Reviews
They have to debate this?
It's about time!Oh, yeah! "The Wire" haiku!I offer:Omar and Avon,Kima, Lester, all are gone.Sunday night's a blank
Hoarding in the headlines
If you've read my Mew is for Murder, you know something about animal hoarding, aka the "crazy cat lady" syndrome. Well, now Today on MSNBC is on it, too. This story has lots of good information, and there's also a video clip that includes a visit to a home where one...
A woman must have a code
Love food. Didn't love this book. And, to file under "I refuse to let 'The Wire' die," loved this. Are we in denial yet?
A kitty with movie star moxie (guest blog)
In September 2007, Anthology Film Archives, downtown Manhattan's prestigious avant-garde repertory cinema, mourned the passing of its beloved mascot, a cat named Max.The tortie girl, who enjoyed a good game of ping pong, showed up at Anthology's door seventeen years...
crime and R&B
I write about radio for The Boston Globe, and so over the last few days I've witnessed a lot of schaudenfraude in the industry (along with jokes about "pay for play") that Eliott Spitzer was going to clean up. But now that I hear that the woman at the center of the...
“How Do I Get Reviewed?” a guest blog by David J. Montgomery
I review as well as write, and so I am occasionally queried by authors who are desperate for coverage. I’ve been in the same boat myself, way too often. But most of my reviews, as I tell these authors, are assigned by my editors. Therefore, I turned to reviewer and...
Behind the scenes of “Cries and Whiskers”
Stacy Hackett of the CatChannel.com interviewed me about the backstory to Cries and Whiskers.
“Remember that day, summer past?”
Last night, the incomparable crime drama "The Wire came to an end. Some people got lost in the flood, some people got out all right. But one in particular breaks my heart. If you saw it, you know what I mean. Thoughts? (The New York Times' take.)On another note, is...
Georgia on my mind
The wonderful David C. Tucker interviewed me for the DeKalb County Public Library blog today. How nice! Also up today, my review of "Mozart's Ghost" for the San Francisco Chronicle.Soundtrack for today: The HorrorPops' "Heading for the Disco."Shout out for the day to...
Getting back to work…
Or trying to, anyway. Seeing this makes me think others have the same problems with procrastination. (With thanks to Karen.)