by Clea | Oct 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
By the time you read this, I’ll be in Dallas. I’ve got two events today at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, and more to come. This is a huge convention that’s focused on the readers and fans (though we authors always have a blast as well),...
by Clea | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
There’s a lot of talk in the crime fiction community these days about “other voices.” Basically, that means hearing from people whose stories don’t necessarily follow the usual template – and it can focus more on our differences (race, gender,...
by Clea | Oct 15, 2019 | An Incantation of Cats, Uncategorized
Book bloggers and reviewers! The ARC (advanced reading copy) of AN INCANTATION OF CATS is now available on NetGalley. Please, be aware – this is (as the cover notes) the UNCORRECTED copy. I’m going through it now and making all the copy editor’s...
by Clea | Oct 14, 2019 | interview, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
OMG, people! Lisa Unger! My introduction to this deservedly best-selling author was through her short story, “The Twenty.” A giveaway at last year’s Bouchercon, it appeared in a little booklet that I read – and re-read and re-read, first for the...
by Clea | Oct 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
I first met Marty Wingate in person in New Orleans, where we skipped out on Bouchercon to enjoy the fabulous adult libations at the … Her latest, The Bodies in the Library, out tomorrow, How does a book start for you? I’m open to any kind of inspiration, whether...
by Clea | Oct 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Harvard Book Store is truly a Cambridge institution. Not only has this independent bookstore survived for more than 80 years in what is arguably one of the most competitive commercial districts in the region, it has thrived. Renewed and expanded under current owner...
