Jerry Peterson's Blog – September 2010 Archive (2)

Meet P.J. Parrish

P.J. Parrish, as a crime writer, is a powerhouse – 10 New York Times bestsellers with her Louis Kincaid thrillers, the first, “Dark of the Moon”, out in 2000; and the most recent, “The Little Death”, out just this year.



The pronoun “her” suggests Parrish is one person. She’s actually two – sisters, Kristy Montee of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Kelly Nichols of Houghton Lake, Michigan.



Montee is a former newspaper writer and editor,… Continue

Added by Jerry Peterson on September 4, 2010 at 6:27am — 1 Comment

Anniversary for a bookstore

On Saturday, Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore in Forest Park, Illinois kicks off a month-long celebration of its 20th anniversary.



Twenty years in the book biz!



What are the numbers? Sixty percent of start-up businesses don’t survive their first year, and 90 percent are gone before the end of their third?



So to make it 20 years, a business has to be really good.



Augie Aleksy has made Centuries & Sleuths vital… Continue

Added by Jerry Peterson on September 1, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

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