Scary. Wild. Funny. Definitely over-the-top in the best way! That’s the only way to describe Mario Acevedo’s work. Mario writes the Felix Gomez vampire-detective series for Eos HarperCollins: The Nymphos of Rocky Flats, X-Rated Blood Suckers, and his latest novel The Undead Kama Sutra. I knew he’d be perfect to get us ready for the …Read More
Allison Brennan inspires me! After working in public policy for many years, she decided that she wanted to have a job that would allow her to spend more time with her kids. So she turned to what she loved–books! She blew onto the romantic suspense scene in 2006 with a trilogy, and followed it up …Read More
Octoberguest! is here! Over the next four weeks or so, I’ll be introducing you to thriller, suspense, horror, lit, and mystery writers, poets, uber-bloggers, and reviewers. Also one very dead, brilliant pirate. You’ll meet someone new here every weekday and a few Saturdays as well. A few have spankin’ new books, some are old friends. …Read More
When I first saw these in my garden this morning, I thought they were upside-down carrots. But I hadn’t planted any carrots and they were in the dirt close to dying stalks of some cilantro and dill. Five hours later, they’re dried out, almost as though they were never there. Weird.
Things I’ll be doing in October: Polishing up the details for Octoberguest!, celebrating Bengal’s ninth birthday, more reading for the novel, waiting for trade reviews of Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts, planning my Halloween costume, and, oh yeah, dieting. I won’t lie. I have a BMI of 23.1, which is in the high-normal range. I’ve kind …Read More
I’ve been toying for months with the idea of taking an Internet break, but I just can’t seem to get off the drug. So I have a plan for October that’s turning out to be even more fun than I imagined. October is going to be OCTOBERGUEST! here at the Handbasket! Yes, it’s the dorkiest …Read More
I know I’ll probably go to hell for saying it, but smoking cigarettes looks so cool. I haven’t smoked in almost twenty years, and I only have the faintest of yearnings for tobacco–I can’t even stand to be in a smoky bar for an evening–but that doesn’t mean that I don’t miss it. I quit …Read More