Kris Neri's Blog

• Favorite Bookstores

  November 6, 2009

  • What goes into the making of a great bookstore? Too many things to list. But as I own what I’m told is a pretty great one, The Well Red Coyote in Sedona, Arizona, let me tell you about the remarks we hear most often. The aspects of our store that people comment on the most are the atmosphere and selection. And there’s more involved in creating both than most people would believe.More than a ...
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• My trip to Fantasyland

  October 26, 2009

  • Since I’ve always believed that we writers are products of the paths we’ve followed, in art and in life, it’s not a surprise that I write madcap mysteries like my Tracy Eaton mysteries — the Agatha, Anthony, Macavity Award-nominated REVENGE OF THE GYPSY QUEEN, DEM BONES’ REVENGE and the forthcoming REVENGE FOR OLD TIMES’ SAKE (Spring ’10; Cherokee McGhee Mystery).The mystery part is ...
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• My Life in the World of Books

  October 13, 2009

  • I served as one of the Guests of the Honor, along with regional author and former Newsweek reporter James Bishop, Jr., of the First Annual Sedona Book Festival (October 2-3). Although my new urban fantasy novel, High Crimes on the Magical Plane, isn’t officially published until October 15, my publisher made copies available for the festival, so we were able to introduce it that night. Here’s ...
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