Reviews
‘Shattering Glass’ wins the Anthony!
Shattering Glass, the first anthology from the groundbreaking Nasty Woman Press, has won the Anthony! Although we couldn't gather in person to hear the wonderful news, the awesome Bouchercon team managed a really fun virtual awards ceremony last night (thanks to the...
The Somerville Times takes on “Hold Me Down”
Somerville Times arts editor (and poet) Doug Holder took time to chat with me about writing, our shared city, and my upcoming Hold Me Down. I've pasted the Q&A below. (To read the full article in the Somerville Times click here.) Your new book is a step away from...
Lorie Lewis Ham on a different kind of pet
I know Lorie through her magazine,Kings River Life, which regularly publishes reviews and short fiction. I was thrilled therefore to hear that she had a new novel out – her sixth – One of Us, the first in a new series, and even more overjoyed that she wanted to share...
Lucy Burdette’s Scottish play
I was about to congratulate noted cozy author (and past Sisters in Crime president) Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib) on her latest Key West mystery when it hit me ... it's set in Scotland? Yes, with A Scone of Contention this sweet food-oriented series is taking a...
The cost of uncertainty (a Bouchercon post-mortem)
My op-ed on Bouchercon ran in todays Boston Globe. If you can subscribe to this (or any) newspaper, I urge you to. However, I'm opting to make this readable (though it lacks some of the cool click-throughs and graphics). OPINION The cost of uncertainty Bouchercon was...
Sherry Harris on the bones of a good story
"A line will take us hours maybe, but if it seems more than a moment's thought our stitching and unstitching is for naught." William Butler Yeats was talking about poetry, but he may as well have been talking about cozies. These fun character-driven mysteries need to...
INCANTATION works its magic
Just got a bit of happy news: AN INCANTATION OF CATS was awarded a certificate of excellence by the Cat Writers' Association in this international group's 2020 communications contest. Thank you!
Ang Pompano: Dieting can be deadly…
Congratulations to Ang Pompano, whose new Diet of Death came out last month. This fun and fast-paced amateur sleuth is the first in the “Cooking with Betty” series. But readers might recognize a familiar face... This isn't your protagonist Quincy Lazarro's first...
Dana Cameron’s summer shorts
Speaking of short stories, the wonderful Dana Cameron has an anthology out today – Pandora's Orphans – that already sounds like pure summer pleasure, whether you're at the beach or sitting around a campfire. While I first got to know Dana's writing through her Emma...
“The Basement,” a short story
Want a little dark crime fiction to kickstart your holiday weekend? Here's my story "The Basement," up now in Punk Noir Magazine (free). PUNK NOIR MAGAZINE The Only Crime Is Getting Caught SKIP TO CONTENT PUNK NOIR MAGAZINEABOUT PUNK NOIR MAGAZINE THE BASEMENT BY...