Monthly Archives: June 2013

Book Q&A’s with Deborah Kalb

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Jonathan

This is an excerpt of my interview with Deborah Kalb on her great blog Book Q&A’s. Q: How did The Marijuana Chronicles come about, and how did you determine which authors to include in the collection? A: That’s a two-part question, Deborah. The first part Read more…

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Book Talk Interview with Kory French – Break Thru Radio

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Jonathan

Here is a recent interview I did on Break Thru Radio with Kory French. The 1st half is about “me” and the 2nd half about THE MARIJUANA CHRONICLES. I thought is was going to be all about the book so I was a little unprepared Read more…

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City Mouse Versus Country Mouse

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Jonathan

I have always been a city mouse. Well, not always, but mostly. I was born on East 57th Street in Manhattan though my parents deserted the city for Queens and then LI when I was a preteen, but I couldn’t wait to get back. And Read more…

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Why Crime Fiction Academy Matters

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Jonathan

About a year and a half ago Noreen Tomassi, the Director of Manhattan’s Center For Fiction, came to me with the idea of creating a place for crime fiction. A place where unpublished writers could come to finish the crime novel they’d started but stalled, Read more…

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