by LB | Dec 18, 2016 | In Sunlight or in Shadow, John Warren Wells, LB's Classic Crime Library, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica, Newsletter
…and we’ll start with Room in New-York, the Edward Hopper painting that inspired Stephen King to write “The Music Room.” Lately I’ve been serving up paintings, along with 1000-word samples of the stories that arose from them (because,...
by LB | Dec 10, 2016 | In Sunlight or in Shadow, Jill Emerson, LB's Classic Crime Library, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica, Newsletter, Resume Speed, Sinner Man
…and the Gift List begins with a picture: “Sour Bleu,” painted by Edward Hopper in 1914. You know its proverbial value in verbiage, and we’ll double it by adding the first 1000 words of the story Robert Olen Butler wrote for In Sunlight or in...
by Admin | Nov 14, 2016 | Books, In Sunlight or in Shadow, Jill Emerson, LB's Classic Crime Library, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica, News + Events, Newsletter, Non-Series Novels, Resume Speed, Short Stories
…but everything old is new again, under the right circumstances. Take this AHMM cover. It’s ten years old, celebrating the magazine’s fiftieth anniversary, and I’d rather show you the cover of the sixtieth anniversary issue, a copy of which is...
by LB | May 21, 2016 | John Warren Wells, Keller, LB's Classic Crime Library, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica, Martin Ehrengraf
How to beat the system in 4 easy steps: 1. Click here and sign up for a 30-day FREE membership in Kindle Unlimited. Cost: $0.00 2. Borrow 10 books and download them to your Kindle. (Recommended: Keller’s Fedora, any of 16 Classic Crime Library titles, any of...
by LB | Apr 16, 2016 | Keller, LB's Classic Crime Library, Matthew Scudder, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
…but while he’s relaxing, we’ve got ground of our own to cover. There’s a lot to tell you, so let me Hop To It.1. Those books at ridiculous prices. Earlier this month David, my Indispensable Assistant, tipped you off about a close-out...
by LB | Apr 1, 2016 | LB's Classic Crime Library, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica, Matthew Scudder, Newsletter, Non-Series Novels
…and isn’t it a fine old world? I’ve had the great good fortune to have seen a fair amount of it over the years, and so have my books. Some of the world’s leading publishers have done a stellar job of making my work available in a vast array of...
