At Murder by the Book this afternoon, a fan named Pat, who attended my first signing there 25 years ago, brought me 2 cartons of Dr Pepper made with real sugar and bottled in glass. Along with a couple of other little things. A real surprise and a fine treat.
And then I signed something I'd never signed before: a high school annual. John Stover, who was a student at Corsicana High when I taught there in 1963-64 brought his Corsican for me to sign. The photos of me were amazing. I looked about 15. Wow. A long time gone.
If you couldn't be there but would still like to have a signed copy, just click the link above and you'll find the phone number. Give 'em a call, and tell 'em I sent you.
Neil Armstrong, First Man To Walk On The Moon, Has Died: Neil Alden Armstrong has died at age 82. He was an astronaut, pilot, aerospace engineer, professor, and was the first person to set foot upon the Moon. His most famous words: “That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.”
A Box of Pandoras: Steve Brewer: Amazon.com: Kindle Store: A BOX OF PANDORAS is a hilarious new mystery from veteran author Steve Brewer, introducing small-town busybody Loretta Kimball.
When Loretta learns her favorite actor is coming to New Mexico for a film festival, she couldn't be more excited. Loretta's claim to fame is that she's the long-time president of the International Michael Girard Fan Club, and she never passes up a chance to see Mr. Girard in person.
The festival is in trendy Santa Fe, which is practically a different planet from rural New Mexico towns like Pandora, where Loretta lives, so she expects a certain amount of weirdness when she and her husband, Harley, attend. And she is determined not to let her lifelong nemesis, Mitzi Tyner, ruin the festival for her.
Then murder strikes the film festival, and suspicion is cast upon Mr. Girard. Loretta is thrown into the midst of a media circus while she snoops around, endangering her own life while trying to uncover the killer.
Josepha Sherman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Josepha Sherman (December 12, 1946 – August 23, 2012) was an American author, folklorist, and anthologist.[1] In 1990 she won the Compton Crook Award for the novel The Shining Falcon.[2]
BEAT to a PULP :: Pulp of the Week: The Step Away
a Charlie Byrne grind
If you can't be there, order a signed copy.
Otis Adelbert Kline, Maza of the Moon, Ace, 1965
Mail Online: Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer who voiced Sesame Street's Count von Count, died yesterday.
The 78-year-old passed away of unspecified causes.
Lisa Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company and daughter to its legendary founder, confirmed the news on the company's Facebook page today.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
The Top 10 Henry James Novels
I'm not a James fan, but I've read eight of these. Chalk it up to being an English major.
At Murder by the Book this afternoon, a fan named Pat, who attended my first signing there 25 years ago, brought me 2 cartons of Dr Pepper made with real sugar and bottled in glass. Along with a couple of other little things. A real surprise and a fine treat.
