Iran’s Nuclear Threat: Two Timely New Thrillers
My review in today’s Washington Post (Tuesday, May 26) could hardly have been timed better — a testament to the […]
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers
Revenge Of The Plant Kingdom: An Interview With Amy Stewart, Author of Wicked Plants
A couple of years back, I needed a poisonous plant to spike a drink and kill a man. This was
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Bonnie & Clyde: 75 Years Later
This weekend — Saturday, May 23, to be precise — marks the 75th anniversary of the day Bonnie and Clyde
Literary News
A Quick Recommendation — With An Eye Toward Literary Journals And Translations
Given all the recent talk about the potential closing of literary journals (including both the New England Review and the
Mysteries/Thrillers, N.C. Events
N.C. Literary Events: Memorial Day Weekend
I’ll be down at the beach for Memorial Day weekend, and in keeping with a coastal N.C. theme, I want
D.C. Events, Mysteries/Thrillers
Charmed by Rivka Galchen
Several things drew me to the Rivka Galchen event last night, hosted by Nextbook at the Washington DCJCC — not the
Film & Theater
Stumped By Stoppard
While I’ve written several times about plays on this site, I have to emphasize that I’m not pretending to be
Uncategorized
C.M. Mayo — Reading at The Writer’s Center (And Then Elsewhere)
On Sunday, May 17, I had the good fortune to hear C.M. Mayo read from her new novel, The Last
Southern Literature
What Was The Most Influential Southern Novel? The Votes Are In!
On Wednesday, May 13, South Carolina Educational TV and the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Southern Studies aired “What
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
N.C. Events: John Hart, Elizabeth Edwards, Michael Malone & More
The next week brings some heavy-hitters to bookstores in the Triangle and throughout Eastern North Carolina, so even if there’s
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Mystery Round-Up, Part I: Gruley & Bass
With the redistribution of the Washington Post Book World throughout the Outlook and Style sections, my latest round-up of mysteries
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers
An Interview with Novelist Christian Moerk, Author of Darling Jim
Christian Moerk‘s story caught my eye the moment his new novel landed on my desk. And when I say story,