by Admin | Jul 30, 2017 | Books, For Writers, News + Events, Newsletter, Nonfiction
Back in mid-May, my list of Things To Do sported the word Newsletter at or near the top. And I’d have been on it like brown on rice but for another Thing To Do: Fall down. Break hip. And that’s about as much as I care to share about How I Spent My Summer...
by LB | Feb 20, 2017 | Alive in Shape and Color, Audiobooks, Bernie Rhodenbarr, In Sunlight or in Shadow, Keller, Matthew Scudder, Newsletter, Short Stories
A dozen roses? A box of chocolates? Well, not exactly… That would certainly be a nice way to mark Valentine’s Day, but I’m already several days late, and fresh out of flowers and candy. So all I can offer are my heartfelt best wishes—plus my usual...
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 | Dec 2, 2016 | Anthologies, Books, In Sunlight or in Shadow, News + Events, Newsletter, Sinner Man
You know, we’re just days away from the publication of In Sunlight or in Shadow, and I have to admit I’m getting excited. The early buzz has led to heartening reviews, along with a slew of Best Christmas Gift Book recommendations, and Amazon’s named...
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...
