 30, 2024 | Bad Boy Beat, News, News, publishing, Severn House, Uncategorized
As many of you know, with my new BAD BOY BEAT, I’m back with Severn House, the great UK indie publisher that brought out my Dulcie Schwartz and Blackie and Care books. (Severn House will also be publishing The Butterfly Trap next March). In the years since...
by Clea | Jun 6, 2024 | A Mighty Blaze, Bad Boy Beat, interview, Interview, News, News, online event, Uncategorized
Wow! I just got to chat with the great (and NYT-bestselling) novelist Caroline Leavitt on A MIGHTY BLAZE! We talked about strong female characters, writing fiction, and what makes a telling detail…. It’s too late for you to ask us your questions. But you...
