by LB | Sep 27, 2022 | Books
On September 4, some 23 days ago as I write this, Peter Straub died. He was a good friend for thirty years or more, and I felt the loss deeply, along with regret that we’d largely lost touch in recent years. In the wake of his death, a Talkwalker email alert steered...
by LB | Aug 24, 2022 | Bernie Rhodenbarr
Don’t tell you what? That it’s been over two months since you sent out a newsletter? You had to say it, didn’t you? Well, somebody ought to. You’ve got a new book coming out, the so-long-awaited-that-people-gave-up-and-stopped-waiting return of Bernie Rhodenbarr, and...
by LB | Aug 16, 2022 | Books
Note: I couldn’t tell you what I was thinking when I agreed to a session with the chap who calls himself the Impertinent Interviewer, but I knew the result would be prominently posted in Janet Rudolph’s Mystery Fanfare site, so it seemed worth the effort....
by LB | Jun 24, 2022 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Newsletter
Well, Happy Birthday, young man! Have I got the date right? June 24? That’s the date. Another solar return, as my astrologer would tell me. I didn’t know you were into that. I’m a writer. Part of the job description calls for a minimal surface knowledge of almost...
by LB | Jun 14, 2022 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, John Warren Wells, LB's Classic Crime Library, Newsletter
I suppose the burglar in question is Bernie Rhodenbarr, and you’ve got something to say about audiobooks. It’s hard to sneak anything past you, isn’t it? Yes, the larcenous fellow is indeed Bernard Grimes Rhodenbarr, and the forthcoming work of which he’s the titular...
