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November 25, 2009
- GIVING IS GRATITUDE I’m in the middle of a book tour for my new novel, Jaclyn the Ripper, and I’m very happy with the response. Fans, old and new, are coming out to hear me talk about “Jaclyn” and read. Actually, I’m humbled. Signing the books they buy is a way of saying, “Thank you,” but I don’t think it’s enough. Like all things good and cosmic, gratitude is ...
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October 30, 2009
- I'll be talking about my Palestinian crime novels in Jerusalem on Monday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. The location is Beit Frankforter, 80 Bethlehem Road, in Baka. So call in sick (if you still have a job) and come along.
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October 21, 2009
- One of the advantages of being an author in an “exotic” locale is that people visit and want to hear from you as someone who knows the place well. It’s also one of the disadvantages.Last Friday night, I drove out to Ein Kerem to meet one such group of visitors from Reboot, a U.S. organization that brings together mostly liberal – and certainly not conventional-thinking – Jews to discuss ...
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October 2, 2009
- The whole point of travel is to see Red Light districts around the world. That’s what I assume my German publisher C.H. Beck thinks. Or maybe that's what they think I'll like. Anyway, they keep sending me to Hamburg, which has one of the most famous naughty neighborhoods in the world.At the invitation of the extremely professional Harbour Front Literaturfestival and in the company of my Beck ...
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August 6, 2009
- Southwest Virginia Museum, Big Stone Gap, VA, August 8, 1:00 PM YWCA, Bristol, TN, September 17, Noon Coffee Depot, Christiansburg, VA, September 19, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Java J’s Downtown, Bristol, VA, October 1, 7:00 PM Sundial Books, Chincoteague, VA (signing only), October 10, 6:00 PM Wise Public Library, Wise, VA, October 15, 6:30 PM Homecraft Days, Big Stone Gap, VA, October 17-18, 10:00 ...
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June 28, 2009
- This weekend I was the guest of Munther Fahmi, who runs the excellent bookshop at the American Colony Hotel in East Jerusalem, for a reading from my newest Palestinian crime novel THE SAMARITAN'S SECRET. Munther and I have been scheming for some time to organize an event, so it was great to finally get it together.I knew it'd be an interesting crowd at the Colony, which manages to be something ...
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June 25, 2009
- I bet you didn't know there was an underground scene in Jerusalem (at least not an underground music scene; you've probably heard of some other undergrounds that operate here). Here's a little bit of Middle East insider poop for you: what's the most obscure underground band in Jerusalem?Answer: Dolly Weinstein.A fivesome (formerly a sixsome, sometimes foursome) of folk rock and rock standards, ...
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June 18, 2009
- Je fais une lecture en francais chez la librairie francaise a Jerusalem ce mois. Voici les detailles : «Meurtre chez les Samaritains» de Matt Rees, Editions Albin Michel Tout est possible en Palestine, et rien ne dit que le jeune Ishaq, le fils du prêtre des Samaritains de Naplouse, n’a pas été exécuté parce qu’il était homosexuel. Rien ne dit non plus que sa connaissance intime des ...
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May 18, 2009
- I’ll be at Taylor Books in Charleston, WV, on Thursday, May 21, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Tell your friends and family in the area to come chat with the author of St. Peter’s Monsters.
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December 31, 2008
- As part of a celebration of Beedle the Bard appearing in Braille, the downtown Seattle Barnes and Noble is hosting a BookFair for young readers. Proceeds will help to benefit the National Federation for the Blind. It says on the agenda that Louise Marley will be there, but in fact she's only going to shop; Toby Bishop will sit in as reader. January 2nd – 4th Come and celebrate our event ...
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