‘State vs. Lassiter’: following the Elmore Leonard playbook
When the great crime writer Elmore Leonard died in August many eulogists cited his much-discussed “10 rules of writing.” After a list of largely technical advice — including “don’t go into great detail...
View Article#FridayReads: MWA Grand Master Carolyn Hart
For me, the best news from the world of letters this month was the announcement that Carolyn Hart would be receiving the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America at next spring’s Edgar...
View ArticleA new life for ‘Advise & Consent’ (and other old blockbusters)
Lots of good book news has been converging on me lately. A few days ago, the terrific Florida thriller writer Paul Levine posted on Facebook a Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg piece in The Wall Street Journal...
View Article‘Bum Rap’: make time for another perfect beach book
I don’t know about you, but I’m not letting go of summer without a fight. With at least one extended beach jaunt ahead, I plan to polish off a few more escapist reads before fall rolls in. If you’re...
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