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Richard North Patterson: Ambition And Success

My review of Richard North Patterson’s new novel, Eclipse, appears in today’s Washington Post (Tuesday, January 6). It’s a book that […]

Between being out of town for Christmas and having guests in town for New Year’s and through the weekend, I’m

As we edge into the new year, bookstore events are still mostly on hold in North Carolina, one of my

Narrative Magazine has recently begun offering a “Story of the Week” and “Poem of the Week.” As a fiction writer myself,

I’m honored that The Rambler, a fine, fine magazine based in North Carolina, has published my short story “Shrimp and

Kyle Semmel’s work as publications & communications manager of The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland, is unquestionably a full-time job.

In the wake of yesterday’s post about Blackbird, a play reflecting on a relationship between a 40-year-old man and a

Last night, Tara and I had the fine privilege of seeing the Studio Theatre’s production of David Harrower’s Blackbird, catching it

The closer we get to the actual holidays, the slimmer the pickings in readings and signings. In North Carolina, the

An article in this morning’s Washington Post (Dec. 16) explored the question of whether the Newbery Medal, the world’s oldest

Kate Betterton’s novel Where the Lake Becomes the River won the 2008 Novello Literary Award, an annual contest for writers

I just received the new issue of Mystery Scene, and was pleased to see Donna Andrews on the cover. Andrews