Mad River – by John Sandford, $27.95 HC/$12.99 E There are only three authors whose books I will preorder, no matter what they write.* John Sandford, Lee Child, and Zoë Sharp. All three for the same reasons: I learn a great deal about writing from them; they each have a unique talent; they never disappoint; […]
Review: Kill Alex Cross
Kill Alex Cross – by James Patterson, $28.99 HC/$9.99 E I am a capitalist. That means I believe the market never lies. If poetry doesn’t sell anymore it’s not because people are uneducated heathens (all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding) but because the public’s tastes have changed. If something sells well, that means it has […]
Review: Riot Act
Riot Act – by Zoë Sharp, $3.49 E Every book I read has a great endorsement by someone or other. Zoë Sharp’s first book, Killer Instinct, had a rousing Foreword by Lee Child. That caught my eye. Mr. Child reported that someone said, I love your books but Zoe Sharp is better. Interesting admission from […]
Online Booksellers, You Owe Us Better
This is an open letter to online booksellers. Endorse it with your name in the comments section. Dear Amazon, you owe us better book reviews. You too Barnes & Noble, Google, Goodreads and all the others who sell books/ads online. We understand and appreciate the whole thing about free speech, everyman voice, real user reviews […]
Review: Wanted Man
Wanted Man – by Lee Child, $27.95 HC / $13.99 E Creative writing professors have been stuck on James Joyce for too long. I think a hundred years of exaltation is plenty for a dead guy. Professors who want to be relevant in the 21st Century should start teaching Lee Child. Where Joyce challenged the […]
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