Author: paretsky
September 19, 2009
Happy New Year
It’s Rosh Hashannah today, the Jewish New Year, and I hope for everyone who reads here that this will be a year of health and happiness. Traditionally, one eats an […]
READ MORESeptember 17, 2009
Ready for Take-Off (or getting there)
We launch Hardball on September 22, and I’m slowly getting ready. We had t-shirts made (be sure to join the raffle if you want one) I’ve done a few interviews, including the […]
READ MORESeptember 13, 2009
Writing in Slow Motion
After I wrote about Richard Poirier, and his desire that we “read in slow motion,” I started thinking about all the things that are better done slowly. Nicole Hollander once […]
READ MORESeptember 10, 2009
Strange Times for Books
“I shall always treasure my books, but I shall do so for antiquarian reasons alone. I am at the same time tremendously excited, as a reader and learner, by the […]
READ MORESeptember 9, 2009
V I, The T-Shirt
We created a t-shirt to celebrate V I’s return to business. They’ll be available as raffle items at the stores where I’ll be on tour, but I’m also holding a […]
READ MORESeptember 5, 2009
And the Winner Is…
Where was V I Warshawski while I was working on other projects? We posed the question, and people with way more imagination than I have came up with ideas that […]
READ MOREAugust 29, 2009
Scheduling Conflicts
I have a problem: I’m supposed to start my tour for Hardball on September 22, but that’s also the season premiere for NCIS. I confess that I’m a fan. Some […]
READ MOREAugust 24, 2009
Slow Reading
There’s a beautiful, thought-provoking commentary on reading in the August 23 NY Times, a tribute to the late Richard Poirier, whose work I confess I didn’t know–but am now eager […]
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