by Elise Cooper Interview with Elizabeth “Libby” Shaw from Katharine Ashe’s The Prince Elise Cooper: You are pretty single-minded about achieving your goal to become a doctor even though the social norms emphasized women lacked the physical and moral nature to...
by Elise Cooper We will discuss with Geo Shaw, from Jennifer Hillier‘s JAR OF HEARTS, how she endured abuse, her best friends’ murder, going to prison, and the scorn of the community. EC: Do you think people can reinvent their life—did you? Geo Shaw: I’m...
Kristopher Zgorski is one of the recipients of the 2018 Raven Award and the proprietor of BOLO Books. I first met Kristopher Zgorski when he reviewed a client’s book years ago. When I read that review I knew immediately that Kristopher was a true book advocate. His...
I am an incredibly lucky reader in many ways, not least of which is that I get to read some books before they’re released. Some of the ones I’ve read that will be out in 2018 have blown my proverbial socks off, all the way to the moon twice around it and back again. I...
Hi! How are you? (I mean that genuinely…if we haven’t talked, texted, emailed, or messengered in a while, I would love to know how you are. I get behind in checking in sometimes, and I’m sorry about that.) It’s been a while since I’ve...
Ali McGovern is holding her life—and her family—together, but just. A new well-paid job is what she needs. A dead body in a shallow muddy grave across the street from her house is not. Ali’s new job is at a private psychiatric hospital. Having been hired despite her...
Tomorrow I’ll take a train north from London to the idyllic town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire for the annual festival affectionally known as Harrogate. (The full name, Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, includes the name of the long-time sponsor,...
Back in the proverbial day, before there was social media and a correcting Selectric was the bomb, I used to hear this Business Rule a lot. I haven’t heard it lately, but it’s as true as ever, so I’m gonna try to reintroduce it to the vernacular, starting right here....
I am not alone. Not even a little bit. I know this with every fiber of my being. My husband is with me every moment of every day. Anyone who has experienced it knows that a partner’s unexpected serious illness is as difficult an experience as anyone can have, but I...
