Reviews

What is it about a madwoman? From the Maenads to Edie Sedgwick, such heedless spirits have long inspired our stories. When they don’t exist in real life, we invent them. Just ask Heathcliffe what was pushing him so hard, and he’ll come back with some tale about a...

And here's my piece on why you're all reading the wrong Hilary Mantel novel, also for DAME.

It occurs to me, I should link to the book pieces I write for DAME magazine. So here's my take on why, 50 years after its publication, Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique still matters. It's not what you'd think...

"Clever... pithy dialozuge and distinctive characterizations..." These are some of the early words from Publishers Weekly for my April pet noir, Parrots Prove Deadly.Parrots Prove Deadly: A Pru Marlowe Pet NoirClea Simon. Poisoned Pen, $24.95 (278p) ISBN...

Call us copy cats! In the wake of the hugely successful Cat Video Festival at the Walker Center in Minneapolis, our little city that could – Somerville – is hosting its own "Copy Cat Fest." The event, to be held Sunday, Feb. 17, 4-7, will be smaller in scope, but will...

THE NEXT BIG THING BLOG HOP Welcome to this blog hop.What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way that readers can discover new authors, because with bookstores closing and publishers not promoting new authors as much, we need to find a way to introduce readers to...

"As paranormal talking cat mysteries go, Simon’s latest gives her humans their due and a little bit more."Hey, Kirkus is renowned for the "Kirkus kick." This is more plot summary than review, but I'll take it!TRUE GREY (reviewed on December 1, 2012)A graduate student...

... have to order my bird for next week. (Yes, this is a real photo of my yard and Beakie, the Beacon Street turkey, an occasional visitor.)

Dulcie #6, out early 2013

"The best so far..." Wow, thank you, Bristol Public Library.Bookblog of the Bristol LibraryReviews by the Reference Department of the Bristol Public Library, Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee.MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012True Grey by Clea SimonMelon ponders whodunit in True...