Writers Live! Murder They Wrote

This weekend I’ll be heading down to Palm Beach for the first Writers Live! Murder They Wrote event at the Hagen Ranch Road Library.  If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you.  I’ll be on a panel with Jim Born (Burn Zone) and Ted Bell (TSAR) from 10 am – Noon on Saturday, April…

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TV Nerd

One of my favorite authors — and people — Alafair Burke gave me the opportunity to totally geek out and talk about the crime television shows I love now and loved as a kid.  Suffice it to say, after rambling on in print about everything from “Moonlighting” to “Hawaii Five-O,” from “The Wire” to “Battlestar…

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Barbara Parker

On the desk in my office is a photograph of Ocean and me, when O was just eleven months old.  It is truly one of my favorite photographs.  The woman who snapped it, acclaimed and bestselling author Barbara Parker, did so in a very casual moment at the Miami Book Fair in 2006.  We were…

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Lessons From My Daughter

My daughter is smarter than I am.  She’s three.  I realized that I was outmanned and outgunned during a recent nap-battle.   She wanted to wear a large, pink translucent bucket on her head while she napped.  I objected, then compromised by leaving it on a near-by shelf.  A few minutes later, over the baby monitor,…

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Florida Book Award

Black Out wins a Silver Medal in the 2008 Florida Book Awards. The Florida Book Awards, coordinated by the Florida State University Program in American & Florida Studies — and co-sponsored by the Florida Center for the Book, the State Library and Archives of Florida, the Florida Historical Society, the Florida Humanities Council, the Florida…

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Advance Praise from Luanne Rice

It’s a bit on the early side to be talking about my June 2nd release DIE FOR YOU. But I am so excited because a truly wonderful author, who I so admire, has offered her support for the new book with an amazing and generous blurb. I’m honored that New York Times bestselling author Luanne…

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It's Not Fair

“Can cats open doors?” Ocean wanted to know this morning, as she watched a neighborhood stray preening on our deck. “No,” I told her. “They can’t.” “Why not?” “For a lot of reasons – they’re not tall or strong enough, they don’t have hands, and they’re not very smart.” “Oooh!” she said in dismay. “It’s…

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It Doesn’t Get Old

Last week I received the galley (an early proof for reviewers) of my upcoming book DIE FOR YOU, which will publish in June 2009. It’s beautiful – another stunning cover from the folks at Random House. And when it arrived I was washed over with the same sense of thrilled excitement and gratitude as I…

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Enough Stuffs

I was in Target late last week. Again. I feel like we spend a lot of time there. Not that I’m complaining. I LOVE seeing my books there. They, among others, have been huge supporters of my paperbacks. And I am very grateful for that. But prior to my move to Florida from New York…

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Film Option for BLACK OUT

I am thrilled to announce that BLACK OUT has been optioned by longtime Martin Scorsese producer Barbara De Fina, the outrageously talented writer and director Austin Chick, and Andrew Kletjian. Austin has written, directed and produced two brilliant, quality films, XX/XY and August, both of which I loved. He also provided uncredited contributions to the…

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