by Admin | Jul 14, 2012 | Books, Matthew Scudder, Reviews
Lawrence Block’s The Night and the Music has a kind of finality to it that his many readers will be sorry about. Not a finality suggesting that he’s about to hang up his pen, but that it might be closing time for his most famous creation, Matt Scudder…. Block is one...
by Admin | Jul 13, 2012 | Matthew Scudder, Reviews
Block is one of the easiest writers to read that you’ll ever have the good fortune to come across. He doesn’t seem to write prose so much as invite you to listen to him (or Matt Scudder) talk. You’re engaged in a conversation. And while admittedly...
by LB | Jun 8, 2012 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Evan Tanner, Keller, Newsletter, Short Stories
Ah yes, TGIF, those ever-so-useful initials. Back in my bride’s time as a print-and-runway fashion model, TGIF was a handy mnemonic that her fellow models were advised to write on the insoles of their shoes. I’ll be happy to tell you what it stood for, but...
by Admin | May 24, 2012 | Books, Matthew Scudder, Reviews
I hadn’t planned on fucking his wife. There was a point where I hadn’t even considered it, and another point where I knew for certain that it was going to happen, and the two points had been placed remarkably close together in time. Hard to say exactly why...
by Admin | May 18, 2012 | For Writers, Reviews
“It’s hard for me to be objective about Lawrence Block. His photo was taped to the wall above my computer for several years. I considered him my mentor, but not like the guru who dispenses wisdom from on high. To me, he was more like a big brother who’s been...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2012 | Jill Emerson, Reviews
by Elizabeth A. White “She felt at home here, but she had the knack of feeling at home just about anywhere. And a girl didn’t want to overstay her welcome. – Kit Tolliver “There’s a reason author Lawrence Block has received countless awards for his writing...
