Reed Farrel Coleman

68, Male

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY
About Me:
Former Executive Vice president of Mystery Writers of America, Reed Farrel Coleman was born and raised in Brooklyn New York. His sixth novel, THE JAMES DEANS, won the Shamus, Barry, and Anthony Awards. It was also nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, and Gumshoe Awards. He was the editor of the short story anthology HARDBOILED BROOKLYN. His essays and short stories appear in WALL STREET NOIR, THESE GUNS FOR HIRE, DUBLIN NOIR, DARKER MASK, DAMN NEAR DEAD, BROOKLYN NOIR 3, and CRIME SPREE MAGAZINE. He also publishes under the name Tony Spinosa. Reed lives with his wife and two teenage children on Long Island.
Website:
http://reedcoleman.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Some of them:
Berlin Noir by Phillip Kerr
Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
The Maltese Falcon by Hammett
The Dain Curse by Hammett
The Long Firm by Jake Arnott
A Dance At The Slaughterhouse by Lawrence Block
Slaughterhouse Five by Vonnegut
Foundation by Asimov
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Movies:
The French Connection
Touch of Evil
The Third Man
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Clockwork Orange
The Outlaw Josie Wales
Duck Soup
Stardust Memories
Casino Royale(Peter Sellers/David Niven, et al)
Save The Tiger
Godfather I, II
Taxi Driver
TV:
The Prisoner
The Avengers
Dr. Who(Tom Baker)
Secret Agent/Danger Man

Comment Wall:

  • Daniel Hatadi

    Welcome aboard, Reed.

    Mar 19, 2007

  • Steven Torres

    Welcome Reed. When does WALL STREET NOIR come out?

    Mar 19, 2007

  • Karen E. Olson

    Hey, Reed. Welcome to the fun time waster :)

    Mar 19, 2007

  • Karen Dionne

    He seems to be doing all right so far. Maybe that's the secret - don't respond!

    Mar 19, 2007

  • Reed Farrel Coleman

    Hello All. Thanks for being so welcoming. As most of you who are acquainted with me know, I'm not much for wasting time with blogging, chatting, etc. and that I try to focus strictly on the writing. However, as I'm trying to be less of a social butterfly this year and have stepped down from my position at MWA and am traveling far less, I like to have a way to keep up with my colleagues and friends. Steve, Wall Street Noir is coming out in June. Peter Spiegelman(Editor), Jim Fusilli, Megan Abbott, myself and several other contributors will be doing events in the tri-state area when it arrives in stores. Again, thank you all and don't hate me for not immediately responding to things.

    Mar 19, 2007

  • Angie

    Hi & welcome!

    Mar 19, 2007

  • Jon Jordan

    REED,

    You're the reason we keep doing Crimespree.

    You rock.

    So does Soul Patch!

    Mar 19, 2007

  • Mary Reagan

    Looking forward to Wall Street Noir, and of course Soul Patch.

    Mar 21, 2007

  • Reed Farrel Coleman

    Hey, I'm batting .500. Soul Patch got an indifferent and mildly insulting PW review, but I just got a starred review in Library Journal. I figured they couldn't all suck.

    Mar 21, 2007

  • Alison

    Congratulations on the star, Reed! It's well deserved.

    Mar 21, 2007

  • PJ Nunn

    Hi guy! Happy birthday next week. Are you older than I am yet?

    Mar 24, 2007

  • Joan Hiller

    Reed? I got my first book of yours, The James Deans..I loved it. You have a new fan, and I do spread the word.

    Mar 24, 2007

  • northwoodsgirl

    Happy Easter!

    Apr 7, 2007

  • Patricia

    Hi and welcome...and what Mary says...write faster!

    Apr 7, 2007

  • Meredith Anthony

    Hey cutie! Where's your photo? And when are you coming to dinner?

    May 9, 2007

  • Meredith S. Cole

    Sorry to miss you tonight at the library--I'll be over at the Merc on the MWA Mentor Panel. Can't wait to read the next book!
    -Meredith

    Feb 28, 2008

  • Joan Hiller

    Apology accept. I hear you are going to be with my friend Judy Bobalik, make her behave. By the way, the smartest thing I ever did was buy your book, the James Dean, and track you down in the bar to get you to sign it.

    Feb 28, 2008

  • Elaine Flinn

    An easy mistake to make - no problemo. Have a great tour.

    Feb 28, 2008

  • David Terrenoire

    No problem. Shit happens.

    Feb 28, 2008

  • Shane Gericke

    Judy Bobalik does not behave, Joan :-)

    Reed, this "no promotion" stuff is kinda silly anyway, so no worries. Hope things are well with you.

    Feb 28, 2008

  • Lori G. Armstrong

    See you next week at Left Coast Crime :)

    Joan doesn't behave much either, do you Joan? You do have good taste though!

    Feb 28, 2008

  • Harry Shannon

    Good lord, a writer promoting something! Alert the media! :)
    Hell, if it was here in LA I'd come for the free food.
    Best,
    Hairy

    Feb 28, 2008

  • M.G. Tarquini

    It's fine, Reed! If you're ever signing at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, drop me a message and let me know!

    Feb 29, 2008

  • Meredith S. Cole

    Dear Uncle Reed-
    Ours went fine, too. It was a lot of fun to be on a panel with Chris Grabenstein, Roberta Islieb, Jonathan Santlofar, and Jeff Markowitz. I'm looking forward to my first library panel in March!
    -Meredith

    Feb 29, 2008

  • M.G. Tarquini

    Thanks! I'll check the newsletter.

    Feb 29, 2008

  • Joan Hiller

    A little Judy bird told me it was your birthday. Have the happiest one yet. By the way, Christmas came early to the Hiller home. I received this box of books from Judy, 4 of them were yours! Yipeeeee.

    Mar 30, 2008

  • Reed Farrel Coleman

    Joan-
    Yes indeed. Thanks you. It was a lovely birthday.

    Mar 30, 2008