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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 & Mail:...
Great Moments in Contemporary Publishing
This is just too good to keep to myself. An independent bookseller I know landed a major bestselling author for a rare in-store signing. He got the word out, took advance phone and internet orders for signed copies, and called his sales rep at the publisher to make...
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 a contract hit man...
A guest blog by the author’s mother
What do I do, just talk? And you'll write down what I say? All right, just give me a minute to gather my thoughts. Well, hello. I'd like to begin by wishing a happy birthday to Abraham Lincoln, and a successful publication day to my son, Lawrence Block. That's okay?...