Jessica Knoll in Milwaukee Tuesday the 19th

by | Apr 17, 2016 | Books

Jessica Knoll, author of Luckiest Girl Alive, in conversation with Carole E. Barrowman Tuesday April 19, at 7:00 pm at Boswell. Please join us at Boswell for an exciting conversation between Jessica Knoll, author of one of Carole E. Barrowman’s “Top 10 Books of 2015,”...

TRUTH ALWAYS KILLS and Thoughts of Gary Shulze

by | Apr 17, 2016 | Features

TRUTH ALWAYS KILLS and Thoughts of Gary Shulze by Rick Ollerman My latest book, TRUTH ALWAYS KILLS, was dedicated to Pat Frovarp and Gary Shulze, the former owners of that fine Minneapolis independent crime fiction bookstore, ONCE UPON A CRIME. Unfortunately, we lost...

The Shortlist for the 2016 Bony Blithe Award

by | Apr 16, 2016 | Awards

The shortlist has been announced for the 2016 Bony Blithe Award The Bloody Words Light Mystery Award is an annual juried literary prize, presented at the Bloody Words Mystery Conference for a “book that makes us smile.” The book can be a print or an e-book, submitted...

HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS Reviewed

by | Apr 15, 2016 | Films

HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS Directed by Michael Showalter Written by Laura Terruso and Michael Showalter Starring: Sally Fields, Max Greenfield, Tyne Daly, Stephen Root, Elizabeth Reaser You say no one actually dresses like Doris, and I say you are wrong because...