Originally published in issue 3. FOOTPRINTS: The Secret of Father Brown by Ruth Jordan One of the true joys of my young reading life was the day I graduated from the Encyclopedia Brown stories to those of G.K. Chesterton. There is magic in a young reader’s heart...
You aren’t what you eat Simon Kernick June 2004 The thing about food is that when you’re at an age that you can gobble up as much of the stuff as you like without putting on a pound in weight, you never appreciate it. Then, when you get a bit older and learn...
This article comes from issue 2. Award-winning author Kent Kreuger talks about his life-long love of horror films. When I was a kid, during the “duck and cover” years of the 1950’s, the most common pastime in the world was contemplating its end, which we all...
From issue one: The Top 10 Most Memorable Moments Of My First Book Tour By Blake Crouch Photos by Rebecca Crouch On January 30, 2004, I embarked on my first book tour in support of my debut novel, Desert Places. During February and March, I did eighteen appearances...
This originally appeared in issue 3. I’m jet-lagged. I forgot to pack my favorite perfume. Julia and I took a wrong turn a half-hour ago and now we’re lost in rush-hour traffic, wondering if we’ll make the reading on time. And what if no one shows up? At least...
The question I most often get asked at Q & A sessions is why I chose the early electric car industry as the backdrop for my historical mystery The Detroit Electric Scheme. I spent three months researching Detroit and the business prior to beginning the novel,...
