Chicago Tribune: Chicago’s Literary All-Stars Reflect on Their City
August 9, 2009
Chicago Tribune: Chicago’s Literary All-Stars Reflect on Their City
In this video shot by the Chicago Tribune, Sara (and three other Chicago writers) share what they think makes Chicago an exceptional place to call home.
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Hardball, Chapter 1, Part 1
Click below to listen to author Sara Paretsky read from Hardball, Chapter 1. Part 1 of 2. Hardball, Chapter 1, Part 1
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Coming in September: Hardball
The return of V I Warshawski in a case that takes her deep into the secrets not only of Chicago politics but also of her own family. Click here for more about the book; Click here to read an excerpt.
READ MOREAugust 7, 2009
Book v Kindle
My cousin Barb, in Ukraine with the Peace Corps, took a Kindle with her, and a mighty fine idea that was, too: remote from any English-language bookstores or libraries, she was able to bring a hundred or so texts overseas with her without needing all those boxes we used to lug to foreign parts. So […]
READ MOREAugust 3, 2009
Urban Life
Strangers to Chicago, and even us hard-bitten natives, are wary of muggers in the parks and after dark. I recently learned that all last winter, as my dog and I were happily roaring around the Wooded Isle nature preserve near my home, we were stalked all winter by a coyote that was living in the […]
READ MOREJuly 30, 2009
Tour schedule for Hardball
When my webmistress, Lisa Hazen, finishes my new site, the blog and the tour info and everything will all be available in one place, and I will be trained in how to update the site, but for another few weeks, I’m in two different places. Putnam has finalized a tour schedule for Hardball, and you […]
READ MOREJuly 28, 2009
V I’s Whereabouts–Updated
I didn’t give enough details on how and when to send in your suggestions for where V I spent the years I was writing other stories (see the post below for all the details.) The cut-off date for entries is August 31, and you can post them here on the blog. I keep track of […]
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