Diary of an adult runaway (Free subscription) | yesterday
There are probably...hmm...3 authors whose work I snatch up in whatever format I can get it, whatever the price, and Caleb Carr is top of that list. That started back in '95 when, on vacation in Chicago, my B&B hostess...
MalnurturedSnay.net (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Taking a cue from the busty Lusty Reader, I’m going to begin documenting my monthly readings. Okay, I don’t top her nineteen books this month … on the other hand, I work two jobs. The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris A Talent for War by Jack McDevitt Polaris [...]
HISTORICAL BOYS: Historical Fiction for Men and Women (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
I'm so glad I had thanksgiving. It gave me a full four days to feel all warm and fuzzy inside, so now I can come back to reality on Monday. Today a friend sent me this link . Now, let me preface my ensuing diatribe with the caveat that I usually have a pretty thick skin when it comes to this type of comment. I've been around long enough to know not everyone embraces historical fiction with quite the...
Writing the Renaissance (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Just got back from the Fall Book Sale at our local library and have to share my haul: The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon Mary, Mrs. A. Lincoln by Janis Cooke Newman The Alienist by Caleb Carr The Treasure of Montségur by Sophy Burnham Forever by Pete Hamill (I've already read this one, but it's one of my favorites and I didn't have my own copy) Mozart's Sister by Rita Charbonnier...
POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Sandra Parshall Jane Austen takes time off from writing to track down criminals. Queen Elizabeth I skulks around castles and manor houses in search of conspirators and killers. Leonardo da Vinci solves crimes in 15th century Italy, assisted by his apprentice Dino, who then record s their adventures jus t as Watson chronicled the exploits of Sherlock Holmes. Dante Alighieri has turned sleuth, Oscar...
Book Soup Blog (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
I may not be as high-brow as some, and I may enjoy more historical fiction than most, but there are a number of fantastic books that I want to share with the book soup public. 1) Fordlandia by Greg Grandin - Henry Ford takes on the jungle - it's not a battle of nature vs. civilization, it's also a peak into the mind of a genius who was losing t ouch with reality. 2) The Illustrious Dead by Stephan...
Becky's Writing Blog (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
The Alienist by Caleb Carr was bought for me for Christmas a couple of years back. The giver knew I like thrillers and crime shows on TV and also knew I was an avid reader. I guess they made a reasonable assumption based on that. Ironically this kind of crime thriller is something I rarely read. But if I'm given a book I will at least poke my nose between the covers to see what's there. I'm glad I...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Following yesterday's posts about authors confronting critics on the Internet, one Salon.com writer Mary Elizabeth Williams published a fascinating history of the critic-bashing genre. The story reminded us of other notable literary feuds: Dave Eggers ' email exchange with a NY Times reporter, Caleb Carr 's angry words about a Salon review, and Stanley Crouch 's confrontation with a notable critic....
Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Tomorrow night (Wed, Jun 3, 6:30 PM) actress and mystery writer Lyndsay Faye will be at Nashville's Mysteries & More Bookstore to discuss and autograph her debut novel, Dust and Shadow , which pits Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper in 19th Century London. The book is getting rave reviews from likes of Caleb Carr , and even got an endorsement from the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: "Lyndsay...
Between the Covers (Free subscription) | 01/18/2008
The TBR Challenge is progressing nicely and the 888 Challenge is in the hands of fate and the council library, so I’m signing up for a third! I’ve had my eye on this one since before the Bookfest, but didn’t have a sufficient number of suitably enormous books on hand. Which isn’t the case anymore. (Buy doorstopper-size books just for a challenge? Who, me?) Post-Bookfest...
Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun! (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
As far as great British genre fiction goes, I've been a fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for longer than I have of P. G. Wodehouse...but only a little bit longer. I remember taking Sherlock Holmes mysteries out of the Liverpool Public Library as a small(er) stuffed bull and racing home to read them cover to cover, obsessed with the Adventure of the Red-Headed League and the Dancing Men and just where...
Between the Covers (Free subscription) | 12/27/2007
It's an old question, but a good one . . . What were your favorite books this year? List as many as you like … fiction, non-fiction, mystery, romance, science-fiction, business, travel, cookbooks … whatever the category. But, really, we’re all dying to know. What books were the highlight of your reading year in 2007? The highlight would have to be finishing the Harry Potter series...
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 07/30/2007
Filed under: OpEd , Early Looks The Company is a six-hour movie that will air over three nights, beginning this Sunday at 8 pm on TNT. It stars Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina, and Michael Keaton as players in the early days of the CIA. It is based on the highly-acclaimed novel by Robert LIttell. The story focuses on three Yale friends who join the spy business, two of them go to the CIA and one (the...
Enough to Read (Free subscription) | 06/21/2007
First sentence: "There's likely some polished way of starting a story like this, a clever bit of gaming that'd sucker people in surer than the best banco feeler in town. " Description: "In The Angel of Darkness, Caleb Carr brings back the vivid world of his bestselling The Alienist but with a twist: this story is told by the former street urchin Stevie Taggert, whose rough life has given...
PaperBackSwap.com (Free subscription) | 04/23/2007
Turn-of-the-century New York City midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy are thrust into a twisted case of murder-when a seductress falls victim to her own charades. "Victoria Thompson shines...Anne Perry and Caleb Carr fans rejoice!" (Tamar Myers)
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