by Clea | Aug 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hallie Ephron is not only a New York Times bestselling author, she’s a loyal supporter of the New England crime fiction scene. That made me doubly bummed that I had to miss her local launch for the brand new Careful What You Wish For at our great local indie,...
by Clea | Aug 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Hey, watch this!” Spring 1976, and the four of us were parked in Phil’s Firebird when he took a mouthful of lighter fluid from his trusty BIC, flicked the sparkwheel and blew. The ensuing flame singed the car’s visor – and his eyebrows – resulting in much stoned...
by Clea | Aug 5, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized
Some writers focus on short stories, some on novels. Shawn Reilly Simmons does both. Her cozy series, about the Red Carpet movie caterers, moves about as well – taking readers from one film location to the next. We’re lucky Shawn had time to sit down with us...
by Clea | Aug 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Laura Lippman’s THE LADY IN THE LAKE is more than a good read, it offers a truly timely commentary I wrote about this for the Arts Fuse: When President Trump wanted to take down Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D- MD) last week, he did so by deriding...
by Clea | Jul 29, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized
Looking for plot twists? New noir? Hilary Davidson is you’re gal. This Anthony Award winner switches between thrillers, short stories, and her new Shadows of New York series. A former journalist, she knows how to engage the reader – and she talks process and...
by Clea | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Tickets for the Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Weekend (happening April 26-28, 2020) will NOT go on sale tonight, July 26, as originally publicized. Instead, they will go on sale on September 20, 11:59 p.m. CST, – and be forewarned: THEY WILL SELL OUT! For the very...
