Publishers love preorders. It allows them, maybe, to see around corners, or at least think they can. And what publishers … Read More
South of the Border
Mexico came up yesterday on account of Cinco de Mayo and we posted a little snippet from To Fetch A … Read More
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
All of a sudden a woman called out from the nearest ramshackle house: “Lola! Donde estas? Lola?” Lola? A cool … Read More
Beginnings
On Sunday we take a look at the start of a Peter Abrahams novel, including those written under the Spencer … Read More
Happy Thanksgiving …
… everyone! So many traditions! For example, the NFL first played on Thanksgiving in 1922. And although we remember the … Read More
Happy Columbus Day (or not)
Here’s my Columbus Day post from 2020. I must have thought there was some relevance, but it’s now lost in … Read More
Happy Thanksgiving!
Rick Torres crouched under a strip of tape, came toward us, shook hands with Bernie. “Hey, Chet,” he said, and … Read More