Ed Gorman's Blog, page 243

Jim Crace; Henry Gregor Felsen; Suicidal animals?

From Dave Zeltersman:

Ed, I never heard of Jim Crace, but I found his outlook on writing and publishing honest and refreshing. I think there's a good amount of wisdom here.
--Dave

He is, he says, already at work on his next novel. Will it follow the direction of All That Follows, or return to more familiar territory? The latter, he confirms, and then adds – very casually – that it will be his last book. "Writing careers are short," he expands. "For every 100 writers, 99 never get published. Of t...

Pro-File: Stephen D. Rogers

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Pro-File: Stephen D. Rogers

1. Tell us about your current novel (or project).

SHOT TO DEATH, a collection of mystery short stories, was just released
by Mainly Murder Press.

2. Can you give a sense of what you're working on now?

I'm working on a contempory PI novel. And in the background I'm trying to
sell a World War II PI novel. I wasn't sure whether I should start writing
the sequel to that or something different, and eventually I went with
something different. On other fronts, I just wrapped a...

Mystery author Dorothy Francis

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Mystery author Dorothy Francis drops a few clues about why she writes…
(Reprinted here from Dames in Dialogue)

March 23, 2010 in Author & Celebrity Interviews | Tags: author, Dorothy Francis, Eden Palms Murder, interview, Key West Mystery series, mystery, mystery series, Writing | by Caitlyn Hunter | 12 comments

1. Tell us about your latest book, Eden Palms Murder,

Here's the 25-word pitch I give to agents, editors, or readers who ask this question.

KEY WEST VISITOR, BAILEY GREEN FACES DEATH AT ...

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I spent two hours in the cancer clinic getting set up for my fourteen radiation sessions that start Monday morning. This is the quietest public building I've ever been in. Made me feel downright contemplative; I'm half-serious. When I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in the spring of 2002 one of the nurses I spent a lot of time with was named Caroline. I was happily surprised to see her again after all these years. She's head nurse of the radiation section. She's a lot of fun and loves boo...

Pro-File: Christopher Golden

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CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and (with Tim Lebbon) The Map of Moments. He has also written books for teens and young adults, including Poison Ink, Soulless, and the thriller series Body of Evidence, honored by the New York Public Library and chosen as one of YALSA's Best Books for Young Readers. Upcoming teen novels include a new series...

Michael Connelly Sues Paramount Over Stalled 'Bosch'

From The Wrap

Michael Connelly Sues Paramount Over Stalled 'Bosch'

by Josh Dickey

Mystery writer Michael Connelly wants the first two books featuring Det. Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch back from Paramount, and he's willing to go to court to get them.

Movie rights to the books featuring the fictional LAPD detective-turned-PI -- Connelly's first and best-known serial character -- were sold to the studio back in 1992. But neither "The Black Ice" nor "Black Echo" was ever made, triggering a clause in the ...

Nathanael West; Phil Spector; Disney-boobs

Ed here: Over on Salon Laura Miller reviews Marion's Meade's "Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKinney" which documents the lives of two extremely different people who got together for a year, exchanged vows and then got killed in a car crash. Miller's review told me a lot about West I didn't know. My favorite bit here is the picture of James Joyce reading Anita Loos'. Here are some excerpts:

"Born Nathan Weinstein, the only son of a prosperous Manhattan real est...

With Friends Like These

Everybody from politicians to hookers (two callings easily confused) write books about their lives in order to dump on friends and enemies alike. Some times it's hard to tell which is which. I've read a number of political bios when "damning with faint praise" seems to be the subtext.

In the New York Times this morning Janet Maslin reviews a book by a woman named Pasternak who was ostensibly one of martha Stewart's best friends for a long time. As Maslin interprets the book, the Pasternak wo...

Martin Scorcese talks homage

Ed here' Martin Scorcese talks about preparing himself and his actors for Shutter Island in a long and excellent interview in the UK's Telegraph. I should note here that he cites Val Lewton's The Seventh Victim. It is one of the few films I've ever seen (and I've seen it probably ten times over the years) that is propelled almost exclusively by dread. I remember seeing it in a second-run house when I was probably twelve or so and thinking that this was basically my take on the world. The anti...

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It's easy to understand the urge to stray. As Jimmy Carter said we all have lust in our hearts. But especially of late the more notable strayers have found themselves in the arms of some dubious choices. Jesse James apparently wanted to stray and this is what he came up with.

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Health update: My own oncologist returned from a trip home to see her dying father. When I told her about t...