All Blog Posts Tagged 'pen' (4)

Don't Miss the Sizzling Debut

Well, Barbara has once again picked a winner in Beat the Reaper: a debut by Josh Bazell Not only is this First Mystery Club Pick getting rave reviews: "I didn't want to like it. I mean, a doctor writing a novel is kind of obnoxious. What, you don't have enough to do already? But maybe that's me. Anyway, I didn't want to like BEAT THE REAPER, but I did; I loved it. It is completely original, an utter page-turner, bold, shocking, hilario… Continue

Added by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on January 10, 2009 at 5:21am — No Comments

Alafair Burke at The Poisoned Pen

When Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, introduced Alafair Burke to the audience, she said they had both graduated from Stanford. They went on to mention other authors who went to Stanford - Michele Martinez, Diane Mott Davidson, Tess Gerritsen, Twist Phelan, an… Continue

Added by Lesa Holstine on September 9, 2008 at 12:30am — No Comments

Chris Grabenstein at The Poisoned Pen

Improvisational comedy. Ad writer. Successful author of mysteries and young adult ghost stories. Chris Grabenstein is the creative artist who combines all of these skills. Thursday night, he spoke at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale. It felt as if it was a gathering of frie… Continue

Added by Lesa Holstine on August 24, 2008 at 12:04am — No Comments

Pen to Press Writing Retreat

June 5 I managed to pose with the lucky face of Hannibal at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, though I am not sure which of us look most deranged. For the record, I'm not all that fond of liver. The city experience was bizarre--from the Disneyland quality of the French Quarter to the psychotic bums on the ferry landings, it definitely was rich and ripe and crowded. I don't know how Bourbon Street looked before the hurricanes, but I felt like taking a hot shower after walking through it. I guess… Continue

Added by Scott Nicholson on June 6, 2008 at 2:22am — No Comments