by LB | Apr 15, 2012 | Chip Harrison, Commentary, News
Not long after Bob Parker’s untimely death, Otto Penzler invited me to contribute to a Festschrift in his honor. (That’s a German word, and it means a sort of tribute album in the form of critical essays.) It was not a request I felt I could deny, and I...
by Admin | Feb 7, 2012 | Jill Emerson, Reviews
By Robin L. McLaughlin (Seattle, Wa.) “As the punctuation in my review title indicates, I’m sure there’s some question as to whether erotic pulp fiction can qualify as excellent fiction. The novel Threesome, written by Lawrence Block and published in...
by Admin | Jan 13, 2012 | Midcentury Erotica, Reviews
‘Strange Embrace’ is one of Block’s earliest detective novels, and that gives it a raw energy that works in its favor. There’s more mystery and less sex, which may or may not improve the mix for readers. It depends on your tastes, which, if...
by Admin | Jan 5, 2012 | Books, Matthew Scudder, Reviews
“It’s no secret that in my other life (that of an unrepentant writer of PI fiction), I have always acknowledged the debt I owe to Lawrence Block’s magnificent creation, Matt Scudder. So the moment I realised Block’s new collection of short stories, THE NIGHT AND...
by Admin | Dec 31, 2011 | Interviews + Guest Blogs, Jill Emerson
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by Admin | Oct 11, 2011 | Books, Matthew Scudder, Reviews
“It was a joy to be drawn into Scudder’s world again. It’s one of those things you know is going to happen but is impossible to pinpoint the exact moment it occurs. One moment I was reading words and thinking about writing style and point of view and...
