by Clea | Dec 26, 2018 | Cats, Uncategorized
An oldie but a goodie, because cats love boxes. And very happy Kwanzaa, too!...
by Clea | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
This week, a friend – a fellow author – wrote to me, complaining that a lot of press for his new book might not arrive till after the holidays. I did what I could, helping him set up a reading and recommending some media outlets that might publicize the event. This is...
by Clea | Dec 17, 2018 | Five Questions, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
I met Cathy Ace in Bristol, England, when we were both attending Crimefest, a wonderful annual convention. Over a boozy dinner on a house boat (fun!), I found myself bonded with this Welsh-turned-Canadian author, and now I seek out her company – and her books! I bet...
by Clea | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore blog, librarian/book blogger Lesa Holstine is asking authors to name three of our favorite books for the year. Only three? That was hard, but I tried to make my list varied, with a philosophical mystery by a longtime fave, a...
by Clea | Dec 15, 2018 | A Spell of Murder, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
Steph Post will be my guest here when her amazing new (in every sense) Miraculum, comes out next month. In the meantime, though, she interviewed me over at her blog, in the last of her Book Bites. Go check out her magical, nostalgic, Southern Gothic world here – or...
by Clea | Dec 14, 2018 | A Spell of Murder, Cats, Lesa Holstine, Polis Books, Reviews, Uncategorized
“A new cozy series that will appeal to cat lovers … [the cats] argue, cast spells, and behave as if they truly were sisters.” Lesa Holstine reviews my new A Spell of Murder: “Clea Simon launches a new cozy series that will appeal to cat lovers...
