A perfect interview for the waning Dog Days of summer, David Rosenfelt talks about his latest Andy Carpenter mystery Hounded, the ups and downs of writing and the redeeming quality of dogs. David Rosenfelt was so funny and self-deprecating in his interview. And he made some surprising revelations about his writing methodology. But… Read more »
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Episode 17: Roger Hobbs
The protagonist of Roger Hobbs’ debut novel, Ghostman, may not be a nice guy, but he’s a great character. This is the second in our two-part series on fixers. Roger Hobbs is nothing if not thoughtful and methodical. He timed the seven years of rejections that writers endure to coincide with his time… Read more »
Next up: Becky Masterman
Her Rage Against the Dying has received nominations for “Best First Mystery” awards from the genre’s top organizations. Talk about last laughs: when Ms. Masterman first submitted her novel (with the then title One Tough Broad) an agent rejected it, saying “no one was interested in a woman who’s over 30.” Well, plenty of people… Read more »
The Pause that Refreshes
Speaking of Mysteries is taking a short break to catch up on its reading and to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. In the next few weeks we plan to have interviews with Pulitzer Prize winning author Julia Keller (A Killing in the Hills, Bitter River) to talk about Summer of the Dead, the third… Read more »