Geeking Out on Research
Authors have different avenues for research depending on the topic. I write contemporary fiction, and my preference is to interview[…]
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Authors have different avenues for research depending on the topic. I write contemporary fiction, and my preference is to interview[…]
Read moreLast month I wrote to you about characters having music identities. This month I thought we’d look at the different ways[…]
Read moreVanity Fair, which I love, has a “Proust Questionnaire” at the end of each issue. I thought we would pose[…]
Read moreMichael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch series, spoke about his career and this protagonist in particular, at ThrillerFest earlier[…]
Read moreTHRILLERFEST 2023 New York City, New York A neighbor recently asked me exactly what I did at these conferences I go to.[…]
Read moreWHAT COMES OVER SOME PEOPLE?In part one, we asked if art crime was different from other illegal activity. When there’s[…]
Read moreThe Coronation… My next blog was supposed to be Part 2 of “Can an Object Make You Commit a Crime?”[…]
Read morePART ONE OF TWO Usually criminologists study the criminal, but many of today’s scholars recommend an object-centric approach for understanding[…]
Read moreI recently served on a Grand Jury for Alexandria, Virginia. I’m not allowed to tell you about the actual cases, but[…]
Read moreMusic! From time to time I’d like to share my personal music discoveries with you. Warning, these are YouTube Links. I[…]
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