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One painting from Edward Hopper. 1000 words from Craig Ferguson.

by LB | Dec 11, 2016 | Anthologies, In Sunlight or in Shadow

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS by Craig Ferguson The Reverend Jefferson T. Adams, beloved and respected minister of this parish for over fifty years, pulled deeply on the long fragile Jamaican style reefer and held the smoke deep in his lungs. There was no sensation of...

LB’s Gifts for You and Yours..

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...

Irish Independent on IN SUNLIGHT OR IN SHADOW

by Admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Anthologies, Books, In Sunlight or in Shadow, News + Events, Reviews

Now here’s a lovely thing. A collection of short stories, rich and surprising like a hearty stew, edited by the great crime writer Lawrence Block (who also contributes the final tale)… and all inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper. Click here to read the...

A painting from Edward Hopper. 1000 words from Robert Olen Butler.

by LB | Dec 8, 2016 | In Sunlight or in Shadow

A picture, as you’ve been told all your life, is worth a thousand words. And what better way to give you a taste of In Sunlight or in Shadow than to show you the Edward Hopper paintings that inspired the book’s 17 authors, and to furnish 1000 words of each...

Washington Post on IN SUNLIGHT OR IN SHADOW

by Admin | Dec 7, 2016 | Anthologies, Books, In Sunlight or in Shadow, News + Events, Reviews

IN SUNLIGHT OR IN SHADOW is one of Michael Dirda’s holiday book picks… If a picture is worth a thousand words, any of Edward Hopper’s paintings of American loneliness is worth an entire short story. Click here to read the article...

In Sunlight or in Shadow—read the introduction!

by LB | Dec 7, 2016 | In Sunlight or in Shadow

The day before yesterday we launched In Sunlight or in Shadow to a capacity crowd at the Whitney Museum, home of the world’s most extensive collection of Edward Hopper’s work. And yesterday, the book’s official release date, saw eight of the...
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