by LB | Apr 4, 2013 | In Collaboration with Donald Westlake, John Warren Wells, Keller, Matthew Scudder
Here’s a newsletter that went out to subscribers yesterday: “LB’S NEWS OF ALL MEDIA” Well, that’s an exaggeration, isn’t it? There’s a medium or two of which I have no news to report. Skywriting, for example. T-shirts with...
by LB | Jul 17, 2012 | In Collaboration with Donald Westlake, John Warren Wells, Matthew Scudder, Newsletter, Non-Series Novels
LB’s Long Hot Summer NewsletterLet’s clarify that. It’s the summer that’s long and hot. This newsletter is neither. But I do have a thing or two to mention. First up is a freebie for the Kindlers among you. It’s a Matthew Scudder story, “A Moment of Wrong Thinking,”...
by Admin | May 4, 2012 | In Collaboration with Donald Westlake, Likes to Read
Here’s a review I wrote for a new release by a cherished friend: First, full disclosure: Donald E. Westlake was one of my closest friends for over fifty years. Shortly after his death, I had the good fortune to play a role in Hard Case Crime’s publication...
by Admin | May 4, 2012 | In Collaboration with Donald Westlake
“If you don’t know who Lawrence Block is, page down to my previous piece. And if you don’t know who Donald E. Westlake was, get thee to a Googlery. His Parker series – written under the pseudonym Richard Stark – is as strong a collection of hard-boiled crime...
by LB | Nov 17, 2011 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Books, Evan Tanner, In Collaboration with Donald Westlake, Jill Emerson, Keller, Lesley Evans, Matthew Scudder, Non-Series Novels
“I’ve just finished the Keller series. Any suggestions as to what to read next?” A fellow tweeted this to me earlier today. The timing was interesting, in that I had just finished proofreading a fifth Keller book prior to submitting copies to my...
by LB | Sep 3, 2011 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Books, In Collaboration with Donald Westlake, Keller, Short Stories
Good morning, class. Good morning, sir. Our subject today is “Whither the short story?” I’ll begin with a quick historical summary, and all I really need to do toward that end is drop the question mark from the end and the H from the first word. Because for the past...
