In this blog, I’e2’80’99ve avoided talking about religion because it’e2’80’99s personal, it’e2’80’99s complicated, and basically because talking about it opens up a whole lot of boxes I don’e2’80’99t want to fall into online. So although my academic background is in religion and theology, you probably won’e2’80’99t read much about it here, unless I can figure…

The November newsletter is about to go out, with the cover for THE ART OF DETECTION and a quizzical photo of yours truly. If you’e2’80’99re not on the mailing list, now would be a good time to sign up. Just click here or go to the web site LaurieRKing.com and click on the newsletter tab.…

Many times a book event is just that, an event based around what you, personally, have written. As such, you’e2’80’99re in control, and may want to tell a little about the writing of the book, or why you were interested in the topic, or something about your life, anything by way of contrast to straight…

Apologies to those of you who have been barraged with nonexistent messages from me, but it seems that Safari doesn’t like what I have to say about author events. Explorer appears to be less picky, so I shall try them for a while, beginning with the material I just posted as “Try, try again,” but…

‘e2’80’a6and then I work my way down in the stack to the Saturday paper, and find: ‘e2’80’9cHouse panel votes to chop food stamps.’e2’80’9d It seems that our Ag department, dominated of course by Bush Republicans, and in a move originally suggested by the White House, are trying to help chop $50 billion out of the…

I had the sort of weekend that reminds me why I’e2’80’99m in this book business. I spent a lot of time with my good friends of the Poisoned Pen (bookstore and press), had a couple of decent events, didn’e2’80’99t get seated next to a boor or a small and mistreated child on either flight, got…

I’e2’80’99m off to Phoenix for the weekend, two events and a chance to see my friends in Scottsdale of the Poisoned Pen, bookstore and press. Back Monday, assuming I survive the sudden climate change. If any of you are within striking distance of San Francisco, you should know that I am doing an evening conversation…

I’e2’80’99m putting together the quarterly newsletter, which will go out some time in November, and in addition to the cover of THE ART OF DETECTION and maybe a photo of me in England, I’e2’80’99m trying to decide what I want to write. Author newsletters occupy one of those tricky areas between promotion and the personal…

That’e2’80’99s TAD done and dusted. At long last, THE ART OF DETECTION is off my desk, all the blue Post Its (notes to self) removed and the brown Post Its (notes to editor) folded neatly along the side of the page; all the copy editor’e2’80’99s mistaken changes of my American English into English English (Mr.…