The first thing heard about Newcomer, Keigo Higashino’s newest book in translation, was about it being a novel in stories—right up…
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Category Archives: Washington Independent Review of Books
My December Newsletter
My last quarterly newsletter of the year looks back at some highlights and milestones of 2018 and ahead toward new…
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The First Two Pages at the Washington Independent Review of Books
For my latest column at the Washington Independent Review of Books, I look back at the last year of hosting…
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Blast from the Past, Still Relevant Today?
Two Thanksgivings ago, right after the 2016 election (perhaps some people remember it?), I wrote a column for the Washington…
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WIROB: Back to School, Been in School
My back-to-school column at the Washington Independent Review of Books looks at both my summer reading and my growing to-be-read…
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Washington Independent Review of Books: Reading Late Night, Middle of the Night
I struggle with finding time to read—read for myself, that is, those long sustained immersions in a novel that I…
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Washington Writers Conference: Saturday, May 5
This weekend’s Malice Domestic was tremendous fun start to finish—and I got my walking in at the new venue: the…
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Malice Domestic—and Beyond!
This coming weekend brings one of my favorite events of the year: the annual Malice Domestic convention in Bethesda, Maryland—Friday…
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WIROB: In Which I Give Up On Bleak House
I recognize that there’s likely some irony in the juxtaposition of my SleuthSayers post end of last week and my…
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WIROB: “I’m Your Biggest Fan”
As a preview of this Thursday’s Sisters in Crime panel at Alexandria, Virginia’s Beatley Library, I asked several friends from…
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