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The Crime Cafe Presents Philip Marlowe in ‘The Restless Day’
Unfortunately, due to problems beyond our control and a head cold that's kicking my ass on top of having dystonia, we don't have a guest interview this week. However, we have an awesome episode from the Old Time Radio folks. An episode featuring Philip Marlowe,...
A Video About the Screenwriters Strike
As you may know, I've taken up screenwriting since I first started writing novels many, many years ago. So I've been following the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes with great interest. So, for anyone who wonders what all the fuss is about, I suggest watching this video,...
S. 9, Ep. 3: Interview with Crime Writer Nicholas Chiarkas
This episode of the Crime Cafe podcast features my interview with crime writer Nicholas Chiarkas. Check out our discussion of his Weepers series! Before I bring on my guest, I’ll just remind you that the Crime Cafe has two eBooks for sale: the nine book box...
My Book Review of ‘Sometimes People Die’
Hi everyone. Today I'm reviewing Sometimes People Die and yes, sometimes people do die, especially in hospitals where this book takes place and what's going on here is there's a rash of killings, of deaths, I should say. There is a rash of deaths at the...
The Crime Cafe with Nicholas Chiarkas
This episode of the Crime Cafe features my interview with crime writer Nicholas Chiarkas. Check out our discussion of his Weepers series—tales of the New York City projects. So ... not cozies, then? 🙂 Check us out on Patreon!
A Q&A with Dwyer Murphy
Today, I have a Q&A from Dwyer Murphy about his latest novel, The Stolen Coast, which was just released this week. The Stolen Coast is set in a town called Onset, MA, right next to Cape Cod. Why there? This is a beach town novel, no doubt about it. I grew up in a...
S. 9, Ep. 2: Interview with Crime Writer Addison McKnight
This episode of the Crime Cafe podcast features my interview with crime writer Addison McKnight, the pen name for co-authors Nicole Moleti and Krista Wells. Check out our discussion of how they got started and their process as collaborators. Before I bring on my...
My Book Review of ‘A Penny Earned’
Hi, today I'm reviewing A Penny Earned: A Murder Mutts Mystery by M. Ruth Myers, and I've read it on my Kobo for what that's worth. I enjoyed this book very much. I also enjoy Ruth's Maggie Sullivan series and the character, the main character in this book is one of...
The Crime Cafe with Addison McKnight
Hi everyone! This episode of the Crime Cafe podcast (or is it a video podcast? because that's a thing now) features my interview with the writing team of Nicole Moleti and Krista Wells, writing as Addison McKnight. They're giving away a copy of their debut novel, An...
S. 9, Ep. 1: Interview with Crime Writer Clay Stafford
This episode of the Crime Cafe podcast features my interview with crime writer and entrepreneur Clay Stafford. Check out what's on offer for crime writers of all stripes at Killer Nashville. Not to mention Clay's other pursuits, including film production, directing,...
My Book Review of ‘Boy Parts’
Hi, today I'm reviewing Boy Parts by Eliza Clark. Wow. Yeah. This is some sort of book here. It's, it's really something. It's about an artist, let's call her. Sounds so much nicer than pornographer. No, no, no. I'm not going to go there. I would just say that she's...
The Crime Cafe with Clay Stafford
Hi, everyone! We're kicking off the ninth season of the Crime Cafe interviews with an accomplished return guest, Clay Stafford. Clay is the organizer of Killer Nashville, an annual writers conference. And that's just one of his many endeavors. Check out our interview...
My Book Review of ‘Extreme Vetting’
Hi. Today I'm reviewing Extreme Vetting by Roxana Arama, and this is quite a good book. It deals with immigration issues in a very real and very disturbing way. Let's put it that way. The main character is a female lawyer who is also someone who came from another...
A Guest Post and Book Giveaway from Addison McKnight
Among our first guests on Season Nine of the Crime Cafe is the writing team of Addison McKnight. Learn more about their process for writing the novel AN IMPERFECT PLAN in the Q&A below. You can enter their book giveaway by sending an email with the subject line...
Another Night at the Movies!
Hi! I'm actually announcing a new release of a different sort for me. 🙂 As you may recall (if you still read blogs read this blog), I recently participated on the writing team that created a short film in 48 hours. Well, we made the deadline! This was a totally...
S. 8, Ep. 28 – Bonus Episode with Debbi Mack
This is ad-free bonus episode to finish up Season Eight. Just a quick update on my plans (or possible plans) for the podcast. Here's a PDF copy of the episode. Hi everyone. Well, it's taken me a while to put up this particular episode, which I hadn't quite expected a...
My Book Review of ‘Age of Vice’
Hi everyone. Today I'm doing a review of this book, Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor. But first I want to tell you, yeah, you may have noticed a new setup here. It's a little different. The angle on me might be a little different. I'm on a laptop now, a MacBook,...
The Crime Cafe, Season Eight – Bonus Episode
Hi everyone. Well, it's taken me a while to put up this particular episode, which I hadn't quite expected a lot of things to happen, unfortunately. For one thing, my computer crashed. That did not help at all in terms of getting things done on this podcast or on...