Author: paretsky
October 30, 2011
There is no frigate like a book
And no harbor like a library ,where those who love books but can’t afford their own complete collections, or those who need a computer, or kids who need a safe […]
READ MOREOctober 12, 2011
The printed word
Is not a spent force. On October 11 I attended the dedication of the University of Chicago’s new library, the Mansueto library. At a time when many libraries, public and […]
READ MOREAugust 31, 2011
Finishing
Yesterday I finished making my final edits, responding to the publisher’s final edits, on a new book (Breakdown, which will be in stores on January 3). This should be a […]
READ MOREAugust 22, 2011
Happy Birthday to V I
This coming January, V I Warshawski will turn thirty. It makes me gulp–a whole generation of readers and writers has matured since the brash Chicago PI first came on the […]
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Breakdown
Breakdown is the title of the new V I novel, which will be published early next year. In this excerpt, an old law school friend of V I’s has called […]
READ MOREJune 30, 2011
Twice their Natural Size
I was at a dinner recently for an organization that does important work in the arena of climate change and energy policy. In the middle of a conversation I was […]
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I am Not V I Warshawski
People often ask me how much like V I Warshawki I am, and I have to say, not at all. This morning I went out early to Lake Michigan with […]
READ MOREMay 29, 2011
Flash Fiction at Printers Row
Come one, come all. Test your storytelling against the world, or at least against other writers. Printers Row, Chicago’s literary festival, is taking place June 4-5, on Dearborn Street south […]
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Edgar Photos
I went to New York last week for the Edgar banquet, where the Mystery Writers of America did me the honor of naming me a Grand Master. It felt strange […]
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Edgar Grand Master-Remarks
The text of my acceptance speech for the MWA Grand Master Award is here–I’ll publish some photos from that magical exciting evening in a little bit. I went to my […]
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