In the acknowledgements to THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD, I promised to share the books about survival that informed/inspired my novel. I promptly forgot to do so. A year late, but just in time for the paperback release (July 14!) here we go. Along with a favorite quote of...
You asked for it! Check out Michael’s list of some of the fiction books he is reading this summer. Burnt Offerings, by Robert Marasco Sadly out of print, but worth hunting down, and I’m trying to bang the drum for someone to reissue a print or e-version...
What Stands In A Storm, by Kim Cross. Anyone who has read SO COLD THE RIVER knows that I’m a bit obsessed with tornadoes – not quite to the Anne McKinney level, but close – and Kim Cross does a wonderful job of telling the story of the horrific tornado outbreak of...
My New Year’s resolution was to update the blog weekly. And so, on February 28, I present my first post of the year. So much for that… Some recommended reads from 2011… 1) THE ART OF FIELDING, by Chad Harbach. Incredible debut. 2) LET THE GREAT WORLD...
Narrowing the list down to three took only slightly more time than it would take me to write three books. I decided to apply the “multiple-copy” test and ask myself what three books I’ve purchased often in the past few months to literally put into a...
It’s a beautiful spring weekend in most places, time to drag out the patio furniture, prop your feet up, and do a little reading. Might I recommend: 1) EMILY, ALONE, by Stewart O’Nan. Novel of the year already delivered in March? Quite possibly....
