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Guide to Literary Agents (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Agent Interview by contributor Ricki Schultz . "Agent Advice" is a series of quick interviews with literary and script agents who talk with Guide to Literary Agents about their thoughts on writing, publishing, and just about anything else. This installment features Dan Conaway of Writers House . Dan has been Executive Editor at Putnam, Executive Editor at HarperCollins, Director of Literary...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
"Artemis Fowl" author Eoin Colfer has penned a sixth installment to the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series." Colfer, Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry appear at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Barnes & Noble in Seattle's University Village shopping mall.
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Book Soup Blog (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Many people may recognize Mary Blair's colorful work for Disney in 'It's a Small World,' and not many realize what a mastermind she was. She started working for the Walt Disney company in 1940 and served as a concept artist on 'Cinderella,' 'Alice in Wonderland,' and 'Peter Pan,' among others. Her work is instantly recognizable, unique, almost shocking, and does not fit into the Disney mold at all....
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Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson return with the fourth installment in their popular Starcatchers series of prequels to Peter Pan. Sponsored Topics: Dave Barry - Ridley Pearson - Arts - Literature - Sword of Mercy
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Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Congratulations to the winners of the Law Enforcement Thriller contest. Singularity by Kathryn Casey will go to Terri D. from Clearwater, FL. Ridley Pearson's Killer Summer goes to Judy L. from Litchfield, IL. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. This week, I have two books from the darker side. The first is a nonfiction book, a tribute to Raymond Chandler. Catherine Corman's Daylight Noir:...
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Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Congratulations to the winners in the Lighter Side contest. Elaine Viets' Killer Cuts will go to Blanche R. from Glendale, AZ. The Crack in the Lens by Steve Hockensmith goes to Renee G. from Valleyford, WA. I'll put the books in the mail tomorrow. This week, law enforcement is the featured topic for the book giveaways. If you haven't yet met Texas Ranger and criminal profiler Sarah Armstrong, you're...
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Luxist (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Filed under: Journeys , Books The Fairmont Scottsdale has declared this "The Season of Personal Discovery", and happily for people who love books, much of the personal discovery comes from what amounts to a super-mega book club meeting: weekends centered around books in different genres, that include panel discussions, Q&As and several opportunities to rub elbows with the authors themselves...
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Rough Edges (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
A couple of years ago I read and enjoyed THRILLER: STORIES TO KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT, the first anthology put together by the International Thriller Writers. Now the follow-up, THRILLER 2: STORIES YOU JUST CAN’T PUT DOWN is out, and for the most part, it’s a pretty entertaining bunch of stories, too. First of all, I like the subtitles on these books. They remind me of those great Alfred...
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English Reading Material (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009
# PDF: 384 pages# Publisher: Putnam Adult (June 30, 2009)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0399155724Pearson makes the most of the theme of the lawman with a bunch of personal problems in his engaging third crime thriller to feature Walt Fleming, the likable sheriff of Sun Valley, Idaho (after Killer View). Walt's ex wife is living with one of his deputies; Walt's teenage nephew, Kevin, is grappling
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Sean Ashby : Author & Illustrator (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
Steel Trapp: The Challenge by Ridley Pearson Synopsis : "Fourteen-year-old Steven "Steel" Trapp sets off with his mom and their dog, Cairo, on a two-day Amtrak journey to compete in the National Science Competition in Washington, D.C. Steel is both blessed and cursed with a remarkable photographic memory - just one look, and whatever he sees is imprinted for keeps. "Trying to be...
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Word Nerd (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Title: Killer Summer Author: Ridley Pearson Genre: suspense/thriller Length: ~370 pages Plot Basics: Sun Valley, Idaho -- Sheriff Walt Fleming's on alert because of a prestigious wine auction happening at a high-end resort. As a group of thieves try for the wine, Walt realizes that the wine theft is a cover-up for a more serious crime: kidnapping. Only the plot goes awry and his nephew is caught up...
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Luke Reviews (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
Ridley Pearson has popped up on Luke Reviews a couple of times now, first with The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red (see review ) and then just a week ago with his brand new novel, Killer Summer (see review ). I was a fan of both books, and when I got the chance to talk with Ridley and ask him a few questions, I was thrilled. Ridley, thank you for the interview! First, I'd just like to...
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'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?' (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
One of the people I met at Crimefest was Steven Hague, who was a member of a panel I moderated. I felt extremely guilty because any moderator worth his or her salt should study the work of their panel members in some depth before the panel takes place. But I was moderating two panels and, although I worked painstakingly through the books of the various other members of the panels (as well as the work...
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Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
Congratulations to the winners of the Killer Summer contest. Five autographed copies of Ridley Pearson's book will go to Heather S. from Georgetown, IL, Sandra B. from Surfside Beach, SC, Luanne O. of Granton, Ontario, Canada, Lori W. of Reston, VA, and Lois P. from Jonesboro, AR. This week, two lucky winners will get the chance to win autographed books set in Leadville, Colorado, the home of Ann Parker's...
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Time to Write (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009
In one of several interviews with author Ridley Pearson (“Killer Summer” among others) on bookreporter.com, he said this about themes: “For the past four or five novels I've focused on an emotional theme... I've always worked on outlining my character...
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