Otto Penzler's Blog, page 5
September 6, 2016
Available now: A LONG TIME DEAD by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
With an introduction by Max Allan Collins: The first collection of stories starring legendary Mike Hammer, the toughest private investigator in history.
August 25, 2016
5 Questions with Gary Phillips, author of the Ivan Monk books
Gary Phillips talks about his days as a community organizer, the kinds of pens he's nuts for, and two characters he'd like to get a drink with—one from the pages of mystery novels, and another from the pages of Marvel comics.
August 19, 2016
5 Questions with Robert Goldsborough, author of Nero Wolfe mysteries
Robert Goldsborough on finding the time to write, how to start a mystery, and whether he'd want to get a drink with Archie Goodwin or Nero Wolfe.
5 Questions with David Corbett, author of 'Thirteen Confessions'
David Corbett on the book that breaks all the rules, drinking with Lucifer, and the emotional circumstances of his first book sale.
August 16, 2016
Finalists Chosen for Mysterious Press $25,000 Award; Winner to be Named at Frankfurt
Otto Penzler, President and CEO of MysteriousPress.com, has announced the finalists for the inaugural Mysterious Press Award, which was established as a contest for a mystery novel to be published as Best E-Book Original by MysteriousPress.com and distributed in the United States and Canada by Open Road Integrated Media and published world-wide.
July 20, 2016
5 Questions with Mary Anne Kelly, author of the Claire Breslinsky books
Mary Anne Kelly talks about the moment her book sold, the enemy of writing, and the fictional character she has a lot in common with.
5 Questions with Joe Samuel Starnes, author of 'Calling'
Joe Samuel Starnes talks fine whiskies, Babe Ruth's favorite steakhouse, and the advice Larry Brown got from Harry Crews.
July 18, 2016
5 Questions with David Handler, author of the Stewart Hoag mysteries
David Handler talks about what he drank when he sold his first novel, how long he can write before he gets burnt out, and the advice Ray Bradbury gave him.
June 30, 2016
David Corbett's new short story collection is now available in print...
It's been out in eBook for a little while, but now Thirteen Confessions, the new short story collection from David Corbett, is available in paperback, too!
June 17, 2016
Rapper Common to star in Black Samurai TV series
Looks like Defense Reserve Agency Guardian of Nations (D.R.A.G.O.N.) agent Robert Sand, a.k.a. the Black Samurai, might be headed to television!
