Review: The Devil’s Light by Richard North Patterson
I can’t help but wonder what Richard North Patterson thought as he watched the breaking news about Osama bin Laden’s […]
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Reviews/Recommendations
Review: Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin
South Korean novelist Kyung-sook Shin‘s Please Look After Mom — her first novel to be translated and published in English — has
D.C. Events, Fall for the Book, Interviews, Southern Literature
Interview: Tayari Jones, author of Silver Sparrow
Occasional contributor Brandon Wicks returns to Art & Literature this week to interview novelist Tayari Jones, who will be touring
D.C. Events, Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers
Interview: Alan Orloff, author of Killer Routine
For the May edition of The Writer’s Center podcast series, I sat down with mystery novelist Alan Orloff, author of
D.C. Events
Reading: Cheryl’s Gone on Thursday, May 12
I’m very pleased to be on the roster this month for the Cheryl’s Gone Reading and Performance Series along with
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Review/Interview: Louis Bayard, author of The School of Night
The Spring 2011 issue of Mystery Scene features my essay on novelist Louis Bayard: partly a review of his new book The School of
Interviews, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
Interview: Angela Davis-Gardner, author of Butterfly’s Child
After a performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly several years ago, a friend turned to novelist Angela Davis-Gardner and asked, “What to
Literary News, Mysteries/Thrillers
News: Derringer Award
I’m honored — and more than a little stunned — by the news this morning that my story “Rearview Mirror,”
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Interview: Kelli Stanley, author of The Curse-Maker. Upcoming: Angela Davis-Gardner, author of Butterfly’s Child
The Writer’s Center has recently asked me to begin hosting their new podcast series, which debuted in February and has
Literary News
News: Algonquin Book Club
The good folks over at Algonquin Books have just launched an exciting new initiative: The Algonquin Book Club, pairing several
Literary News, Mysteries/Thrillers
News: “Deadline! Journalists in Crime Movies” in Mystery Scene Magazine
The new issue of Mystery Scene has just arrived, and with it comes a treasure trove of interesting features for
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Review: Shortcut Man by P.G. Sturges
It might be easy to find fault with P.G. Sturges’ debut book, the comic crime novel Shortcut Man. I’ve seen