No, sex and Steve's novels don't exactly leap to mind as a
natural pairing, but I try to make my subject lines
informative, if baffling.
Has anybody here read Lawrence Block's Ronald Rabbit is
a Dirty Old Man? Larry calls it "an erotic epistolary novel
for anyone with an IQ over 100." Right after 9/11, I fielded
tons of emails from readers wanting to know if their favorite
writers were okay (since I co-own a bookstore in NYC, we
appeared to be a natural point of contact). It was a rough
time for everyone and none of us cared too much for reading
crime novels. Larry had just sent me a copy of Ronald Rabbit
and I picked it up, hoping for some brief distraction.
Instead, he actually made me laugh out loud. That novel holds
a very special place in my heart - I would have thought it
hysterically funny in any case but, boy, did it come in handy
right then. Larry may have written quite a lot of novels for
which he was paid by the word (hey, you write for a living
from the age of 21 on and you're likely going to write some -
if not all - to put food on the table), but he sure had fun
writing this one.
On the Steve Hamilton front, his new novel, NIGHT WORK, is
his first stand-alone...or would have been if St. Martin's
hadn't convinced him to turn it into a series (thank you, St
M's). In appreciation for all the Alex McKnight series
readers who take a chance on a new character, Steve's giving
away 25 DVDs of THE SHOVEL, the award-winning short film (11
awards and counting, including Best Short at the Tribeca Film
Festival) starring David Strathairn and Tim Guinee. To enter
the drawing, visit authorstevehamilton.com. Instructions are
on the home page. Questions? Email webmaven AT
authorstevehamilton.com.
Now, if I can only convince Larry to write Ronald Rabbit II
...
Maggie webmaven www.authorstevehamilton.com www.gregrucka.com
www.lawrenceblock.com www.leechild.com
www.chrismooneybooks.com
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