by LB | Nov 3, 2015 | Anthologies
The professional backwater of anthologist is ideal for an antiquated scribbler. I get to add new books to the shelves, with all the attendant ego gratification that my name on a book cover still provides me, but am spared the need to sit down and actually write...
by LB | Oct 30, 2015 | For Writers, Matthew Scudder, News
You don’t have to believe in coincidence to be struck by the way things tend to coincide. I’ve been busy these days, working on an expanded and updated edition of Writing the Novel from Plot to Print. The book’s been a leader in its field since 1978,...
by LB | Oct 6, 2015 | Store, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
I published The Burglar who Counted the Spoons in 2013 on Christmas Day, and the true first edition was this signed-and-numbered hardcover limited, with Manny Schongut’s painting mounted on its gold-stamped dark green leather cover. We had a rush of orders,...
by LB | Oct 6, 2015 | Events, Martin Ehrengraf, The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes
Come Thursday, I’ll be on a train to Raleigh, where I’ll spend the weekend at Bouchercon, memorably labeled by Nathan Detroit as the oldest established permanent floating mystery convention in the world. Here’s my scherdule for the weekend: Friday,...
by Admin | Sep 29, 2015 | Interviews + Guest Blogs, News + Events, The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes
LB answered some questions over at Hollywood Soapbox…. Click here to read the Q&A
by LB | Sep 28, 2015 | The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes
Recently my publicist at Hard Case sent out copies of The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes to some friends of mine, mostly writers. “Larry thought you might like a look at his latest,” her note said, to make it clear that we weren’t looking for blurbs. I...
