by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 11, 2013 | Books, Five Things
I’m thinking of the books, music and movies that shaped the young me, and were, at least in part, responsible for me becoming the kind of writer I am. THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE (1976): I first watched this on television when I was nine or ten and it...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 9, 2013 | Books, Five Things
Five things that changed my life. Are they connected? What do they mean? What do they say about me? Paging Dr. Freud… NOTES TO MYSELF By Hugh Prather: It’s looked down upon now as a prototypical touchy-feely ‘70s self-help book (and parodied on Saturday Night...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 7, 2013 | Books, Pet Spotlight
The first thing my fiancée Jo and I did when we moved in together was get a dog. We’d each always wanted one, but our previously single lifestyles didn’t allow for it. Now we were making a home together, a dog was a natural step, so we started looking for...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 2, 2013 | Books, News
Tomorrow is the beginning of Irish author Stuart Neville’s U.S. tour. Stuart is promoting RATLINES. Ireland 1963. As the Irish people prepare to welcome President John F. Kennedy to the land of his ancestors, a German national is murdered in a seaside...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 2, 2013 | Books, News
In no particular order, my most memorable reads of 2012. I read a lot of books, a lot of really good books. These are the titles that I recommended more than any other books and the books I talked about more than any others. These are all great reads and great authors...
