by LB | Nov 7, 2013 | About, Commentary
So I left the house early this morning to catch the Magritte show at the Museum of Modern Art—as if it’s insufficiently surrealistic around here, as I tweeted before departing. I’m glad I went, the man combined great painterly ability with a unique...
by Admin | Nov 5, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Q&A, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
This is the first in a series of Q&As with The Author himself… Are you now or have you ever been owned by a cat? If not, how the heck do you know so much about them, particularly the Abyssinian and Burmese varieties? Back in the early 60s I had a cat....
by LB | Oct 3, 2013 | Catch and Release, Commentary, Short Stories
A week or so ago I started a short story, and I put in a few hours here and there, and it’s coming along well enough. I figure another week or two should see it through to the end. But it seems to have hit…well, not exactly a snag, but for the past few...
by LB | Oct 2, 2013 | Commentary
It’s called eReaderiQ, and it tracks titles on Kindle. If you want, it’ll notify you when a title you’re interested in drops in price. I did an EgoSearch, naturally, and found it fascinating to see all my titles listed, with price reductions...
by LB | Jul 4, 2013 | Audiobooks, Commentary
On June 25 I blogged about audiobooks, and five days later, coincidentally enough, The New York Times had an unrelated feature on the subject. My thanks to Norman Haase, who called my attention to this letter in the Times: To the Editor: Re “Actors Today Don’t Just...
by LB | Jun 25, 2013 | Audiobooks, Books, Commentary
“For those used to listening to crime stories on audio, [Michael] Kelly’s take on [Stephen King’s] Joyland might be jarring. The narrators of Lawrence Block’s Matt Scudder series, for example – Alan Sklar, William Roberts, Mark Hammer – explore every word...
