M. K. Graff’s latest book: The Evening’s Amethyst.
I was thrilled to sit down (remotely!) with M. K. Graff and get an inside look at the fifth installment in the Nora Tierney books. Here’s what she had to say.
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I was thrilled to sit down (remotely!) with M. K. Graff and get an inside look at the fifth installment in the Nora Tierney books. Here’s what she had to say.
Read moreThere is still time left in the month to get your fill of horror movies before Halloween, hopefully saving a favorite for the big day. Here are my top classic horror movie picks guaranteed to make you sleep with one eye open.
Read moreI reread Agatha Christie’s Sleeping Murder this week. I had the same sense of compulsion to reach the end, and wondered how you all feel when rereading an old favorite.
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Read more< Labor Day weekend is over (and surely all the school's across America have started). Clothes are being eyed for a stint in the attic or under the bed, and sweaters are a necessity in the early morning in even the southern states. For me, this is the start of a new cycle. New Year's Day is a date on the calendar, but fall signals something deeper. >
Read moreResearch. We’ve all done interviews, read material, and done lots of things to get details right. What’s the most unusual (or unexpectedly helpful) place you’ve turned to for info?
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