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Interview With Edgardo David Holzman, Author of Malena

Article first published as  Interview With Edgardo David Holzman, Author of Malena on Blogcritics. Edgardo David Holzman has written a fascinating yet, appropriately, disturbing debut novel, Malena, with which he explores Argentina's Dirty War (1976-1983) and how it impa …

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My Interview with Mark Henshaw About His Debut Novel Red Cell

  Article first published as An Interview with Mark Henshaw About His Debut Novel Red Cell on Blogcritics.                 With Red Cell, published May 1, Mark Henshaw has written a great thriller and showed his prowess as a writer.  …

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Minnie to Raise Money for "Malaria No More" in May's Poverty-Awareness Campaign

  Hi, I'm Minnie Apolis, and I will be participating in the five-day campaign to raise awareness for global hunger and poverty. The campaign is called “Live Below the Line” and will take place from May 7 to May 11 (Monday thru Friday). Full details about the cam …

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My Interview With Ace Atkins About His Spenser Book, Lullaby

Article first published as An Interview With Ace Atkins About His Spenser Book, Lullaby on Blogcritics.   With Lullaby, published May 1, Ace Atkins has deftly pulled off a difficult task, stepping in and continuing the good, popular Spenser series in the same voice, style …

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My Interview With Howard Rheingold, Author of Net Smart: How To Thrive Online

  Article first published as Interview: Howard Rheingold, Author of Net Smart: How To Thrive Online on Blogcritics. Chances are if you reading this you are already online (since I am publishing this on an Internet site.) And odds are good you are also active in some socia …

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Write A Story Incorporating These Two Photos

Time for a new photo challenge Here's an example of a past one We're also reviving Writing the Bones exercise - the latest is here  

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An Interview With Michael Olson, Author of The Novel Strange Flesh

  Article first published as An Interview With Michael Olson, Author of The Novel Strange Flesh on Blogcritics. This novel, Strange Flesh, is one of those books where you have no idea, as you start it, quite what you're getting into. When I was asked if I wanted to get the …

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Writing Down the Bones - Topic: Spring

I put on my resume today that among the things I do is lead writing exercises and it occured to me I have not actually lead one in a few months so if there's interest I'm going to revive not only the Bones exercises but also maybe some of the others like the photo writing challen …

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An Interview with C.J. Box about His New Novel Force of Nature

Article first published as An Interview with C.J. Box about His New Novel Force of Nature on Blogcritics. I like it when authors take chances — and C.J. Box has certainly done that with the latest book in his Joe Pickett series, Force of Nature. I was sent this book and …

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An Interview With Jason Heller, Author of Taft 2012: A Novel

  Article first published as Interview: Jason Heller, Author of Taft 2012: A Novel on Blogcritics.   Just when it may seem like every imaginable story has been written about the 2012 presidential race along comes the fascinating, hilarious novel Taft 2012 which inje …

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An Interview With Lisa Lutz, Author of Trail Of The Spellmans

Article first published as An Interview With Lisa Lutz, Author of Trail Of The Spellmans on Blogcritics. Lisa Lutz is a gem in the rough of mystery book authors; her Spellman series is up there with the late great Donald Westlake's Dortmunder series both in terms of quality and  …

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My Interview With Charles Ardai, Editor of Hard Case Crime, About Donald Westlake's Novel, The Comedy Is Finished

Article first published as An Interview With Charles Ardai, Editor of Hard Case Crime, About Donald Westlake's Novel, The Comedy Is Finished on Blogcritics. It would be hard to overstate the influence and impact of the late great novelist Donald Westlake, who wrote many great  …

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My Interview With Hilarious Author Josh Bazell About His New Novel, Wild Thing

Article first published as My Interview With Josh Bazell About His New Novel Wild Thing on Blogcritics. Josh Bazell blew me away with his debut novel, and while I usually stick to simple headlines when doing author interviews this time it was more extravagant, reflecting my …

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An Interview With Author Edna Buchanan About Her New Novel, A Dark And Lonely Place

  Article first published as An Interview With Author Edna Buchanan About Her New Novel, A Dark and Lonely Place on Blogcritics.   As I say in the interview Edna Buchanan's incredibly great crime reporting was an inspiration for me as a reporter, and I was known to g …

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An Interview With Robert Crais About His New Book, Taken

Article first published as An Interview With Robert Crais About His New Book, Taken on Blogcritics.  With his new book, Taken, author Robert Crais takes several risks that could easily mar a potentially great book.

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A Conversation With Brooke Gladstone About Her Book The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone On The Media

        Article first published as A Conversation With Brooke Gladstone About Her Book The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media on Blogcritics. The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media is one book I knew I was going to find fascin …

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An Interview with Joan Hess, Author of Deader Homes and Gardens: A Claire Malloy Mystery

Article first published as An Interview with Joan Hess, Author of Deader Homes and Gardens: A Claire Malloy Mystery on Blogcritics. Joan Hes …

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My Father, the News Junkie

This is an oldie but goodie (in my opinion), a column I wrote about my dad for Father's Day. I recently came across the email where I sent a copy of this to my dad as well as a copy of the column printed in the Lake Havasu Herald in a special Father's Day section in 1994.

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Writing Down the Bones; Topic: Rationalization

I haven't started a writing exercise in a few weeks --  sorry life's been busy.... but this time I'll let you guys choose the topic of the exercise - first one with a good topic (preferrably something easy to explain and short so i can fit in the headline) i'll use and secon …

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My Interview With Jeri Westerson, Author of Troubled Bones and the Crispin Guest Series

      Article first published as Interview: Jeri Westerson, Author of Troubled Bones And the Crispin Guest Series on Blogcritics. I have to admit I approached Jeri Westerson's series of books with some skepticism but I was ultimately, pleasantly, surprised.

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Will You Take My 2012 Newsvine Movie-Film Challenge?

Who's in? I haven't made it to 50 in the last two years so i'm going to say 25 is enough but 35 is better. Movie #1 - Bones - Season 3 - Good season.

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Will You Take My 2012 Newsvine Reading Challenge?

(note: I've added the 2011 listings and the index - i'll revise it as I start posting 2012 reviews and interviews in the next few weeks.

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A Conversation with Chuck Eddy about His Career and His New Book: Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism

  Article first published as A Conversation with Chuck Eddy about His Career and His New Book: Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism on Blogcritics. Rock critic Chuck Eddy of Austin has written a fascinating book, containing a collection of his …

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New Writing Challenge: Write A Story That Could Explain This Building and Signage

I've been passing this building for weeks thinking "whenever things line up JUST right" this is going to be a great picture.

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An Interview With Peter Abrahams About His New Books The Dog Who Knew Too Much and Robbie Forester and the Outlaws of Sherwood Street

  Article first published as Interview: Peter Abrahams, Author of The Dog Who Knew Too Much and Robbie Forester and the Outlaws of Sherwood Street on Blogcritics.   What I love most about Spencer Quinn aka Peter Abrahams (more on that "aka" in a minute) is his wordplay.

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