Poisoned Pen
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You're awesome!
On a day when a giant multinational union-busting corporation is having a sale I would just like to praise some awesome indie bookstores, starting with copperdogbooks.com where I will be next week (July 23) with Max Gladstone.
And poisonedpen.com in Arizona has been awesome for decades
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And poisonedpen.com in Arizona has been awesome for decades
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Copper Dog Books | Beverly's Downtown Bookstore
Copper Dog Books is an independent bookstore located in downtown Beverly, Massachusetts, offering high quality customer service to help you find Books, Toys, Puzzles, Games, and more! We also speciali...
copperdogbooks.com
July 17, 2024 at 3:32 PM
You're awesome!
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Prime Day, Schmime Day. Hey, listen, indie bookstores are out there being awesome every day. And they tend to ship directly to you, even if you're not local to the store. They're where the books live! And booksellers are book wizards! Bonafide bibliomancers fast with the recommendations.
July 17, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Prime Day, Schmime Day. Hey, listen, indie bookstores are out there being awesome every day. And they tend to ship directly to you, even if you're not local to the store. They're where the books live! And booksellers are book wizards! Bonafide bibliomancers fast with the recommendations.
Also delighted but not stunned. Congrats!
I'm delighted and stunned that Esquire Magazine has included The Calculating Stars on their list of the 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time.
It's a good list, too! It's got a mix of books that I know and love and ones that are new to me.
It's a good list, too! It's got a mix of books that I know and love and ones that are new to me.
July 13, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Also delighted but not stunned. Congrats!
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Stephen King, Megan Abbott and other authors' favorites didn’t make our "Best Books of the 21st Century" list — but these writers make a case for them anyway.
Megan Abbott, Bonnie Garmus and More Writers on the Books They Love
Some of their favorites didn’t make our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list — but these authors make a case for them anyway.
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Stephen King, Megan Abbott and other authors' favorites didn’t make our "Best Books of the 21st Century" list — but these writers make a case for them anyway.
July 8, 2024 at 1:16 AM
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"Romance Roundup: July 2024." www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/rom...
July 5, 2024 at 5:33 PM
"Romance Roundup: July 2024." www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/rom...
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YES
After month of public outcry, NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays
NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays
In November, the mayor's budget cuts forced libraries to close on Sundays. The issue has been a thorn in his side ever since.
gothamist.com
June 28, 2024 at 12:21 AM
YES
WOW
June 20, 2024 at 9:33 PM
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I talked to People magazine about SHADOWHEART, out tomorrow! Plus writing, and more. Inside Author Meg Gardiner's Latest Thriller About Dueling Serial Killers: 'Dark and Twisted Minds'
Inside Author Meg Gardiner's Latest Thriller About Dueling Serial Killers: 'Dark and Twisted Minds'
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of 'Heat 2' is debuting her next page-turner, Shadowheart, on June 18.
people.com
June 17, 2024 at 11:17 PM
I talked to People magazine about SHADOWHEART, out tomorrow! Plus writing, and more. Inside Author Meg Gardiner's Latest Thriller About Dueling Serial Killers: 'Dark and Twisted Minds'
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Pour one out for all the fathers opening up their ties, Old Spice gift sets, barbecue gloves, and cards with fart jokes.
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June 16, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Pour one out for all the fathers opening up their ties, Old Spice gift sets, barbecue gloves, and cards with fart jokes.
🎧 Good talk.
#Podcast: #WatchWithJen - S5: E12 - NIGHTMARE ALLEY w/ Patrick Millikin
My friend, the noir scholar, freelance writer-editor, & @poisonedpen.bsky.social bookseller joins me to discuss William Lindsay Gresham's novel + the '47 classic film & 2021 version by del Toro. bit.ly/4c6ixDb
My friend, the noir scholar, freelance writer-editor, & @poisonedpen.bsky.social bookseller joins me to discuss William Lindsay Gresham's novel + the '47 classic film & 2021 version by del Toro. bit.ly/4c6ixDb
June 5, 2024 at 2:11 PM
🎧 Good talk.
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Important June Dates
3 Egg Day
4 Hug Your Cat Day
4 Cheese Day
7 Donut Day
8 Gin Day
10 Ballpoint Pen Day
13 Pigeon Day
18 Picnic Day
18 Panic Day
19 Sauntering Day
21 Longest Day (WTAF)
22 Onion Ring Day
23 Pink Day
30 Meteor Day
3 Egg Day
4 Hug Your Cat Day
4 Cheese Day
7 Donut Day
8 Gin Day
10 Ballpoint Pen Day
13 Pigeon Day
18 Picnic Day
18 Panic Day
19 Sauntering Day
21 Longest Day (WTAF)
22 Onion Ring Day
23 Pink Day
30 Meteor Day
June 1, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Important June Dates
3 Egg Day
4 Hug Your Cat Day
4 Cheese Day
7 Donut Day
8 Gin Day
10 Ballpoint Pen Day
13 Pigeon Day
18 Picnic Day
18 Panic Day
19 Sauntering Day
21 Longest Day (WTAF)
22 Onion Ring Day
23 Pink Day
30 Meteor Day
3 Egg Day
4 Hug Your Cat Day
4 Cheese Day
7 Donut Day
8 Gin Day
10 Ballpoint Pen Day
13 Pigeon Day
18 Picnic Day
18 Panic Day
19 Sauntering Day
21 Longest Day (WTAF)
22 Onion Ring Day
23 Pink Day
30 Meteor Day
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My latest Crime & Mystery column says goodbye to two excellent sleuths, Maisie Dobbs (by Jacqueline Winspear) and Maggie Hope (by Susan Elia MacNeal), reviews new books by John Copenhaver and William Deverell, and a classic mystery by Akimitsu Takagi.
2 Legendary Detectives Take Their Final Cases
Jacqueline Winspear is retiring Maisie Dobbs, and Susan Elia MacNeal bids farewell to Maggie Hope.
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2024 at 12:32 PM
My latest Crime & Mystery column says goodbye to two excellent sleuths, Maisie Dobbs (by Jacqueline Winspear) and Maggie Hope (by Susan Elia MacNeal), reviews new books by John Copenhaver and William Deverell, and a classic mystery by Akimitsu Takagi.
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No question it is harder and harder out there for a debut novelist. And for the novelist who has to reinvent themselves with every book.
Why Are Debut Novels Failing to Launch?
For first-time writers, it’s harder than ever to break out. That poses an existential crisis for publishing—and disturbing limits on your access to exciting new voices.
www.esquire.com
May 30, 2024 at 1:56 PM
No question it is harder and harder out there for a debut novelist. And for the novelist who has to reinvent themselves with every book.
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Bakers, this Anything Cake Chart is genius & so useful. By Nicola Lamb
Scanned from last weekend’s FT Magazine.
Scanned from last weekend’s FT Magazine.
May 30, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Bakers, this Anything Cake Chart is genius & so useful. By Nicola Lamb
Scanned from last weekend’s FT Magazine.
Scanned from last weekend’s FT Magazine.
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I'm at CrimeReads today with a story on Elaine May, because almost every one of her films is a crime story. crimereads.com/bound-for-be...
Bound for Betrayal: The Crime Films of Elaine May
When considering the career of Elaine May, who turned ninety-two on April 21, 2024 and remains one of the brightest lights of twentieth-century popular culture, several superlatives come to mind. P…
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May 28, 2024 at 5:58 PM
I'm at CrimeReads today with a story on Elaine May, because almost every one of her films is a crime story. crimereads.com/bound-for-be...
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Patti Smith’s 40 Favorite Books
Despite her fame as a rock
www.openculture.com
May 26, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Picked some of of my favorite crime novels of the year so far:
The Best Crime Novels of the Year (So Far)
Looking for some murder and mayhem (fictional, of course)? Here are the best crime novels of 2024 so far.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Picked some of of my favorite crime novels of the year so far:
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Farewell to a titan.
Alice Munro, Nobel Laureate and Master of the Short Story, Dies at 92
Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Farewell to a titan.
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Alice Munro, the revered Canadian author whose short stories dazzled the literary world and earned her the Nobel Prize in Literature, died at 92.
Alice Munro, Nobel Laureate and Master of the Short Story, Dies at 92
Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Alice Munro, the revered Canadian author whose short stories dazzled the literary world and earned her the Nobel Prize in Literature, died at 92.
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As book bans surged across Florida, the best-selling novelist Lauren Groff and her husband decided that their town needed an independent bookstore where titles that had been purged from libraries and classrooms would be on prominent display.
Book Bans Are Surging in Florida. So Lauren Groff Opened a Bookstore.
It’s called The Lynx, after the wildcat native to the state. “We wanted something a little fierce,” she said.
www.nytimes.com
May 10, 2024 at 8:32 PM
As book bans surged across Florida, the best-selling novelist Lauren Groff and her husband decided that their town needed an independent bookstore where titles that had been purged from libraries and classrooms would be on prominent display.
It does indeed.
The Taiwanese edition of EVIDENCE OF THINGS SEEN has finally landed and it looks extremely cool, I must say
May 10, 2024 at 3:43 PM
It does indeed.
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A legend has passed.
Shirley Conran, campaigner and ‘queen of the bonkbuster’, dies aged 91
Bestselling author of Lace and Superwoman turned her attention to helping people overcome anxiety about maths
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2024 at 1:09 PM
A legend has passed.