by Clea | Sep 24, 2007 | Uncategorized
OK, full disclosure: Brett Milano is a friend. But I’m still wowed and impressed by his new book, The Sound of Our Town, a history of Boston rock. Through lively anecdotes, interviews, and lots of fun facts, he re-creates the history of our little scene, from...
by Clea | Sep 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
Cyrus, our eminence grisé:Well, thanks to Caroline Leavitt, I’ve been tagged.What is tagging? Well, it seems to be a form of blog chain letter. According to the rules, I’m supposed to list 7 random facts/habits about myself, here, on my blog. Then tag 7...
by Clea | Sep 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Oline Cogdill, who used her great books blog to alert us to World Literary Day – Today! Oline is the crime fiction critic for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, and she shares the blog with fellow critic Chauncey Mabe, chatting on a variety of topics about...
by Clea | Sep 7, 2007 | Uncategorized
First and foremost, she believed that even young readers could think, could reason, and wanted to explore. She’ll be missed.From the New York Times: Madeleine L’Engle has died at 88.(Photo by George M. Gutierrez for the New York Times)
by Clea | Sep 5, 2007 | Uncategorized
When I was asked to review “Anarchy and Old Dogs,” the latest Dr. Siri Investigates mystery from Colin Cotterill, I was thrilled. That glow faded a bit once I read the book; it doesn’t seem quite as much fun as its three predecessors. That said,...
by Clea | Aug 31, 2007 | Uncategorized
Thoughtful blog by Carmel, Indiana bookstore owner Jim Huang (The Mystery Company) and small publisher in which he discusses the current state of mystery publishing (and bookselling), the ridiculous pressure from NY publishers to break out big from the start with a...
