Welcome back, Jill Emerson!

Over a ten-year period starting in the mid-1960s, I brought out seven books as Jill Emerson. In 2011, I wrote an eighth—Getting Off, published by Hard Case Crime. And just last month I added a ninth book to the list—Shadows, the first book I ever wrote, originally...

Back to the backlist #1: JILL EMERSON

Jill Emerson’s in the spotlight this week, with Neda Ulaby’s mention on NPR’s Morning Edition: “Before Scudder, Block wrote lesbian erotica under the name Jill Emerson. While they may have been sensitive, they also had titles like Warm and...

My life as a lesbian

Here’s an email I received the other day: “How very nice of you to send along what must be one of the first copies of The Burglar Who Counted The Spoons! I look forward to getting acquainted with Bernie. And I must say, the book itself is very...