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April 4, 2014
"Killer" review from the Richmond Times-Dispatch: thank you!!
"Infused with a killer plot and an engaging heroine -- as well as striking originality and a measure of humor -- "Panthers Play for Keeps" continues an addictive series and displays Simon's profound talents at their best." AND "Grey Howl" a "complex and satisfying whodunit."
The Richmond Times-Dispatch mystery reviewer Jay Strafford did a double review of my two latest books, and all I can say
The Richmond Times-Dispatch mystery reviewer Jay Strafford did a double review of my two latest books, and all I can say
"Pru Marlowe is back and better than ever..."
"Fast-paced and well-plotted" Well, thank you! This great review ran in The Conscious Cat today.
Pru Marlowe is back, and she’s better than ever! In Panthers Play for Keeps, the fourth book in Clea Simon’s Pet Noir series featuring pet behaviorist and psychic Pru Marlow, Pru has to solve her most challenging case yet: while taking a dog for a walk, she finds the body of a young woman, who seems
Pru Marlowe is back, and she’s better than ever! In Panthers Play for Keeps, the fourth book in Clea Simon’s Pet Noir series featuring pet behaviorist and psychic Pru Marlow, Pru has to solve her most challenging case yet: while taking a dog for a walk, she finds the body of a young woman, who seems
March 6, 2014
This is what we look like
Women in the raw. Lots of them.
It started because of the horror. I and presumably thousands of other viewers reacted with shock at the sight of Kim Novak at the Oscars. Her face, once the epitome of icy beauty, looked frozen and bloated, more plastic than flesh. Social media soon had us reading an interview with the 81-year-old actress in which she acknowledged how insecurity about her looks
It started because of the horror. I and presumably thousands of other viewers reacted with shock at the sight of Kim Novak at the Oscars. Her face, once the epitome of icy beauty, looked frozen and bloated, more plastic than flesh. Social media soon had us reading an interview with the 81-year-old actress in which she acknowledged how insecurity about her looks
February 26, 2014
Breaking into the Boys' Room: VIDA runs the numbers
Gender representation in book criticism is getting a little more even,but not much…
Paint a landscape. Anything you want. Only, you can’t use green. Or, let’s be fair, you can, but only a smidge – say no more than a nickel-sized dollop on your palette. And not, you know, too green. OK, then? Go wild.
Picturing a desert? You’re in luck. Same with, say, a high mountain scene or maybe a
Paint a landscape. Anything you want. Only, you can’t use green. Or, let’s be fair, you can, but only a smidge – say no more than a nickel-sized dollop on your palette. And not, you know, too green. OK, then? Go wild.
Picturing a desert? You’re in luck. Same with, say, a high mountain scene or maybe a
February 21, 2014
Publishers Weekly likes my upcoming "Panthers Play for Keeps," too!
Very psyched to see the early reviews for "Panthers Play for Keeps," the fourth Pru Marlowe pet noir, are beginning to come in - and to come in favorable! Here's the first word on "Panthers," which Poisoned Pen Press will publish on April 2:
Panthers Play for Keeps: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir
Clea Simon. Poisoned Pen, $24.95 (256p) ISBN 978-1-59058-872-7
At the start of Simon’s engaging fourth
Panthers Play for Keeps: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir
Clea Simon. Poisoned Pen, $24.95 (256p) ISBN 978-1-59058-872-7
At the start of Simon’s engaging fourth
February 19, 2014
"Grey Howl" gets two very big thumbs up!
My seventh Dulcie Schwartz feline mystery, "Grey Howl," pubs on March 1 and I am pleased as punch that both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly have given me glowing reviews. Here are the reviews in their entirety:
From Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Grey Howl: A Dulcie Schwartz Feline Mystery
Clea Simon. Severn, $27.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8346-9
Academic politics and the world of literary
From Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Grey Howl: A Dulcie Schwartz Feline Mystery
Clea Simon. Severn, $27.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8346-9
Academic politics and the world of literary
February 7, 2014
Review: "The Good Lord Bird" by James McBride
There is more than one way to tell the truth, “The Good Lord Bird” reminds us again and again, and many reasons to cloak it in humor. (first published in The Arts Fuse)
The Good Lord Bird, by James McBride. Riverhead Books, 432 pp. $27.95
By Clea Simon
James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird serves up history as a morality tale, played out in faith and plumage.
That doesn’t mean The Good Lord
The Good Lord Bird, by James McBride. Riverhead Books, 432 pp. $27.95
By Clea Simon
James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird serves up history as a morality tale, played out in faith and plumage.
That doesn’t mean The Good Lord
There is more than one way to tell the truth, “The Good L...
There is more than one way to tell the truth, “The Good Lord Bird” reminds us again and again, and many reasons to cloak it in humor. (first published in The Arts Fuse)
The Good Lord Bird, by James McBride. Riverhead Books, 432 pp. $27.95
By Clea Simon
James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird serves up history as a morality tale, played out in faith and plumage.
That doesn’t mean The Good Lord
The Good Lord Bird, by James McBride. Riverhead Books, 432 pp. $27.95
By Clea Simon
James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird serves up history as a morality tale, played out in faith and plumage.
That doesn’t mean The Good Lord
The Unwavering Gaze — Fabritius and Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch”
The Unwavering Gaze — Fabritius and Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch”
(first published in The Arts Fuse)
In Donna Tartt’s much-lauded third novel, Fabritius’s painting “The Goldfinch” and the fleeting nature of, well, everything come together for a brief and shining moment.
By Clea Simon
I, perhaps like many birdwatchers, am suggestible. I watch the pecks and flutters out at the feeder and flesh
(first published in The Arts Fuse)
In Donna Tartt’s much-lauded third novel, Fabritius’s painting “The Goldfinch” and the fleeting nature of, well, everything come together for a brief and shining moment.
By Clea Simon
I, perhaps like many birdwatchers, am suggestible. I watch the pecks and flutters out at the feeder and flesh
The Unwavering Gaze — Fabritius and Donna Tartt’s “The Go...
The Unwavering Gaze — Fabritius and Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch”
(first published in The Arts Fuse)
In Donna Tartt’s much-lauded third novel, Fabritius’s painting “The Goldfinch” and the fleeting nature of, well, everything come together for a brief and shining moment.
By Clea Simon
I, perhaps like many birdwatchers, am suggestible. I watch the pecks and flutters out at the feeder and flesh
(first published in The Arts Fuse)
In Donna Tartt’s much-lauded third novel, Fabritius’s painting “The Goldfinch” and the fleeting nature of, well, everything come together for a brief and shining moment.
By Clea Simon
I, perhaps like many birdwatchers, am suggestible. I watch the pecks and flutters out at the feeder and flesh
