The First Two Pages: “A Bitter Thing” by Mark Stevens
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers […]
Drinks With Reads: “Better Days” and a Sun Stealer
The Drinks With Reads series at Mystery Playground is one of my favorite blog series—pairing cocktails with stories and novels
The First Two Pages: “Please See Me” by Deborah Lacy
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers
ALA Book Club Central Highlights Short Stories—including one “Novel in…”!
The American Library Association’s Book Club Central has just announced its May Picks from Sisters in Crime—celebrating May as Short
A Malice To Remember
This year’s Malice Domestic brought a milestone: My wife Tara Laskowski‘s first (hopefully of many!) Agatha Award—sharing the top spot
An Unplanned Malice Domestic Blog Hop?
The first three days of this week, I’ve found myself in four different places on the Internet—all related in one
The First Two Pages: “A Death in Yelapa” by Leslie Budewitz
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers
Malice Domestic: May 3-5
This week brings one of my favorite events of the year: the annual Malice Domestic conference, May 3-5 at the
Edgar Award: “English 398: Fiction Workshop”
I’ll admit to a bit of superstitiousness at times. For the couple of weeks leading up to the Edgar Awards
CrimeReads: “The State of the Mystery”
In advance of the Edgar Awards, CrimeReads asked this year’s finalists and special award winners to answer a few questions
Kind Words for “Care & Feeding”
Last week brought a nice surprise—nice boost to the ego. On Friday, Kristopher Zgorski of BOLO Books gave a shout-out
The First Two Pages: “The First Day of the Year” by Gabriel Valjan
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers