A Wednesday Q & A with LB

Okay. Ask me anything. How’s the new book doing? Sales are brisk, reviews are glowing. This Sunday, March 3, Hit Me will debut in the #28 slot on the New York Times Bestseller List. Strong advance orders led the publisher to order a second printing before the...

LB sells out!

Hmmm. A quick glance at that headline would lead a lot of people to point out that this is nothing new, that Lawrence Block sold out years and years ago, as soon as he could find a buyer. But today’s news is rather more specific. It’s the Limited...

No redeeming qualities? Really?

“Keller is a cold-blooded killer with no redeeming qualities whatsoever to make him worth reading about.” Someone felt the need to post that on my Facebook page. Fortunately some reviewers have had nicer things to say— Margaret Cannon, in the Toronto Globe...

Keller’s fans say the nicest things…

From an email I just received: “…It is obvious to me why I love Bernie, Evan, and the Scudder ensemble, but not so much so why I love Keller. He is so calming yet fascinating, like Jane Austen. “And one cannot explain: ‘LB has this series about...

A guest blog by the author’s mother

What do I do, just talk? And you’ll write down what I say? All right, just give me a minute to gather my thoughts. Well, hello. I’d like to begin by wishing a happy birthday to Abraham Lincoln, and a successful publication day to my son, Lawrence Block....

Can y’all come to my party?

Well, it’s been a long time coming. I finished writing Hit Me in November, 2011. I was booked for two events a week or so apart in Southern California, and I had about a week’s worth of work to do on the book, so I took my laptop along, holed up in a hotel...