Just Published! Best American Mystery Stories
This year’s Best American Mystery Stories, published Tuesday, October 4, features for the first time one of my own stories—a bucket-list […]
Literary News
Fall for the Book Continues
After a fun Sisters in Crime panel on Fall for the Book‘s opening day, the festival continues with a number
Bouchercon Update: Anthony Award Win for Best Anthology
I’m back now from Bouchercon and thrilled that Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015 won this year’s Anthony Award
Bouchercon! And Newsletter!
Except for teaching my classes Monday and Wednesday, this week is all about Bouchercon—and heck, Bouchercon is even on my
Newsletter Debut & Giveaway
After hinting toward it for a while now (how long, even I haven’t kept track of), I’m finally planning to
North Carolina Bookwatch
This week on UNC-TV, North Carolina Bookwatch airs an interview with me about On the Road with Del & Louise.
NC Bookwatch & More: Celebrating Murder Under the Oaks
I’ve had a couple of opportunities recently to talk about and celebrate Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015, for
Readings…with Kids
Over the last week, both my wife Tara Laskowski and I have had one piece of writing brought up time
EQMM‘s Department of First Stories
A new issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine is generally a cause for excitement, but the July 2016 edition seems
On the Road Named a Macavity Award Finalist
Such thrilled news today: After winning the Agatha Award and being named a finalist for the Anthony, On the Road
SleuthSayers: The Complete Continental Op
Julie M. Rivett, Dashiell Hammett’s granddaughter and a great Hammett scholar, chatted with me at SleuthSayers about her latest project,
Three Weeks, Three Book Launches (and more)
May has shaped up to be a month of book launches. On May 7, my wife Tara Laskowski, our son