It being the first of the month, normally I’e2’80’99d say you could send in questions for me to answer. However, in solidarity with my immigrant brothers and sisters who are out on the streets today protesting the government’e2’80’99s latest delusion, this descendant of immigrants suggests that we do without her labors today, and begin May’e2’80’99s…

THE ART OF DETECTION makes its appearance in two major trade journals, Booklist and Publishers Weekly, with heaps of praise from both (their reviews follow.) It’e2’80’99s always a huge relief when the big guns fire in the desired direction and the book (to strain a metaphor) doesn’e2’80’99t blow up in your face. I think I’e2’80’99ve…

The drums please, and the confetti’e2’80’94the Edgar award winners are here. And a gala night was had by all. After spending most of the day with Les Klinger (THE ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES) having lunch and dropping in to mystery bookstores all over the city (and I do mean ALL over) I threw on my glad…

Tuesday morning began with breakfast at Pershing Square, a restaurant tucked under the peculiar overpass that circled Grand Central Station. Nice place, despite the odd setting, and SJ Rozan and I seem to be making it a part of our annual Edgars week. It’e2’80’99s noisy, until everyone goes off to their jobs, but the whole…

Parts of me are allergic to New York. Not my feet, which is amazing considering the walking required here, and not my head, also amazing considering the noise level of this place compared with my normal haunts, but my machines fling themselves to the floor and kick their virtual heels like overstressed children. My laptop…

It’e2’80’99s Monday of Edgars week, and Laurie made it to New York with no problems at all! A flight from SF under five hours, the man in front of me didn’e2’80’99t lie in my lap, and I had the forethought to buy a tasty veggie wrap in SF so I even had something to eat…

The web site has some changes, mostly to do with THE ART OF DETECTION. Let me know what you think.

An April newsletter will go out soon’e2’80’94with tour preliminaries for June and a recipe, for those of you who requested What’e2’80’99s Cooking with Laurie. I should also mention that if you like the idea of business cards for Russell and Martinelli but don’e2’80’99t use a Rolodex, you can always tuck the cards in your wallet…

The penultimate Monday Winner (one more ARC to give away, friends, to those on the newsletter mailing list) is Tom in Greenburg, PA. And, a newsletter will go out later this week, I’ll let you know just when so you can check that yours is getting through. What was the menu chez King for Easter?…

I’e2’80’99m on my way to talk to the librarians in San Francisco about the 1906 quake-and-fire, it being the centenary and they’e2’80’99re pulling in everyone who ever made so much as mention of the quake-and-fire in a book (mine was LOCKED ROOMS) and besides, they know I love librarians enough to get on the road…