Well, that sure went south fast, didn’t it?
My wife and I have been in lockdown for 30+ days, and I’m sure it’s as weird for us as it is for everyone who is doing the same. We’re professional writers/freelancers who have been working from home for nearly 20 years, so at first blush this type of life should not be THAT strange. But this is distinctly different.
We’re working as best we can, and to that end, I’m trying to keep everyone in the loop about my work.
I’m happy to announce that I’m now a regular blogger at Sleuthsayers, a blog run largely by mystery writers. My first official post went up Friday, talking about a recent book event I attended. My wife, Denise Kiernan, had the pleasure of interviewing Erik Larson, probably the nation’s greatest practitioner of narrative nonfiction. He’s probably best known for his book, The Devil in the White City. But the new book—entitled The Splendid and the Vile—is about the leadership of Winston Churchill during the Blitz of 1940-41. Since leadership during national crises seems to be The Issue of the moment, I thought I’d share my takeaways on their talk.
The link to the blog post is here.
Feel free to bookmark Sleuthsayers. I’ll be appearing there every three weeks. The next post will be end of the month.
Beyond that, I will try to post at my website more often, as I’m finding it’s quite important to share my opinions on what I see, hear, feel. Books, music, art—the hallmarks of civilization—are all the more critical.
If you’re looking for reading material during this time, I hope you’ll consider one of Erik’s books, Denise’s, or one of mine. (See below.) Escapism rules!
Author Erik Larson in conversation with Denise Kiernan.
Later, gang—and here’s hoping we’ll all be able to breathe safely in each other’s presence again real soon.
Book “collage” photo credit: Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash
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The e-book versions of both of my two most recent books, Murder on Book Row and the fantasy novel, Sorceress Kringle, are available at almost every online retailer. You can order print copies at the usual suspects online, or autographed copies from Malaprop’s, the bookstore in my nabe.
