North Carolina’s own John Hart won his second Edgar Award for Best Novel of 2010 last night at the Mystery…
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Leading Ladies of Mystery, Past and Present
Today, AARP: The Magazine published my quick reviews of two new books that together offer intriguing looks at both the…
Continue reading →Writing Under the Influence
We all know not to drink and drive, but how about taking a slug and then getting behind the pen?…
Continue reading →The Business Behind This Business of Writing
Here’s an interesting essay by Dick Bausch from The Atlantic.
Continue reading →Free Book Friday: The Seven Year Bitch
Sometimes books show up on my doorstep that I’m not sure why they’re showing up on my doorstep. Such is…
Continue reading →NC News: 2010 Hall of Fame Inductees
The North Carolina Writers’ Network has just announced the 2010 inductees into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame —…
Continue reading →Review: Chasing the White Dog
I’m pleased to host today guest reviewer Brandon Wicks (who will perhaps be making more frequent appearances at this site).…
Continue reading →An Interview with Jon Jefferson (Jefferson Bass)
Last May I had the great pleasure of reviewing Bones of Betrayal by Jefferson Bass, not just a fine forensic…
Continue reading →NC Events: National Poetry Month Events at Triangle Bookstores
Each year in honor of National Poetry Month (that’s April, in case you didn’t know), the Regulator Bookshop in Durham…
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