by LB | Aug 12, 2011 | Books, Jill Emerson
An eBook price break for GETTING OFF has led to the following exchange between the author and his other self: Lawrence Block: There’s some interesting news about the price of Getting Off. Jill Emerson: Ah, the high cost of getting off. Always a problem… LB: That’s...
by LB | Aug 4, 2011 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Books
You’d think I’d be grateful. In 1977 I published Burglars Can’t Be Choosers, the novel that introduced one Bernard Grimes Rhodenbarr to an unsuspecting public. Over the years I was to write nine more books about Bernie, the most recent of which is The Burglar on the...
by LB | Jul 14, 2011 | Commentary, For Writers
A couple of months ago I downloaded a 99¢ novel by John Locke. I’d become aware of him as a dominant presence on the Kindle bestseller list and figured I ought to see what all the fuss was about. I don’t remember which book it was, and I don’t see why it should...
by LB | Jul 5, 2011 | Commentary, For Writers
In the summer of 1957 I was all of 19. I got a dream job, associate editor at a literary agency, and immediately dropped out of college to keep it. The agency (Scott Meredith) was a hybrid, representing some solid professional writers while making big money as a...
