Preparing to Launch: Meeting My Mates

Some days are blessed.  Yesterday was one of them. The Great Mystery Bus Tour is an enterprise mysterious in a lot of ways. From the get-go, The most perplexing mystery for me was my bus-mates.  John Connolly and I have met and talked before, but only very briefly.  M.J. Rose, I’ve known only by reputation. … Read more

Preparing To Launch

ON THE ROAD WITH THE GREAT MYSTERY BUS TOUR I arrived in New York City yesterday afternoon, and hit the ground running.  I  NY.  It’s a great city to visit.  Every time I come here, I do the same thing first: stand in line at TKTS to get a cheap seat for a great Broadway production.  … Read more

New Year’s Resolutions

I am nothing if not hopeful.  Hope rises in me, eternal.  Every December as the old year draws to a close and a new one stands on my threshold, I think, This is the year. For what?  For becoming the person I would like to be.  And what is that?  A vision so mundane I’m … Read more

God Bless Librarians

My father was a high school English teacher, and he attempted to give his children a great appreciation for literature with a capital L.  It worked with my brothers and sister, but for some reason, in my case, it didn’t take.  Me, I was in love with comic books, especially the superhero kind from Marvel … Read more

Book Talks

I’ve been doing a lot of book talks to promote my latest novel, Northwest Angle. Pretty much, I do this with every when it’s first published.  Book tours can be grueling, but I have a confession to make.  I love to hear myself talk. I don’t mean I just love to flap my gums.  I … Read more