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When you are fundraiser like me, you routinely are asked to join nonprofit boards. In the last 4 weeks alone, I've been asked to join the leadership of 4 different organizations! I couldn't… Read More

When first reviewing Morrie Warshawski’s (www.warshawski.com) online profile and many interviews, I came away wondering, “Who is this man?” Trained as a poet in his earlie… Read More

Before they were stars, everyone's favorite literary private eyes had to start somewhere. Many jumped to life fully-formed in novels, but others began their lives in short stories. Robert R… Read More

Scary vintage cover!So let’s get into those quotes/passages I mentioned in my previous post on Marcia Muller’s Edwin of the Iron Shoes.  But if you haven&rsqu… Read More

Author Marcia MullerI would not have believed it until seen.  Actually, that’s not the case.  I believed it!  Intrigued it!  Embraced it!  Ran with it on my Am… Read More

ASHFORD, WA - Rainier Independent Film Festival (May 9-11) announces its official line-up, including 50+ dynamic films in a variety of genres and topics. Several films come from regional f… Read More

212: A Novel (Ellie Hatcher Book 3)Author: Alafair Burke Description “The plot of an Alafair Burke thriller doesn’t just rip from the headlines. She’s o… Read More

Viewed from a contemporary perspective, it's hard to recall a time when there weren't female detectives the likes of V.I. Warshawski, Kinsey Millhone, Tess Monaghan and Sharon McCone, but ba… Read More

Raymond Chandler, in The Simple Art of Murder, famously described the heroic detective: A man who is neither mean nor tarnished. Who is unafraid and honorable. He is lonely, but well fit for… Read More

Pistols and Petticoats175 Years of Lady Detectives in Fact and Fictionby Erika JanikMarch 2nd 2017 Book BlastSynopsis:A lively exploration of the struggles faced by women in law enforcement… Read More

In a video on the Resilient KC website, police officer Mikki Cassidy notes that “my regular day is everybody else’s worst day.” Then she describes how mindfulness trainin… Read More

Private eyes are fascinating characters in detective fiction. They don’t have the advanced support that their fictional police counterparts have, but they rely on a mix of charm, sma… Read More

“BORN TODAY” Jack Gleeson 1992 – Actor (Game of Thrones) LaLa Brown 1986 (RIP) American singer Kenny Vasoli 1984 – American singer Jr. NTR 1983 – Indian film ac… Read More

Episode 409 of the podcast begins with a nod to BAMcinemaFest which runs from June 14th through the 25th. Then in the first segment I have a conversation with the team behind the new documen… Read More

In detective fiction, it’s often that female private investigators have more challenges than their male counterparts. In addition to the case, they often have to face the prejudices of… Read More

156 Fiction Books to Read in 2017  Original Post by BookBub  Be warned: Your to-be-read pile is about to get a lot longer! Publishers’ descriptions below.Mysteries and Thril… Read More

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - By the time her talk was over, the tiny 91-year-old Jewish great-grandmother had caused murderers, thieves and drug offenders to openly weep. Sonia Warshawski of Prairie… Read More

Come and watch the community screening of “Big Sonia”, a film by Leah Warshawski on February 26, 2018. Following the screening, there will also be a discussion and Q&A w… Read More

I didn’t speak out for a long time but hearing the Skinheads speak was like thunder coming to my brain. And I said ‘Sonia this is why you have to speak out for the people who did… Read More

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Por Raul Sousa – Eu defendo a tese de que os japoneses são o povo que melhor absorveram a literatura policial clássica. Há inúmeros autores no país q… Read More

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Everybody loves when his or her library unloads the 25 cent book sale. I managed to make it to mines a weekend or two ago (depends on when this post goes up), and didn’t find much. Y… Read More

March Mystery Madness Challenges...1.  OldShroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries Book 4) by P. J. James (https://amzn.to/2U5Yhu4)2.  AgainHard Time: A V. I. Warshawski… Read More

So I'm suiting up for my 2019 Sara Paretsky V.I. Warshawski project.  Which, I guess I'll simply name, my 2019 Paretsky Project (mainly because those two P's sound so sweet together).&n… Read More

The number one reason why now I’m in love with Sara Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski series? Well, I’ve come to realize the books are a mental challenge/exercise for me. And I… Read More

"Chicago's V. I. Warshawski confronts crooked politicians and buried family secrets in the gritty new novel from New York Times - bestselling author Sara Paretsky. No one would accuse V… Read More

What’s on my reading plate after abandoning half of my October TBR?SHELL GAME BY SARA PARETSKY"When V.I. Warshawski gets word that her close friend and mentor Lotty Herschel’s ne… Read More

The tagline for the film Big Sonia is “Holocaust survivor. Grandma. Diva.” True that, but she’s also quite the Holocaust scholar, fluent in a dizzying amount of books, film… Read More

Sugar was always associated with the best part of a situation – a meal, a discussion, a behavior pattern. Everything good is sweet. But it isn’t so with anything. Not even when i… Read More

Soooooo, I'm not that great at keeping up with short stories.  But shoottttttt I miss the cheeseburger and FRIES out of reading Marcia Muller's Sharon McCone private-eye stories. … Read More

[Originally published at New York Journal of Books] “Issued as a paperback original, Love & Other Crimes is a perfect match for summer’s relaxing moments, w… Read More

He Started Out Trying To Score And Ended Up Being A Target! From Jeff Kanew, the director of Eddie Macon’s Run, Revenge of the Nerds, Tough Guys and V.I. Warshawski, comes this suspens… Read More

This will wrap up the current discussion of light as an obesity villain by looking at an NPR article by Anya Kamanetz, who questioned a large number of parents for a book called The Art of… Read More

Ready for a new crime novel? Check out the top 23 crime thriller authors that you should read. If you love the thrill of a great crime novel, then you'll want to get to know some crime th… Read More

Ian K. Smith is an overachiever with an eclectic resume. Born in Danbury, Connecticut, he received his B.A. from Harvard, an M.S. in science education from Columbia, and attended the Dartmou… Read More

Sue Grafton is not only one of my top three favorite authors, but she is my top favorite mystery author. The contemporary female private eye is my favorite sub-genre within the mystery field… Read More

At 91 years old, Sonia Warshawski is one of the last survivors of the Holocaust. Living in Kansas with her family, she still is as active as ever and uses her stories of her time at Auschwit… Read More

Her and I didn't always get along. But I've learned to love her. And she has learned to trust me. Well, you know what I mean. The point is that my pre-order for Sara Paretsky's 22nd V. I. Wa… Read More

 [Originally published at New York Journal of Books] “One of Vic’s friends makes a comment near the end that sums up why this investigator finds her work wo… Read More

You are determined to become a filmmaker. You’ve already taken your first step: applying to film schools. In Canada and abroad, there are many choices. Your life feels ripe with possib… Read More

Stephen Root is an actor/voice-over artist from America. He is well-known for his roles as Jimmy James in the television sitcom “NewsRadio” and Milton Waddams in the 1999 black c… Read More

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