Reviews
Indie bookstores rule…
When the Moon travel guides asked me to blog about my local independent bookstores, I jumped at the chance. New England has such a rich literary history, it makes sense that we have a rich bookstore history too – and this piece has links to great stores, reading...
Life lessons from a kitty
For this #FelineFriday, I look back on what Musetta (and Cyrus before her) have taught me. Here – and on the Pulpwood Queens' Beauty & the Book Blog – I share that wisdom with you!There is no longer a Musetta here at Chez Musetta. The round tuxedo longhair who used to...
Lisa Unger LOVES “World Enough”
"With a colorful cast of characters, a gift for detail, and intricate plotting, Simon takes her readers deep into the esoteric world of the Boston music scene ..." – Lisa Unger. I am breathless. Thriller queen/bestselling author Lisa Unger said THIS today on the...
Publishers Weekly on “World Enough”
"Intriguing series launch … readers with a taste for noir are sure to want to see more.” This intriguing series launch from Simon, best known for her cozy Dulcie Schwartz mysteries (Into the Grey, etc.), introduces Boston journalist Tara Winton, who back in the 1980s...
Kirkus Reviews on “World Enough”
“[A] fascinating reminiscence of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.” A woman obsessed with the Boston rock music scene of 20 years ago discovers that it’s not quite what she remembers.Forty-something Tara Winton hates her comfortable but dull job in corporate...
Happy new year – and new books!
Wow, what a week. A week ago today, Musetta was still with us. Still herself. But maybe something had already changed. I was sitting at my desk, writing, and she came over and reached up to me – grabbing onto my thigh with her claws and asking to be lifted onto my...
Some cheering news (new books!)
This happened this week, too. More cat mysteries on the way. So that is cheering! From Publishers Marketplace: September 21, 2017Digital: Fiction: Mystery/Crime Author of the Pru Marlowe series Clea Simon's A SPELL OF MURDER, the first in her new "Witch Cats of...
And then there was Musetta….
Again, from The Feline Mystique (St. Martin's, 2002):In early March, we go to Texas and close-dance at the Broken Spoke. We eat barbecue, and buy cowboy boots. (THat's not why we went, but as I admire my ostrich-clad feet, I must say it was a high point.) I have begun...
Remembering Cyrus, 1984-2001
(from The Feline Mystique)JANUARY 25, 2001Well, our dear kitty – the sixteen-year-old perfect master – is gone. It was as good as it could be. He spent the last night with us. First he dragged himself into the living room and we lifted him onto the couch and he...
Today, I have a cat-sized hole in my heart
Musetta is gone.March 28, 2001–Sept. 20, 2017