Jonathan Kirsch and the Grand Inquisitor’s Manual

By at 26 November, 2008, 4:46 pm

Here’s my interview with Jonathan Kirsch regarding his new work “The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual”: And should you want to buy book:

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The TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN by James Lee Burke

By at 28 August, 2008, 11:32 am

With hurricanes approaching New Orleans, it seemed appropriate to mention Burke’s excellent novel of Katrina and its aftermath,The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries) which he somehow managed to temper within the confines of a Dave Robicheaux mystery. There is some powerful writing and plenty of truth told and dispensed. An enjoyable mystery, a powerful […]

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MY BOOKEXPO

By at 3 June, 2008, 11:08 am

    BookExpo, the bookseller’s and publisher’s convention was held in LA last weekend, It was dizzying and fun. Great to see and run into friends and people who one knows just by email  I have a stack of free galleys, and signed books to go through, and a stack of business cards to follow up […]

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What I’ve been reading lately

By at 20 May, 2008, 3:14 pm

It’s one of those questions I’m asked a lot and one I ask others, so here goes. Most recently I’ve read: Blood Sucking Fiends by Christopher Moore. Read this on the plane rides to and back from New Orleans. Vampire and slacker lover in San Francisco. Entertaining enough but started out better than it finished. […]

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What I’ve been reading lately

By at 20 May, 2008, 3:14 pm

It’s one of those questions I’m asked a lot and one I ask others, so here goes. Most recently I’ve read: Blood Sucking Fiends by Christopher Moore. Read this on the plane rides to and back from New Orleans. Vampire and slacker lover in San Francisco. Entertaining enough but started out better than it finished. […]

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I’ve been neglecting my blog

By at 8 May, 2008, 9:55 am

I know, I know, I’ve been on deadline on a bunch of things, and the items I want to post keep adding up: So Let me share some quicklyMark Sarvas read at Village Books Tuesday night from his novel “Harry, Revised” to an appreciative crowd, and I got to meet his bride, Mrs TEV (The […]

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I’ve been neglecting my blog

By at 8 May, 2008, 9:55 am

I know, I know, I’ve been on deadline on a bunch of things, and the items I want to post keep adding up: So Let me share some quicklyMark Sarvas read at Village Books Tuesday night from his novel “Harry, Revised” to an appreciative crowd, and I got to meet his bride, Mrs TEV (The […]

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TITLEPAGE

By at 6 March, 2008, 11:35 am

Titlepage.TV, thes website “for people who love books” is up. This is a Daniel Menaker hoted American version of “Apostrophes.”  The first installment features Richard Price, Susan Choi, Colin Harrison and Charles Bock. Whenever anyone, including me, wonders why we don’t have an American version of the famous French TV show where writers come together […]

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