Reviews

For some people, the holidays call for a re-watching of “It’s A Wonderful Life.” For us, it involves a trip to Mordor. Ever since my husband gave me a copy of “The Lord of the Rings” movies on DVD for Chanukah, watching them – in the extended version, of course – has...

Some of my faves from this year...  

As a former music critic, I'm used to the saying that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. But movies have gotten pretty good at depicting the writing life. In fact, they've done so well, that many people comment on it. The Femmes Fatale blog posted...

"World Enough" is a Harvard Book Store Holiday 100 pick. That means its 20% off – and, yes, they deliver. (They've got signed copies, too!)

After Hurricane Harvey, Houston's Murder by the Book opened its doors as a safe, dry place for neighbors to come by for coffee, cookies, and general respite. Soon after, they began asking for donations for a charity auction. Well, that auction goes live today and runs...

it's not pretty but it gets the book done.

This is huge! Poisoned Pen Press, is offering a fantastic deal. They’ve bundled my first three Pru Marlowe pet noir mysteries (featuring the irascible tabby Wallis) into one e-book for only $2.99. Be forewarned - this deal is only going to last this week. I’m excited...

Want to hear some of the music memorialized in World Enough? Tonight, local music scribe Brett Milano will spin some tunes before we settle in to talk about music and writing – and specifically writing about music – at Brookline Booksmith. We both go way back, and I'm...