California VI: The Underground Man
After my brief burst of confidence two days back, yesterday we hit the terrifying part of Route 1 — something that […]
Mysteries/Thrillers
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California V: Cannery Row
Short and sweet this morning. Dad and I are exploring the Monterey Peninsula today — starting out in Carmel, bopping
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California IV Bonus: Soul of a People
Just to let everyone know: The ride on Highway 1 wasn’t nearly as bad as I’d feared (not so far,
Mysteries/Thrillers
California IV: The Crying Of Lot 49
Today, Dad and I will leave San Francisco behind us, picking up our rental car this morning and heading southward
Film & Theater, Mysteries/Thrillers
California III: Vertigo
Well, I learned a valuable lesson today: If there’s someplace you particularly want to visit when you’re traveling, check ahead
Mysteries/Thrillers
California II: Spade & Archer
Our flight arrived smoothly in San Francisco, though with the time change, we were ravenous by mid-afternoon and exhausted by
Mysteries/Thrillers
California I: The Maltese Falcon
Today, my dad and I fly cross-country for the beginning of our big father-son road trip. We’ll fly into San
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature
Lemony Snicket Brings Kids Mystery to Raleigh, Jedediah Berry Delivers Quirky Detection to D.C. & I Head Out for the Far Coast
Lemony Snicket is certainly the biggest name on the calendar for the coming week in North Carolina (and a reminder
George Mason University, Interviews, Writing
Laura Ellen Scott: New Views On Short Fiction
Laura Ellen Scott has had a flurry of fiction publications recently — a notably large number of them online: “From Laura’s
Fall for the Book, George Mason University, Poetry
Jack Gilbert Then and Here and Here and Later
A few years back, when I was more involved on the programming side of the Fall for the Book Festival,
George Mason University, Mysteries/Thrillers, Writing
Fiction Seminar Highlights
Much to enjoy at Fiction Writing Seminar at George Mason University yesterday (February 28). I won’t recap everything here, but
George Mason University, Writing
Novelist Jayne Anne Phillips in North Carolina; More Than A Dozen Authors in D.C.
Among the big literary events in North Carolina this weekend is a visit by Jayne Anne Phillips, discussing her highly