Cracking Open a Hard Case
So I know this probably marks me as the un-hippest cat around. But, prior to last evening, I hadn’t read any of the Hard Case Crime books. As their website states, “Hard Case Crime brings you the best in hardboiled crime fiction, ranging from lost noir masterpieces to new novels by today’s most powerful…
continue readingAtwood to Appear in DC
Booker Award-winning Margaret Atwood discusses her new collection of stories, Moral Disorder, at the downtown Washington, DC location of Borders (18th and L Streets, Northwest DC) tonight at 7pm. Call 202-466-4999 for more information.
continue readingAll the King’s Writers
The New York Times had an interesting review of Stephen King’s Lisey’s Story yesterday. What makes Jim Windolf’s examination intriguing is that it’s not just a review of a new novel, but rather an examination of the author character throughout King’s body of work. Windolf also looks at how King’s reputation has shifted over the last…
continue readingThe Heartless Stone
Over at Beatrice today, I posted a brief note about Tom Zoellner’s The Heartless Stone: A Journey Throught the World of Diamonds, Deceit and Desire. This fascinating book will have you looking at those shiny trinkets in an entirely different way.
continue readingFirmin Up the Week’s Schedule
Over at the Litblog Co-Op, the week’s discussion of Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife by Sam Savage is off to a rousing start. Savage’s book was named the Fall 2006 Read This! selection by the LBC members and it’s an intriguing book that begs a simple question: Is Firmin really a rat?
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