Pamela Wechsler’s first novel, Mission Hill, the first in a series of three legal thrillers featuring homicide prosecutor and Boston Brahmin Abby Endicott, comes out on May 3rd. Publishers Weekly writes about Mission Hill, “Though the swiftly moving plot offers…
Stephanie Gayle is the author of the mystery Idyll Threats (Seventh Street Books – September 8th, 2015). Her first novel, My Summer of Southern Discomfort, was one of Redbook magazine’s Top Ten Summer Reads, and her short fiction and non-fiction have appeared…
Last week, I disagreed with people who said that Pizza Hut’s new pigs in a blanket pizza is the downfall of civilization. Such opinions are subjective. And subjectivity is something we writers know something about. This week, along with other…
I never thought I’d write a series. After my first book came out I had a few people ask, “Will you write a sequel?” My look of horror might’ve been puzzling. My “God, no!” was less ambiguous. Don’t get me…
This week, sobering articles on the business of publishing and the questionable value of creative writing MFAs left me needing a stiff drink and wanting to turn to a life of crime (writing that is). Luckily, I also stumbled on…
Ron MacLean has situated his new literary crime novel, Headlong, at the intersection of social activism, intergenerational conflict, and filial piety. A long-time GrubStreet instructor and enthusiast, Ron took time out from his hectic launch schedule to speak with Dead…