Strathmore Artist’s Pad Cover and Interview

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jonathan

Strathmore selected some of my work to be printed on the cover of their 400 Series Charcoal drawing pads.   To mark the occasion they also did a small interview with me on their website.  Here’s an excerpt: How did you interpret using the Strathmore Thistle Read more…

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Mary Higgins Clark Interviewed by Jonathan Santlofer at the Center for Fiction

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Jonathan

Mary Higgins Clark is smart, funny, down to earth and earthy. When I asked her to speak at Crime Fiction Academy she didn’t hesitate. She contributed a chapter to the serial novel I put together for Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, “Inherit the Dead” and was never Read more…

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Linda Fairstein Interviewed by Jonathan Santlofer at the Center for Fiction

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jonathan

Linda Fairstein is one of those people who is so accomplished and so smart she could be intimidating if she were not so damn nice. Her life as a NYC prosecutor informs her novels with a kind of veritas we all wish we had. When Read more…

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Anatomy of Fear Podcast – Listen to the Whole Book!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jonathan

Here it is! The whole podcast of Anatomy of Fear read by yours truly Jonathan Santlofer. Listen and enjoy! Download the whole podcast here or listen below. Prologue: [audio:https://jonathansantlofer.com/wp-content/uploads/0_Anatomy_Of_Fear-Prologue.mp3] Chapter 1: [audio:https://jonathansantlofer.com/wp-content/uploads/1_Anatomy_of_Fear-Chapter1.mp3] Chapter 2-3: [audio:https://jonathansantlofer.com/wp-content/uploads/2_Anatomy_of_Fear_chapter2-3.mp3] Chapter 4-5: [audio:https://jonathansantlofer.com/wp-content/uploads/3_Anatomy_of_Fear_Chapter4-5.mp3] Chapter 6-8: [audio:https://jonathansantlofer.com/wp-content/uploads/4_Anatomy_of_Fear_Chapter6-8.mp3] Chapter 9-11: [audio:https://jonathansantlofer.com/wp-content/uploads/5_Anatomy_of_Fear_Chapter9-11.mp3] Chapter Read more…

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Charlaine Harris Interviewed by Jonathan Santlofer at The Center for Fiction

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Jonathan

What can I say about Charlaine, except that she is the sweetest, nicest person to ever write about vampires, shape-shifters and you name it. She broke the mold when she crossed genres and became a success despite the warnings of agents and editors who told Read more…

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Elmore Leonard Interviewed by Jonathan Santlofer at the Center for Fiction

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Jonathan

Elmore Leonard was the very first Master Class writer I invited to Crime Fiction Academy and he said yes! He is every bit as sharp and funny as his novels, which you can see in this video.

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Crime Fiction Lover Blog – What Does It Take?

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Jonathan

This past September I was guest columnist for the Crime Fiction Lover blog talking about how one can become a crime writer.  Here is an excerpt: “Today we’re honoured to present a guest column by one of the most respected names in crime fiction – Read more…

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Me and Lawrence Block on Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Jonathan

Lawrence Block and I were interviewed on the Leonard Lopate show about writing crime fiction. “Jonathan Santlofer, Director at the Crime Fiction Academy, and Lawrence Block, author and Crime Fiction Academy Master Class Instructor, talk about the academy, a program at the Center for Fiction Read more…

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You Are What You Read – Ellery Queen

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Jonathan

The mystery writing magazine Ellery Queen asked me to contribute a blog post about writing the short story. Here is an excerpt: “More and more the short story has become an important part of my writing life. The other day I was thinking about the Read more…

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Where Art Thou – Jonathan Santlofer Lives, Writes and Paints Inside Flower District Loft

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jonathan

By Micki Siegel When mystery writer and artist Jonathan Santlofer wakes up each morning, he can smell the roses — literally. That’s because Santlofer and his wife, Joy, a food historian, live right in the heart of Chelsea’s flower district. He recalls the day they Read more…

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