Monthly Archives: November 2016

Who’s Reading “The Dread Line” Now?

Alafair Burke, a former Deputy District Attorney in Portland, Oregon, who now teaches criminal law at Hofstra, is one of the best crime novelists working today. You can learn more about her and her fine work here. The Dread Line … Continue reading

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Who’s Reading “The Dread Line” Now? Critically Acclaimed Crime Novelist Bill Loehfelm !!

Bill is the author of six fine crime novels including his critically-acclaimed Maureen Coughlin series set in his adopted city of New Orleans. His latest Coughlin yarn is Let the Devil Out. You can learn more about  Bill and his … Continue reading

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Who’s Reading “The Dread Line” Now? Legendary Blues Musician Taj Mahal !!

Taj Mahal, the legendary blues singer, song writer, guitarist and harmonica player, is a two-time Grammy Award winner. My wife Patricia and I met him a week ago on a Blues Cruise in the Caribbean. To learn more about him … Continue reading

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Losing My Faith In The American Democracy

For some time now, I’ve felt my near-religious faith in the American democracy gradually slipping away. It’s not that I am deluded that there is a better form of government. There isn’t. It’s that our representative democracy doesn’t work untended. … Continue reading

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Who’s Reading “The Dread Line” Now? Best-Selling Mystery Writer Walter Mosley!

Walter Mosley has written more than 40 critically acclaimed books including the best-selling Easy Rawlins crime novels. But he’s done much more than that, writing literary novels, science fiction, political monographs and even a young adult novel. You can learn … Continue reading

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