News: Derringer Nomination
With apologies for having consecutive blog posts about my own personal news, I’m very pleased that my story “Rearview Mirror,” […]
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Literary News, Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature, Writing
New Fiction: “A Drowning at Snow’s Cut” in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
My story “A Drowning at Snow’s Cut” appears in the May 2011 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. In it, a
Literary News, Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Recommendations: Quick Picks
With the start of a new semester at Mason, plus a short-term class I’m teaching at the Osher Lifelong Learning
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers
Interview: Meredith Cole, author of Posed for Murder and Dead in the Water
Agatha Donkar, a photographer and writer based in Chapel Hill, NC, has recently been delving into the photography-themed mysteries of
Interviews, Literary News, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature
Interview: 2011 Piedmont Laureate Scott Huler, author of On the Grid
Scott Huler; courtesy United Arts Scott Huler, author most recently of On the Grid: A Plot of Land, an Average
Reviews/Recommendations
Review: Best European Fiction 2011, edited by Aleksandar Hemon
Time Magazine called last year’s debut Best European Fiction anthology “an exhilarating read” and looked forward to more editions in
Literary News, Mysteries/Thrillers
Study: “The Mystery Book Consumer in the Digital Age”
“Who’s your audience? How can you best communicate with that audience?” These are among the first key questions that I
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Review: The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly
Laura Ellen Scott last appeared on this site interviewing thriller writer Sophie Hannah. Here, she reviews the debut novel by
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Recommendations: Overlooked and Overlauded
I was pleased to be asked to contribute a couple of suggestions to AARP’s end-of-year round-up of 2010 books. The
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Recommendation: Oxford American’s 12th Annual Southern Music Issue
Apart from Metro itself, one of my favorite magazines is undoubtedly The Oxford American — and the highpoint of the
Writing
New Fiction: “Up, Up and Away” at SmokeLong Quarterly
My tendency is to write LONG. Most of my short stories are upwards of 5,000 words, and several have pushed
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Reviews/Recommendations
Review: Edge by Jeffery Deaver
Coincidentally, Jeffery Deaver’s new thriller, Edge, is set in two places I call home. The novel’s opening section — a