I’ve been working from home since the early 2000s. When I first made the leap from being in an office every day to having a commute across the living room, there were some things I had to get used to and quite a few I didn’t expect. With so many people now being...
First, a disclaimer: I’m going to talk about two famous writer people: Stephen King and Don Winslow. I don’t know either of them personally but have had the opportunity to interact with them directly, and find them both to be lovely, genuine people. And I like their...
I’ve updated this post to add Mr. Collins’ response from Facebook. Last weekend, the Shamus Awards were presented. There were comments made at that event that have since been the subject of some discussion. They’re described below. For context, I don’t...
November 29 Updates: MWA has withdrawn Linda Fairstein’s Grand Master Award. Click here to read their statement. It turns out that there are Grand Master Award recipients who have never been nominated for Edgars. A database of past winners and nominees is on the...
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...
In March, many of you are heading for Honolulu for Left Coast Crime. Since I grew up there, I wanted to share some “insider” tips… Speaking of Tips… Living in Hawaii is expensive. VERY expensive. When tipping, keep in mind that the people serving you are...
