We’re pleased to tell you about several recent interviews with the always charming Kathleen McCleary. Read all about ’em after the jump!
Archive for the ‘fiction’ Category
Kathleen McCleary Shares Her Secrets
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012Simply Marvelous
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012A Masterful Epic
Thursday, August 9th, 2012In a starred and boxed review, Publishers Weekly praised Dennis Lehane’s forthcoming LIVE BY NIGHT, calling it “a masterful epic” and a “mature, quintessentially American story that will appeal to readers of literary and crime fiction alike.” We couldn’t agree more!
Looking For Some Great Summer Reading?
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012According to the critics, A SIMPLE THING is one book you won’t want to miss this summer!
USA Today chose it as one of their 10 hottest beach reads “because when you’re sitting on a very hot beach, it’s nice to be transported to a very cool pine-laden island off the coast of Oregon.”
More praise after the jump! (more…)
An All-American Explosion of Fictional Fireworks
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012Dennis Lehane’s LIVE BY NIGHT comes out October 2nd, and we’re thrilled to tell you that it’s already received a starred review from Kirkus! (more…)
He Always Has An Alibi And One Or Two To Spare
Thursday, June 14th, 2012We’re thrilled to tell you that Mystery Readers International has nominated Jim Fusilli’s NARROWS GATE for a Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel.
The awards will be presented at Bouchercon in October. No word on whether the mystery cat himself will be attending, but we bet that when the winner is discovered, Macavity’s not there!
A Recommendation From Those Who Know!
Friday, May 11th, 2012Even in an age where readers can go online and have a computer tell them which books they might like based on their previous purchases, here at ARLA headquarters we feel that the most meaningful recommendations still come from local independent booksellers, which is why we’re so pleased to share their astonishing praise for LIVE BY NIGHT! (more…)
Lehane and Leo!
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012We’re very excited to tell you that Warner Bros. has acquired the film rights to Dennis Lehane’s forthcoming novel LIVE BY NIGHT. Leonardo DiCaprio, who previously starred in the hugely successful adaptation of SHUTTER ISLAND, is set to play Joe Coughlin, the charismatic gangster protagonist. (Swoon!)
More details on Shelf Awareness.