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Do you know we have a whole blog dedicated to crime fiction? Book reviews, author Q&A's, industry news & more can all be found over at mysterypeople.wordpress.com. Here's what Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. and his cohorts were talking about last week: Getting to know Daniel O'Shea a little better: "I got to know Daniel … Continue reading Keepin’ Up with MysteryPeople
~Post by MysteryPeople's Scott M. I was introduced to Daniel Woodrell's work through many of my favorite authors, so it only seemed fitting that we invite some of those writers to join him to discuss his new short story collection, The Outlaw Album, tomorrow night (Saturday, October 22nd, 7pm.) Getting ready for the event this … Continue reading Daniel Woodrell: A Writer’s Writer
~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. When the film Winter's Bone came out, fans of the book were happy for two reasons. First, it was a rich, well made, and faithful adaptation of the novel, and second, we all thought "Finally, everybody will know Daniel Woodrell." Daniel Woodrell's writing came to my attention … Continue reading Getting to Know Daniel Woodrell
The Outlaw Album, the new book by Daniel Woodrell, one of Scott's favorite authors (in other words, an author he can't stop talking about to customers, booksellers, his Mom, anyone who will listen) hit shelves today. If the name Woodrell rings a bell, it's probably for one of two reasons: (1) You saw the movie … Continue reading Daniel Woodrell’s ‘The Outlaw Album’ Is On Sale Today – Scott (of course) Has an Opinion
_______________________________________ Nick - The Thousand Summers of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell "I'm only a little over a hundred pages in, but I'm already enjoying it. From what I understand, it only gets better the further you go. Right now, the stories of Japan at that time and of the Dutch East India Trading … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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