Page by Page Nov 5, 2009
Bestsellers added to the collection include True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy; The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell; Blood Game by Iris Johansen; A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris; Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman; The Professional by Robert B. Parker; and Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls. If you need to ask any questions or register for programs, give us a call at 214-975-0430; email ; or visit our website at. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Normal service has been interrupted due to vacation Oct 21, 2009
I ve always enjoyed the Spenser series, by Robert B. Parker, for detective fiction. Didn t know the Swedes needed detectives. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Boston Book Festival features 90 authors Oct 18, 2009
Coming out The Professional, by Robert B. Parker (Putnam). Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean, by Roz Savage (Simon & Schuster). (Boston Globe)
This week's best sellers from Publishers Weekly Oct 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009. Posted on: Thursday, October 15, 2009. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Peter Urban, commercial photographer had artistic touch Sep 18, 2009
His subjects ranged from writers such as Susan Orlean and Robert B. Parker to Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, whom Mr. Urban posed in a sleigh with Santa for an album cover. Along with commercial work for clients such as CVS and American Express, he donated his time to the American Cancer Society and the AIDS Action Committee. (Boston Globe)
Time to inject baseball back into the discussion Aug 3, 2009
The great Robert B. Parker said it best. Baseball, he reminded us, is the most important thing in life that doesn t matter. (Boston Globe)
Kate's Mystery Books to close in North Cambridge Jul 23, 2009
Mattes opened the store in 1983, and it has since been host to a broad range of both local and international mystery writers from local American crime writer Robert B. Parker and Louise Penny who writes Agatha Christie-style novels to Tony Hillerman s detective books and Eliot Patterson s Tibetan series. In 1987, the building even survived through a motor vehicle accident after being struck by a bus, forcing Mattes to fix the damage and continue her dream. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Three Marblehead Scouts win Parker scholarships Jul 21, 2009
Three Marbleheaders were among 28 local Boy Scouts awarded a total of over $40,800 in college scholarships and grants by the Rev. Robert B. Parker Memorial Fund, according to fund committee chairman Roland Gauthier of Salem ... The Reverend Robert B. Parker Memorial Fund s purpose is to help young people through scholarships and funding for camping experiences. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
An open-and-shut case for Cambridge bookstore Jul 17, 2009
Best-selling novelists such as Robert B. Parker, Dennis Lehane, and Stephen King attended readings, signings, or parties. Where would we have been without Kate. (Boston Globe)
• Community news Jul 7, 2009
"Hidden Heiress" by Amanda Scott, "The Lady is Tempted" and The Seduction of an English Lady" by Cathy Maxwell, "Soaring Eagle's Embrace" by Karen Kay, "Just Beyond Tomorrow" by Bertrice Small, "Summer on Blossom Street" by Debbie Macomber, "Danger in a Red Dress" by Christina Dodd, "Roadside Crosses" by Jeffery Deaver, "The Neighbor" by Lisa Gardner, "A Rogue of My Own" by Johanna Lindsey, "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly, "Knockout" by Catherine Coulter, "Brimstone" by Robert B. Parker,... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Literary Boston neighborhoods Jul 5, 2009
The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker (1974). We turned south on Huntington Avenue, past the new high-rise apartments, a hospital, another college, and out onto the Jamaicaway. (Boston Globe)
More multicultural offerings at Kate's Mystery Books in Cambridge May 17, 2009
"Chasing the Bear," by Robert B. Parker (Philomel). "Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died," by Edward Klein (Crown). (Boston Globe)
• Filer Library additions May 15, 2009
"Cedar Cove Christmas" by Debbie Macomber, "Matchmakers" by Debbie Macomber, "Perfect Chemistry" by Simone Elkeles, "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown, "City of Glass" by Cassandra Clare, "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris, "Fatally Flaky" by Diane Mott Davidson, "Impulse" by Ellen Hopkins, "Night and Day" by Robert B. Parker, "Blood and Ice" by Robert Masello, "First Family" by David Baldacci, "The 8th Confession" by James Patterson, "Rumors" by Anna Godbersen, "The Private Patient" by P.D.... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Editor's mailbag (May 10) May 10, 2009
Have had an affinity to Larry Crompton for years, and Robert B. Parker is my favorite author, hands down. If you have never read a Spenser novel by Parker, you are in for a treat. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Coos Bay man arrested on assault charges May 9, 2009
Officers arrested Robert B. Parker, 37, on charges of fourth-degree assault and menacing. Parker was taken to Coos County jail and released on his own recognizance this morning. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Focus was on Pats cheerleaders May 6, 2009
Hosted by Tony winner Kelly Bishop, the evening featured performances by Maureen McGovern and OBIE winner Euan Morton, a guest list that included Dick and Doris Kearns Goodwin, author Robert B. Parker and wife Joan, Celts co-owner and Huntington trustee David Epstein, and Walt Meissner, dean of BU's College of Fine Arts. Luke Russert honored for leadershipLuke Russert, son of the late Tim Russert, was in New Hampshire earlier this week to accept Franklin Pierce College's Marlin Fitzwater Award... (Boston Globe)
IN MY LIBRARY: ROBERT B. PARKER May 3, 2009
More than 50 books on, Robert B. Parker - the man behind the Spenser, Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall thrillers - is his own cottage industry. The latest of his Old West books, "Brimstone," hits the shelves this week, followed by "Chasing the Bear," a young-adult novel about the young Spenser (though grown-up fans might like to see just how the smart-alecky PI got started). (New York Post -- Opinions)
Trading fedoras for spurs - Two detective novelists return to the Western May 2, 2009
Robert B. Parker and Loren D. Estleman, two novelists who made their bones writing detective novels, sometimes write Westerns, but they usually approach their contributions to the genre in very different ways ... Robert B. Parker s Brimstone continues his saga of Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole, two imaginary gun hands who were played to perfection by Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris in the 2008 movie Appaloosa ... Robert B. Parker begins Brimstone, where Resolution (2008), the second book in the... (Missoulian, MT)
• New at the Kimberly library Apr 16, 2009
"Promises in Death" by J. D. Robb, "Night and Day" by Robert B. Parker, "Whisper to the Blood" by Dana Stabenow, "One Day at a Time" by Danielle Steel, "Handle With Care" by Jodi Picoult, "While My Sister Sleeps" by Barbara Delinsky, "What I Did for Love" by Susan Elizabeth Philips, "Love Mercy" by Earlene Fowler, "Terminal Freeze" by Lincoln Child, "The Renegades" by T. Jefferson Parker, "Paths of Glory" by Jeffrey Archer, "The Second Opinion" by Michael Palmer, "Montana Creeds: Dylan" by Linda... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Library corner 3-26 Mar 26, 2009
Night and Day; by Robert B. Parker; ;Elvis and the Dearly Departed; by Peggy Webb; ;Promises in Death; by J.D. Robb; ;Origami Card Craft; by Karen Thomas; ;Pursuit; by Karen Robards and many others for adults. WYANET ; At the Raymond A. Sapp Library, April;s 2nd Thursday @ the Library;s presenter will be Chef Eran Salzmann from ZBest Cafe in Sheffield. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Mr Good Bard Mar 1, 2009
Based on the sparsely worded novel by Robert B. Parker, it is the story of city marshall Virgil Cole (Ed Harris, who also directed) and his sidekick Everitt Hitch (Mortensen) who have made their name as ruthless peacekeepers in the lawless towns of the West. Hired by the small, dusty town of Appaloosa to deal with powerful rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) whose cowboys are terrorising the town, they bring their own version of the law and a lot of expert firepower to sort things out. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
DVD reviews: Vicky Cristina, Mirrors Feb 7, 2009
Based on the book by Robert B. Parker, this Western tells the story of two friends (Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris) who must protect their town. Buena Vista Pictures. (MSNBC -- Movies)
