So it’s been a while since we’ve had one of these. Usually, when Mom is at bookclub or something, we go out and get films that are - shall we say - less than beautiful. But this time, she’ll be with us so it looks like she’s going to sit through either “The Mummy” or “Hellboy.”

One thing that drives small-press publishers nuts is when someone asks - derisively - whether they’re a “Print-on-Demand” publisher.

Bubs stopped by in the thread below and asked about my knee. Thanks Bubs! Actually, it’s doing pretty good. Problem is, the same travel and workload that kept me from updating my latest story also kept me from doing something rather important: Physical therapy. I know, really stupid. Still, I did a lot of walking and stretching [...]

Paul Pate had to put aside his excellent series, Detective Perez, for a while as life got in the way - as it so often does. But he’s back and I recommend you go back and check this cool cartoon out.

Finally! The kids have been working on seventh-grade science projects, my wife has been working on writing and re-connecting with friends on Facebook. I’ve been swamped at work due to the election and doing a lot of travel. That left me about enough time to do work around the house. I haven’t even had a chance [...]

Back in the green room talking movies and dogs with Dennis Lehane. Mystery writers are the coolest people.

I’m here in Muskego, Wisconsin, at their beautiful library for the fourth annual Murder and Mayhem in Muskego conference. There’s about 250 people listening to a panel called Hooking the Reader, and among the panelists is B Clay Moore, author of the comics series Hawain Dick. And this largley mystery-reading crowd - probably here to see headliner [...]

Couldn’t sum it up better.

I’m leaving the family this weekend and heading downstate with a my friend Brian on what’s probably going to be closure for a lot of people. Those of you who have read the dedication to my book would remember my friend Mark Evans, who was brutally murdered a couple of years ago. Well, since then the [...]

So here’s my Bouchercon wrap up, looking at the Geppi Museum signing and Saturday afternoon/evening.

Friday’s Geppi Museum signing wasn’t well attended, but who cares. It’s a terrific place and I recommend people go. Brian Azzarello and I were in a large room with hundreds of comics behind glass. Probably just a small representation of the entire collection, but there was the first Superman comic, the first Batman comic and it went on from there. I saw famous covers from comics I’d only read about. Amazing.
And speaking of cool: