Author: paretsky
March 4, 2010
In England and Crimea
This is a very long post, about my trip abroad, so I’ve broken it up by date, and you can read a bit at a time. Sadly, I don’t have […]
READ MOREFebruary 28, 2010
Crimea
Just a quick note to say the English tour was wonderful; I loved the Watermill, a crisp clear day where we saw swans and other waterbirds. The venue itself was […]
READ MOREFebruary 11, 2010
Getting Ready for the Road
I’m trying to pack, trying to pull myself together for the road. I suffer from separation anxiety, and the further I’m going, the longer I’ll be gone, the greater the […]
READ MOREFebruary 5, 2010
PotPourri, including a chapter from the new book
I leave on February 13 for my UK tour of Hardball. Kerry Hood, who is the Toscanini of publicity, has me covering as much of England as we can manage […]
READ MOREJanuary 22, 2010
Liu Xiaobo, Prisoner of Conscience
On December 23, 2009, the People’s Republic of China condemned the poet Liu Xiaobo for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power.” The trial lasted less than three hours, […]
READ MOREJanuary 14, 2010
Revels
Every January for more than 5o years, people in the University of Chicago community have tried to lighten winter’s bleakness with a musical revue. For many years, the witty Robert […]
READ MOREJanuary 10, 2010
What’s In a Name?
I haven’t posted anything new for awhile, because I’ve been working flat out to finish the draft of my new novel before I head off to the UK on tour. […]
READ MOREJanuary 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to anyone who’s able to open their eyes enough to look at a computer today. I was way over my limit last night but finally, at two […]
READ MOREDecember 20, 2009
Entr’acte
As the year winds down, it’s time to consider the highpoints and hand out kudos to top performers. Best text messager: Andy House, who drove his $2 million Bugatti Veyron into […]
READ MOREDecember 11, 2009
More Light
Chanukah begins at sundown on December 11. It’s a child’s holiday, with candles, songs, and, in the affluent west these days, presents. For adults, at least for me, it’s a […]
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