Diane Plumley For those of us in the mystery community, this is like a gift from noir heaven! Hammett, famous for Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles and a slew of short stories had a relatively small output of work. Those of us who think of Hammett and Chandler as the foremost authors of hard boiled detective … Read more
When I read something like the following article I found on Banned Books Week , I realize how darn lucky I was growing up in a world that hadn’t yet discovered political correctness, school book censorship by parents, and banned books because of outside interference. I just don’t understand parents who believe they need to shield their children … Read more
On Qull and Quire an open letter by the CEO of Macmillan publishers regarding the bankruptcy of their Canadian distributer was posted. Booksellers should take note–it may affect their deliveries of anything shipped from this publishing house. Here’s then link: http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2011/02/04/open-letter-from-macmillan-ceo-john-sargent-to-canadian-booksellers/
I asked myself, what does that mean? The best books of all time? Best fiction? Best nonfiction? Both? From what time frame–the beginning of time–do cave drawings count? Books–are plays included, how about poems, religious tomes, children’s books, what languages, the questions were endless, with no definitive answer. The lists I saw ranged from strict … Read more
I visited one of my favorite spots today. And in the future will be interviewing the owners and writing up a profile of this wonderful bookshop, but for now, I wanted to share the delicious experience of meandering, chatting, discovering and luxuriating in the midst of books books books. Located on the main street historical … Read more
Part 3 of 3 about the future of digital books. http://sisters-in-crime-sinc.blogspot.com/
The next part of a three piece article from novelist S. J. Rozan. Part one is already up here on bookshopblog. Her observations are well worth the read. http://sisters-in-crime-sinc.blogspot.com/
Ever wonder what the The Postman Always Rings Twice means? It has nothing to do with character or plot within the classic crime novel. James Cain worked out a system with his mailman. If he rang once, this means the envelope was thick, probably full of a contract and advance from a publisher. If the … Read more
