Junot Diaz Does His Best Writing in the Bathroom Nov 19, 2009
Laura Lippman, color-coding with ribbons. She assigned a color to each point of view and made a chart with alternating blocks of color. (Slate)
The Saudi Standard Sep 15, 2009
An Op-Ed by a Saudi Prince is a pack of lies. Tuesday, September 15, 2009. (Slate)
SHELF DISCOVERY Aug 16, 2009
Sprinkled in amongst Skurnick's essays are the occasional guest book report -- contributors include "Gossip Girl" author Cecily von Ziegesar, "In Her Shoes" author Jennifer Weiner, and mystery author Laura Lippman, as well as several of Skurnick's fellow Jezebel bloggers. Skurnick includes lots of choice quotations from the old favorites, lines that -- if you're like her -- you read so often you still know them by heart. (New York Post -- Opinions)
New England in brief Jun 20, 2009
LITCHFIELD, N.H. Famed authors are taken off reading list Stories by satirist David Sedaris, crime author Laura Lippman, Stephen King, and Ernest Hemingway were pulled from a school s curriculum after parents complained. Campbell High School principal Bob Manseau said he removed the teacher-chosen stories from a reading list. (Boston Globe)
NH school pulls stories by Hemingway, King Jun 20, 2009
LITCHFIELD, N.H. (AP) -- Stories by satirist David Sedaris, crime author Laura Lippman, horror novelist Stephen King and writer Ernest Hemingway were pulled from a New Hampshire school's curriculum after parents complained children shouldn't be exposed to what they view as objectionable subject matter. Litchfield's Campbell High School principal, Bob Manseau, says he removed the teacher-chosen stories from an assigned reading list, deciding the material wasn't age-appropriate. (Concord Monitor)
Book Buzz for Thursday, June 18, 2009 Jun 19, 2009
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Crimes of omission - Memoirist finds her work put under microscope while studying a case Apr 4, 2009
REVIEW Life Sentences, by Laura Lippman, William Morrow, 344 pages, 24 ... Laura Lippman earned her fame with a series of books about a fictional Baltimore private detective named Tess Monaghan. (Missoulian, MT)
Book review: Life Sentences Mar 18, 2009
Life Sentences By Laura Lippman 344 pages ... The main character in Laura Lippman's "Life Sentences" is a popular writer named Cassandra Fallows. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Peter Singer to speak in Cambridge Mar 10, 2009
EXPANDING ON 'SENTENCES' Mystery writer Laura Lippman returns with her 14th novel, "Life Sentences," which is receiving strong early reviews. Lippman speaks in the Abbey Room at the Boston Public Library's central branch, 700 Boylston St., Thursday at 6 p.m.. (Boston Globe)
Murder, horror, in compact form Mar 8, 2009
HARDLY KNEW HER By Laura Lippman Harper Audio, unabridged stories, eight CDs, nine hours and 30 minutes, $39 ... One of the best collections released in quite some time is Laura Lippman's "Hardly Knew Her." ... HARDLY KNEW HER By Laura Lippman. (Boston Globe)
Digging deep into the secrets of 'Life' Mar 7, 2009
From its gripping opening pages about a burned-out author's bookstore reading, Laura Lippman's "Life Sentences" may be the most absorbing, entertaining mystery published in the last year ... LIFE SENTENCES By Laura Lippman. (Boston Globe)
