In my latest column at the Washington Independent Review of Books, I reflect on books I love—not only warmly, but…
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Category Archives: Washington Independent Review of Books
My March Newsletter
Most of the news in my March newsletter has already been posted here and then pretty widely on social media—Edgars!…
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WIROB: Marital Malice
Many people have asked how my wife, Tara Laskowski, and I are handling it—being up for the same award in…
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Washington Independent Review of Books: Keigo Higashino’s Newcomer
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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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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Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s in the Washington Independent Review of Books
I was super-excited when news broke about Leslie Klinger’s latest project: an annotated edition of five key novels of the…
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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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