by LB | May 17, 2016 | Likes to Read
5/27 #MyFavoriteBooks Just what the title says it is: A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson. A couple of years ago I was cruising the North Atlantic aboard Holland America’s Veendam. I was alone, working every day on what turned out to be The...
by LB | Jul 14, 2015 | For Writers, Interviews + Guest Blogs, Q&A
I say yes to quit a few interviews, but some of them work out better than others. The quality of the questions is a big factor, and I suspect my own mood at the time makes a difference as well. The stars were in alignment when Peter Mann and Joel Meadows interviewed...
by Admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Commentary, Interviews + Guest Blogs, Likes to Read
In this article, originally published in Mystery Scene in 2010, LB talks about Charles Willeford. In the summer of 1985, Lynne and I moved from New York to Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. After we’d been there a few months, I...
by LB | Apr 1, 2014 | Commentary
With a new season of Nurse Jackie starting soon, I thought it might be worth repeating this post. I never did get to the set, but I live in hope… On a Sunday evening a little over a month ago, my Frequent Companion and I were on our way to the Encores!...
by Admin | Dec 18, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Q&A, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
This is the second in a series of Q&As with The Author himself… Next question: Telephone technology has progressed dramatically, but has lock technology changed much since you started writing Bernie stories? I think so. Bernie observes in THE BURGLAR WHO COUNTED...
by LB | Dec 8, 2013 | Likes to Read
Last night my Frequent Companion and I attended the annual Black Orchid Banquet of the Wolfe Pack, an international organization of Rex Stout devotees. I had the honor of presenting the annual toast to the man himself. As I mentioned on Facebook, my remarks constitute...
