I've known Michele for awhile and in addition to being a good friend, she's a great writer who has been an invaluable resource to me in my own writing career. I was thrilled to be able to chat with her about her career and her thoughts, as a romance writer, on 50 Shades of Grey. … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Best-Selling Harlequin Romance Author Michele Dunaway
As a fan of the Dark Knight Detective, one of my favorite websites is Batman-News.com. Great stuff and excellent reviews. Having said that, I was more than a little surprised to find that one of the writers for the site, Andrew Asberry, is a fellow St. Louis native. As such, I tracked him down, had … Continue reading Andrew Asberry: The Gateway Gothamite
(Who would want to ignore Auntie Heather? She's delightful! Photo by me.) So Heather Brewer, known by her thousands of minions as "Auntie Heather" is awesome. I don't think there's any denying it. She also hosted an event in St. Peters, Mo., Oct. 30 to promote her latest book and the second book of … Continue reading A Minion’s Excuse for Ignoring Auntie Heather
(St. Louisan G. Norman Lippert) Do you miss Harry Potter? Miss the adventures he and his friends had on the grounds of Hogwarts facing Voldemort and his evil minions? So did G. Norman Lippert. Only instead of pining away, he decided to do something about it. He decided to continue the Potter legacy … Continue reading G. Norman Lippert & the Son of Harry Potter
(Terry Brooks at Left Bank Books promoting his latest Shannara trilogy. Photo by Kurt Bali.) Terry Brooks swung through St. Louis recently to promote his latest Shannara trilogy, Wards of Faerie, and I was there to review the event at Left Bank Books for Walrus Publishing. As usual, I'm a little late in getting … Continue reading Terry Brooks Marks 35 Years of Writing with New Shannara Trilogy
Once again, the great folks at Left Bank Books hosted another great literary event, this time with Dr. Julie Williams, author of A Rare Titanic Family. The story focuses on her great uncle, Albert Caldwell, his wife Sylvia and their son Alden and their escape from the ill-fated Titanic. The book itself is a compelling … Continue reading A Rare Titanic Family
(Dr. Deborah Harkness signs copies of her new book, Shadow of Night, at a recent visit to the Schlafly Branch of the St. Louis Library. Photo by Kurt Bali) Had a lot of fun a week or so ago when I attended a panel hosted by Left Bank Books (which are always fun) featuring … Continue reading Dr. Deborah Harkness Brings the Magic to STL
Had a great opportunity to view a panel recently with four of today's best Young Adult authors: Veronica Roth, Aprilynne Pike, Dan Wells, and SJ Kincaid. Wrote up a piece on the experience for Walrus Publishing and they were kind enough to run it on their website. If you would like to read what some … Continue reading REVIEW: ‘Dark Days’ in St. Louis
(All four variant covers of issue No. 1 of Legends of the Dark Knight, autographed by Denny O'Neil. Yeah. Dig me.) So I've been talking for almost a month about how I was going to write up my experience with legendary Batman writer Denny O'Neil (I know, he did other stuff, shut up) from his … Continue reading I am the Walrus! Or At Least Published at Walrus
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