Clea Simon's Blog, page 89
October 1, 2012
September 25, 2012
In which I get to chat with Michael Chabon
Only by phone, but still... fun.(Full link here)
"Michael Chabon has a thing for pop culture. From comic books (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay) to Sherlock Holmes (The Final Solution), he's taken our collective pulse through our amusements. In Telegraph Avenue, his first novel in five years, the objects of obsession are vinyl records, specifically of the '70s funk hybrid known as "
"Michael Chabon has a thing for pop culture. From comic books (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay) to Sherlock Holmes (The Final Solution), he's taken our collective pulse through our amusements. In Telegraph Avenue, his first novel in five years, the objects of obsession are vinyl records, specifically of the '70s funk hybrid known as "
August 31, 2012
"Where are my royalties?"
Musetta doesn't like to pose. Not when she feels she's owed...
They're HERE!
I just sent off the ms. for Dulcie #6, "Grey Dawn," went shopping and came home to find a box on my doorstep! True story!
"CATS" makes the Washington Post!
Last spring, when both Grey Expectations and Cats Can't Shoot came out, some things went wrong. For starters, a mix-up with the printer meant that most of the review copies of "Cats," my second Pru Marlowe pet noir, did not go out. That meant, no Publishers Weekly review. Very little press in general. But, well, it was a good book, and I was working on the next one, so I tried to let it go.
So
So
August 27, 2012
Busy, busy, busy...
Sorry for the radio silence, folks! I've been busy: Sent off a slightly tweaked ending to Pru #3 Parrots Prove Deadly that ups the tension and drama (the idea came to me while relaxing on the beach, go figure). And now I'm busily revising Dulcie #6, Grey Dawn (there's a were-kitty! Were kitty? You'll see). And somewhere in there, I read the page proofs for Dulcie #5, True Grey, which will be
July 27, 2012
Tana French's "Broken Harbor"
Love the author. This new book... not so much. Here's my review from the Boston Globe:
At her best, Tana French writes characters. Her dark, moody novels may be categorized as crime fiction, but they rise and fall on the twisted and often conflicted survivors who people them.
As “Broken Harbor,” her fourth novel, opens, the value of survival is questionable. Someone has brutally attacked a
At her best, Tana French writes characters. Her dark, moody novels may be categorized as crime fiction, but they rise and fall on the twisted and often conflicted survivors who people them.
As “Broken Harbor,” her fourth novel, opens, the value of survival is questionable. Someone has brutally attacked a
June 25, 2012
First glimpse: PARROTS PROVE DEADLY
And here it is! That wonderful quote is dummy type, alas (can't I get a critic to say exactly that?). I love that the cover artist used an African gray – the parrot in the book – as well as a tabby cat (though I suspect Wallis never looked that innocent). Have now gotten my edits from my editor, and they all look quite reasonable and do-able, so I see no reason that this shouldn't all go
June 14, 2012
Mr Grey sells out?
It's true! The hardcover edition of Grey Expectations is just about sold out! I found out about this from a bookstore, the lovely Book Rack in Newburyport, where I'll be taking part in a Sisters in Crime Beach Reads panel on July 23 as part of the store's grand reopening. Maeread, the events coordinator, emailed to tell me that Grey Expectations is out of stock. I was shocked – and followed up
June 4, 2012
First glimpse: TRUE GREY
True Grey, the fifth Dulcie Schwartz feline mystery, will be released Aug. 31 in the UK and Dec. 1 in the U.S. Very exciting!
