A Cat on the Case in paperback

Maybe you missed the ebook sale. Maybe you (like me) prefer reading on paper. Either way, you’re in luck! A CAT ON THE CASE, the third Witch Cat of Cambridge cozy mystery comes out in trade paperback today. “Entertaining… Fans of talking cat cozies...

The future of crime fiction

Joanna Schaffhausen, Connie Hambley, Dale Phillips, and I had a blast on Bonnie D. Graham’s streaming radio show on Wednesday, discussing the future of crime fiction – and how it’s all going to play out in movies and TV. Did we get our predictions right?...

Getting ready…

Has it been a week? So many things are in the works that I’ve not kept up. In the next few days, I’ll be posting about an online appearance, an actual in-the-flesh conference (Boskone!), and more. But while I prep for all that — and for the February 8...

Highlights of 2021…

This was a tough year! Yes, we had some laughs and some good times: 2021 saw the publication of two of my books: the Witch Cats of Cambridge cozy A CAT ON THE CASE in January (psst… the kindle is still on sale for $1.99) and, in October, the darker psychological...

Not a “Best of 2021” list

So, I wanted to write a Ten Best list. This isn’t it (for one thing, I’ve included 13 titles — plus a ringer). Instead, these are books that stayed with me and a few that I’ve been dipping into when I want a break (looking at you “Around the...

Stephen Mitchell’s “The First Christmas”

As many of you know, I still review for the Boston Globe. I don’t share all my reviews, but this was a particularly timely book – a Zen take on the Nativity (with a gorgeous illustration). Read it online here. BOOK REVIEW Away in a manger in ‘The First...