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My End-of-Year Newsletter
A Macavity Award and two new stories headline this final newsletter of the year, with previews of more to come…
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The First Two Pages: “In a Glass Darkly” by Agatha Christie
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers…
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Announced: New Story Collection with Crippen & Landru
I’ve just sent out my October 2019 newsletter—including an announcement about my forthcoming story collection with Crippen & Landru: The…
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I’ve Been Tuckerized!
Thanks so much to Toni L.P. Kelner for Tuckerizing me in her latest book: The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking, released…
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How Do I Love Thee? And—More Importantly—Why?
In my latest column at the Washington Independent Review of Books, I reflect on books I love—not only warmly, but…
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My March Newsletter
Most of the news in my March newsletter has already been posted here and then pretty widely on social media—Edgars!…
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The Wickeds: On Uncomfortable Reading
Thanks to Liz Mugavero for inviting me to contribute a guest post to The Wickeds. A post last week mentioned…
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Washington Independent Review of Books: Keigo Higashino’s Newcomer
The first thing heard about Newcomer, Keigo Higashino’s newest book in translation, was about it being a novel in stories—right up…
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Lark! The Herald Angels Sing—In Stereo!
A few days ago, when I went to shelve my inscribed copy of Lark! The Herald Angels Sing, Donna Andrews’ latest…
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