August 2010 Blog Posts (172)

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As it has in the past, this year's Hanover Book Festival was a blast. I got to reconnect with lots of old pals from the Richmond area, and made some new friends in the dialog class I gave. And even though I'm no country music fan, I enjoyed Kari Smith. With her great voice accompanied by her own guitar or keyboard, her work felt more folk than twang. Again, cheers to Joanne Liggan…

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Added by Austin S. Camacho on August 10, 2010 at 4:51am — No Comments

Grunt goes to Canada - Spinetingler

The wonderful Spinetingler magazine publishes my humorous essay, Grunt goes to Canada, about the travails of emigrating to Canada from Scotland at the awkward age of thirteen. You can read it http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2010/08/03/grant-mckenzie-grunt-goes-to-canada/

It begins:…

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Added by Grant McKenzie on August 10, 2010 at 4:30am — No Comments

Zoe Sharp Killer Instinct

Puzzled? Yes I was puzzled when I saw that this novel was available. There are eight, count them eight, novels thus far in the Charlotte “Charlie” Fox series, Killer Instinct being the

first. What took them so long to cross the ocean is anyone’s guess, but I am

glad someone had the sense to bring it over here. Busted Flush Press has been

nice enough to get them into our hands and I for one am very…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 9, 2010 at 9:44pm — 2 Comments

Burbank Library Panel & new chapter online

Had a great time on a panel at the Burbank Library yesterday with Avery Aames and Jeri Westerson! Definitely authors I want to try. Thanks Burbank Library and Jackie Vick for having us!
There's also another chapter of my book DEADLY DISCRIMINATION online http://kingsriverlife.com/08/07/deadly-discrimination-11/

Lorie Ham

Added by Lorie Ham on August 9, 2010 at 5:13am — No Comments

To My Readers: A Big Thank You

Sundays are a great time to reflect...and to thank your readers! Check out the new Vox!

Added by Vincent Zandri on August 9, 2010 at 3:27am — No Comments

Guest Post Zoe Ferraris Q&A

Zoë Ferraris moved to Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the first Gulf War to live with her then husband and his extended family of Saudi-Palestinian Bedouins, who had never

welcomed an American into their lives before. She has an MFA from Columbia

University and is the award-winning author of Finding Nouf. Her new novel, City

of Veils, has just been released. She lives in San Francisco. Visit her online

at…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 9, 2010 at 3:03am — No Comments

Yes, a Thriller Has to Be Thrilling. But It Can Also be Literature

A lot of people, but especially self-proclaimed book snobs,

create a kind of false distinction between thrillers (and other forms of

so-called “genre” fiction such as romance and sci-fi) and what they like to

call “literary fiction.”

Genre fiction, they say, is plot driven. Literary fiction is “character driven.”…

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Added by James Hayman on August 9, 2010 at 2:43am — No Comments

Want to Share your Blog Link? How Do You Follow Blogs?

Do you blog about books? Stop in and share a description and the link in the comments of my most recent blog post. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/9QXVaH. Just leave one link per comment, though, or it will automatically get sent to a spam folder. Also, how do you prefer to follow blogs? Through Networked Blogs? Google Reader? Do you just pop into your favorite blogs when you feel like it? Hop over and leave a comment about your blog-reading habits.

Added by Stacy Juba on August 8, 2010 at 11:21pm — No Comments

Be Thankful It Wasn't An STD...

From our ongoing chronicles of "Dogs Are Man's Best Friend," the following heart-warming tale from Reuters.

--Earl Merkel

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Dog chews off Michigan man's toe, saves his life… Continue

Added by Earl Merkel on August 8, 2010 at 7:51am — No Comments

A Yahoo Group for readers

First a reminder that I’m teaching and signing today at the Hanover Book Festival, 8094 Liberty Circle, Mechanicsville, VA.…

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Added by Austin S. Camacho on August 7, 2010 at 9:52pm — No Comments

Thai Writers in English

If you ever wondered about Thai writers in English, this blog post is a very good start.

Erich

Added by Erich R. Sysak on August 7, 2010 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Book Review: The 19th Element by John L. Betcher

The 19th Element-A James Becker Thriller

John L. Betcher…

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Added by William R. Potter on August 7, 2010 at 12:05pm — No Comments

Sleuthfest 2011 -- Put Some Sizzle in Your Writing

MWA-Florida's annual Sleuthfest 2011 is up and running....dates are Thursday, March 3 (Third Degree Thursday -- $75 extra), and March 4 - 6 (check website for cost), 2011, at the beautiful Deerfield Beach Hilton here in South Florida. Guests of Honor are Meg Gardiner (Friday) and Dennis Lehane (Saturday). Both will be on hand all weekend for the conference.

The usual fun things will take place, including the Flamango contest (Barry Eisler should be there to relinquish his…

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Added by Rebecca B. Swets on August 7, 2010 at 4:28am — No Comments

Two more Roy Rogers stories

Howard Cherry is one of Roy Rogers’ biggest fans. He befriended Rogers decades ago, and, over the years, Cherry has purchased some of Roy’s movie costumes, hats, and revolvers.

The two men are the same size, so from time to time Cherry dons a Rogers outfit for a photo shoot.

Now here’s the surprise. Cherry owns the Hopalong Cassidy Museum in Cambridge, Ohio – Cassidy, another cowboy movie, radio, and television hero.

I met… Continue

Added by Jerry Peterson on August 6, 2010 at 11:39pm — No Comments

Review - Dark Matter, Juli Zeh

Book Title: DARK MATTER

Author: Juli Zeh

Publisher: Harvill Secker

Copyright: 2010

ISBN: 978-1-846-55208-3

No of Pages: 322

Book Synopsis:

Sebastian and Oskar have been friends since their days studying physics at university, when both were considered future Nobel Prize candidates. But their lives took divergent paths, as did their scientific views. Whenever Oskar comes to visit from his prestigious research post in Geneva, there is tension in the air, and… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on August 6, 2010 at 11:05pm — No Comments

Meet Me at a VA Book Festival Tomorrow

Tomorrow I will be meeting new fans and teaching new writers at the Hanover Book Festival. This free event has it all. For writers, they’ve arranged workshops on query writing, Creative Nonfiction, Promotion, Researching, Making Stories from Story Fragment, and the editing process. And I’ll give a class on writing…

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Added by Austin S. Camacho on August 6, 2010 at 9:29pm — No Comments

Dead, White, and Blue - Preview of Number 4 of the Al Pennyback mystery series

Prologue

Near Lost City, West Virginia

The autumn morning was ablaze with the orange and red of the oak and maple trees that covered the undulating hills that lined the road. A gentle breeze wafted lazily through the woods, making a soft whispering sound. Fluffy clouds dotted the light blue sky.

Two men, dressed in green and black camouflage suits and carrying 30/30 rifles, stood idly beside the two lane blacktop road, looking back up the slope… Continue

Added by Charles A. Ray on August 6, 2010 at 7:29pm — No Comments

SCENE OF THE CRIME Welcomes Christpher G. Moore and His Bangkok PI Novels

Bangkok’s Multiple Personalities: Christopher G. Moore’s “Vincent Calvino” Novels

August 6, 2010 by Scene of the Crime | Edit…

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Added by J. Sydney Jones on August 6, 2010 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Hooray for Hollywood!!!!

What's it take to get The Remains produced in Tinseltown???? I don't know, but my agent tells me the process has begun: Here's the story:…

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Added by Vincent Zandri on August 6, 2010 at 4:14am — No Comments

'Requiem for the Ripper' also available in paperback in UK from today

Following on from the USA release of my latest novel, the final part of my Jack the Ripper trilogy, Requiem for the Ripper is at last available in paperback as well as in e-book format in the UK too, at Amazon.co.uk. E-book buyers should got to a different page at… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on August 5, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments