‘Featured Author’ Category
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Dick Francis, 1920 – 2010
1February 15, 2010 by Reader's Connection
Dick Francis, the Welsh-born jockey who became the author of 42 books–almost all of them mysteries set in the world of horse racing–died yesterday at his Caribbean home in Grand…
Category Booklist, Featured Author | Tags: Dick Francis
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Robert B. Parker, 1932 – 2010
1January 19, 2010 by Reader's Connection
Robert B. Parker, author of the Spenser detective series among others, is reported to have died at his home near Boston. He was an incredibly prolific author, and I’ll feature…
Category Booklist, Featured Author | Tags: Robert B. Parker
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Dealing with My Jim Harrison Problem
0January 5, 2010 by Reader's Connection
I first encountered Jim Harrison in the 1985 summer fiction issue of Esquire. He didn´t have a story in there, but he did some griping. He was bugged by the…
Category Book Review, Featured Author | Tags: In Search of Small Gods, Jim Harrison, Returning to Earth
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As Close as I Can Come to Halloween-Appropriate
1October 12, 2009 by Reader's Connection
A Halloween blogpost is due, but I´m much too unstable to read horror fiction. Southport´s Andrea Glenn is doing her part by reviewing The Everything Ghost-Hunting Book on Staff Recommends, and…
Category Booklist, Featured Author | Tags: Angels of Destruction, Keith Donohue, The Stolen Child