Tonight on CraigyFerg…

I’m appearing tonight on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, broadcast on CBS at 12:35 am Eastern, 11:35 pm Central. Himself and I will be talking about Hit Me, currently on bookstore shelves when it’s not flying off them, and also about A Walk Among...

Rabbits, Rabbits…

It’s the first of the month, and it’s my habit to mark the occasion by making “Rabbits, rabbits” my first utterance of the day. This is supposed to bring good luck for the new month. I can’t say it doesn’t work; those months that...

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...