Clea Simon's Blog, page 87
July 20, 2013
Type M for Murder: A Call to (Proper) Arms
Type M for Murder: A Call to (Proper) Arms
Jumping genres to support our SF/F sistersCall it dueling futures. Because the battle for the soul of the science fiction and fantasy community is about nothing less, and even if we in the mystery community never considered the impact of a chainmail bikini, you may want to sharpen your broadsword.The fight began at a trade publication, but its
Jumping genres to support our SF/F sistersCall it dueling futures. Because the battle for the soul of the science fiction and fantasy community is about nothing less, and even if we in the mystery community never considered the impact of a chainmail bikini, you may want to sharpen your broadsword.The fight began at a trade publication, but its
May 20, 2013
PW gives "GREY DAWN" a star and a rave!
So happy!
REVIEW
Author: CLEA SIMON
Title: GREY DAWN
Publication: PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Issue: 20TH MAY 2013
★ Grey Dawn: A Dulcie Schwartz, Feline Mystery, Clea Simon. Severn, $28.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8261-5
With the lightheartedness and strong themes that characterize a cozy series with
staying power, Simon delivers her winning combination of academic rivalries, student relationship
REVIEW
Author: CLEA SIMON
Title: GREY DAWN
Publication: PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Issue: 20TH MAY 2013
★ Grey Dawn: A Dulcie Schwartz, Feline Mystery, Clea Simon. Severn, $28.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8261-5
With the lightheartedness and strong themes that characterize a cozy series with
staying power, Simon delivers her winning combination of academic rivalries, student relationship
May 5, 2013
Malice Domestic: Celebrating 25 years of traditional mysteries
Must be my journalism roots. I can't resist reporting... and I'm just leaving the three-day cozy fest known as Malice Domestic. There, I attended panels on "mysteries around the world" and "social issues in traditional mysteries" and I was invited to speak on a panel about paranormal mysteries, called "Me and My Dead Friend." And while I didn't take notes about everything, I did jot down some of
April 27, 2013
Didn't you love that photo of Melon the cat? Well, his pe...
Didn't you love that photo of Melon the cat? Well, his person - a librarian - weighs in on the book here.
"If," she writes, "you like multiple stoylines, an academic sleuth who is less practical than she likes to imagine, and some slightly otherworldly felines, then Grey Dawn is a definite winner." [read more here]
"If," she writes, "you like multiple stoylines, an academic sleuth who is less practical than she likes to imagine, and some slightly otherworldly felines, then Grey Dawn is a definite winner." [read more here]
April 24, 2013
An indie bookseller on PARROTS PROVE DEADLY
From the Kingdom Books blog
Clea Simon's companion feline is named Musetta -- and there's a photo on Simon's blog of this canny cat, staring into the computer screen. Whether Musetta can guide Simon in plotting, who knows? But the years of companionship show up wonderfully in Simon's newest mystery, PARROTS PROVE DEADLY. [click to read more]
Clea Simon's companion feline is named Musetta -- and there's a photo on Simon's blog of this canny cat, staring into the computer screen. Whether Musetta can guide Simon in plotting, who knows? But the years of companionship show up wonderfully in Simon's newest mystery, PARROTS PROVE DEADLY. [click to read more]
April 3, 2013
Me and Alan Furst
Oh, don't I wish!
But I was thrilled to see two new reviews this morning. The first informed me that the BBC adaptation of Furst's "The Spies of Warsaw" begins tonight, and I've set the DVR (9 p.m. Eastern). Love his books - so moody, so intense.
The second was even more personal: Beth Kanell of Kingdom Books reviewed my new (out yesterday!) "Parrots Prove Deadly," the third Pru Marlowe pet
But I was thrilled to see two new reviews this morning. The first informed me that the BBC adaptation of Furst's "The Spies of Warsaw" begins tonight, and I've set the DVR (9 p.m. Eastern). Love his books - so moody, so intense.
The second was even more personal: Beth Kanell of Kingdom Books reviewed my new (out yesterday!) "Parrots Prove Deadly," the third Pru Marlowe pet
March 20, 2013
Zelda as the muse
What is it about a madwoman? From the Maenads to Edie Sedgwick, such heedless spirits have long inspired our stories. When they don’t exist in real life, we invent them. Just ask Heathcliffe what was pushing him so hard, and he’ll come back with some tale about a first wife in an attic. ...
Me on Therese Anne Fowler's Z in Dame Magazine.
Me on Therese Anne Fowler's Z in Dame Magazine.
February 28, 2013
Historical friction...
And here's my piece on why you're all reading the wrong Hilary Mantel novel, also for DAME.
That's why the feminist is a Dame....
It occurs to me, I should link to the book pieces I write for DAME magazine. So here's my take on why, 50 years after its publication, Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique still matters. It's not what you'd think...
