The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale (one of my favorite bookstores) hosted Elevengeddon 2019 last night, an annual get-together for science fiction/fantasy writers and their fans. I’m not a sci-fi/fantasy reader, but it was an opportunity to expand my horizon. Congratulations to Patrick King, the store’s Science Fiction/Fantasy selector, who did …
The Arizona Diamondbacks sent an email today offering a Summer Pass for this season’s remaining 57 home baseball games at $99 per ticket (plus a small order processing fee). The only catch is the seats are in the upper deck. Who can quibble over seat location when the price for …
Michael Koryta signed copies of his new book, If She Wakes, at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale last night. The thriller tells the story of a woman with locked-in syndrome, the result of a car accident that leaves her unable to move any part of her body except her eyes. …
Jeffery Deaver and Chris Pavone appeared last night at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale to talk about their new books. Jeffery, the creator of the Lincoln Rhyme series, begins a new series with The Never Game, starring protagonist Colter Shaw. If you’re into video games, this sounds like a book …
Listened to Laird Barron and Hilary Davidson talk about their new books last night at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale. Laird’s book, Black Mountain, is the second about Isaiah Coleridge, a former mob enforcer turned private investigator in New York’s Hudson Valley. Hilary’s book, One Small Sacrifice, is the first …
We’re back from a five-day trip to Washington, DC to celebrate our daugter’s birthday. I hoped for good weather, which for me would be any day without rain. Alas, I was disappointed, as the weather turned mostly cool, cloudy, and rainy with the sun making only infrequent appearances. We decided …
August Snow is a man trying to get his life back. Detroit is a city trying to get its identity back. Stephen Mack Jones has done a masterful job telling both stories, and I don’t believe he could tell one without the other. As compelling as Snow is as protagonist, …
March 31 – The last panel discussion I attended was PR & Marketing Ideas, with panelists Sue Trowbridge (moderator), Kimberley Cameron, Linda Joffe Hull, Jane Ubell-Meyer, and Linda Wiken. This was an interesting group. Of course, any errors are due to faulty notetaking and/or memory on my part. Sue Same …
March 31 – Today is the final day of this fabulous conference. It has been a great experience and, as you can see from the previous posts, a lot of information about writing, writers, readers, editors, and publishers has been shared. The first session today, Setting as Character, has panelists …
March 30 – The final Saturday panel, Keeping a Series Alive, included panelists Janice MacDonald (moderator), Anne Cleeland, Mary Jane Maffini, Jeffrey Siger, and Marty Wingate. The panel answered questions about knowing whether they had a series on their hands, reading their books in order, how to age their characters, …
