Next Tuesday, the paperback of Dreaming Spies swims onto book shelves everywhere… Excerpt and order information here.
Read MoreI hope you’re having fun with these e-cards? This one is another product from Team LRK: words from the book, image from my camera, design by Bob & the Random House art department. For your sharing pleasure, in celebration of the upcoming paperback of Dreaming Spies.
Read MoreAn e-card, for you, from the Dreaming Spies paperback, out October 6.
Read MoreWriting the cover copy for books–those snippets on the dust jackets–is a delicate art. A bit of plot is great, but not just plot, and NEVER spoilers. (Yes, I’ve had those.) A hint about the characters: who they are, where they’re going, and perhaps a reminder of where they’ve been if the book is from a series. The…
Read MoreTwo weeks from tomorrow, the US paperback of Dreaming Spies comes out. Because I loved the set of e-cards Random House did for the hardback, I begged their permission to make a few of my own, with other pictures and quotes. Here’s the first one—please feel free to turn it loose among your friends, along with…
Read MoreTwo of my friends (and yours) are off in London, where they’re attending the dedication of Jeremy Brett’s park bench, seeing various Russell friends, and… seeing the work of the Royal Beekeeper. Now, the claim is that this gent goes by the name of John Chapple, but we have to wonder, don’t we, if the…
Read MoreAround this time of year, I start getting up when it’s still dark. The window with my desktop looks east, so I’ve been greeted by the bright voices of Venus and Mars.But this morning as I walked out of my back bedroom, I noticed a spot of light on the floor. I found it came…
Read MoreThe social event of the crime calendar each year is BoucherCon, named after the great writer/reviewer Anthony Boucher. This year the tribes gather in Raleigh, North Carolina for Murder Under the Oaks. The events page has just gone up, and I’m scheduled for two panels: Preventing a Mystery Series “Jumping the Shark” Oct 9, 1:00 Moderator…
Read MoreWhether you’re interested in the Beekeeper’s Apprentice Common Core syllabus for a class, or would just like to see some background material, we’ve now added a whole lot of materials to the supplemental section–such as a selection of cartoons from Mr Punch Goes to War: SCENE: HOTEL. LITTLE GIRL: “Oh, Mummy! They’ve given me a…
Read MoreIn the beginning was the word… and then the Author decided it was the wrong word, and changed it. Then added a couple more, after which She took those out again and changed the word back to where it had been. This is where I am at the moment: hacking through the jungle of verbiage…
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