So there I was, deep in a restaurant in Venice, when a variety of loud sounds from the outer world penetrated my bubble and I looked up to see this… And this…Rather alarmingly close, in fact… So I unplugged my laptop and got in my car and went someplace else for a little while. Now.…
Read MoreI’m talking on the radio, with Larry Meiller, on Monday morning from 9 to 9:45. Join us—and if you have questions, here’s your chance! Tune in here—Larry’s a great interviewer.
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The summer theme at the Santa Cruz public library this summer is Reading by Design. Come join us at the downtown branch on July 20, 6:30-8:00 PM, as I talk about the design of a mystery from idea to final publication: how does research work in, how much do I know about a story before I write…
Read MoreMost of us, deep down, trust the system. Intellectually, we may be aware that mistakes happen, that innocents get screwed, but when it comes right down to it? Yeah, most of us have faith that the truth will out. A while ago my friend Les Klinger asked me to join a project he and Laura…
Read MoreSo, there’s new role coming up for Laurie: bartending for Planned Parenthood. In August, I’ll join Jonathan Franzen, Karen Joy Fowler, and Elizabeth McKenzie in serving drinks for a Planned Parenthood fundraiser at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Which should be interesting because I don’t know anything about cocktails—maybe they’ll put me in charge of the beer.…
Read MoreThanks to everyone who came out to see me talk about Lockdown during the past week–although if you’re in the Bay Area, you can still come down and see me one more time, tomorrow night at Kepler’s. Send ’em a RSVP, here.
Read MoreToday I get to play at Powell’s, that extensive shrine to the printed word. This is the downtown store, at 2:00 this afternoon. Do join me–details are here.
Read MoreI’m having such fun with this book tour, I think I’ll set off up the coast today and drop by the Seattle Mystery Bookshop, then swing past the University bookstore, before ending up with a reading and talk at the great Third Place Books. Come and join us!
Read MoreI’ll be flitting up the length of the Bay Area today, dropping in at various Copperfields and Books Inc shops in Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and San Francisco for the odd ritual of scrawling my name on a lot of title pages, then at 6:00 turning up at Book Passage in the Ferry Building for an…
Read MoreCome and play tonight at my beloved neighborhood bookstore, That’s right, it’s time for Bookshop Santa Cruz, my home town kids, talking about Lockdown, my home-town book. About the event, here. ** Lockdown goes on sale today! Order a copy from: Bookshop Santa Cruz (signed), Poisoned Pen (signed), your local Indie, Barnes & Noble, or…
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