Boom-Boom Warshawski Makes his Chicago Blackhawk debut
June 11, 2015
Boom-Boom Warshawski Makes his Chicago Blackhawk debut
Stanley Cup playoffs, Blackhawks and Lightning tied at two games each. How Boom-Boom Warshawski, Blackhawk star as well as VI’s cousin and closest childhood friend, would have loved to be in the middle of the fight! My second novel, Deadlock, introduced Boom-Boom, although he sadly entered the series as a murder victim. Over the years, VI […]
READ MOREJune 6, 2015
Brush Back receives 3 starred pre-publication reviews
Brush Back has received four glowing pre-publication reviews, including three starred reviews—not an easy feat. Pre-order and read an excerpt now and to find out for yourself what makes Brush Back V.I.’s most thrilling installment yet. Publisher’s Weekly (Starred Boxed Review) South Chicago provides the setting for MWA Grand Master Paretsky’s electrifying 18th novel featuring PI […]
READ MOREMay 20, 2015
KU Commencement Address, May 17 2015
I was privileged to receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters and to address the graduates at the University of Kansas on their May 17 2015 Commencement. Remarks for the University of Kansas 2015 Commencement Chancellor Gray-Little, Chairman Wilk,Distinguished Guests and Faculty. Above all, members of the Class of 2015 and your […]
READ MOREMay 12, 2015
The DOLLUS Syndrome
Sara published an essay in the May 1 Booklist on issues around missing voices in contemporary crime fiction Sara’s new novel Brush Back, about troubled families, Chicago sports, and Illinois politics, will be in bookstores everywhere on July 28
READ MOREFebruary 24, 2015
Who We Like To Read
After a week of totally unscientific polling, in which visitors to my Facebook page listed their favorite crime/thriller/mystery writers, we came up with a list of 276 beloved writers. They’re listed here in a ranked order–and I’m vain enough to be relieved that visitors to my page like my books! With 276 writers, there are […]
READ MOREJanuary 3, 2015
Miss Bianca: A Cold WAr Story
Miss Bianca by Sara Paretsky Abigail made her tour of the cages, adding water to all the drinking bowls. The food was more complicated, because not all the mice got the same meal. She was ten years old and this was her first job; she took her responsibilities seriously. She read the labels on the […]
READ MORENovember 18, 2014
Voices on the Margins
Remarks to open the session on “Voices on the Margins,” Bouchercon 2014, Long Beach We live in a society that is contemptuous of the written word. Many, perhaps most, cities and states in America have cut budgets for schools and libraries repeatedly in the last several years. We easily find money for sports arenas, we […]
READ MOREOctober 28, 2014
Sara reviews for the New York Times
The Mystery Writers of America have elected me president. What will the future hold for all of us? Watch this space! London’s Independent newspaper does a quick Q & A with Sara.
READ MOREOctober 15, 2014
Climate Change Ballad Number 1
The story of 35000 walruses crowded together on an Alaska beach because of the disappearance of Arctic ice distressed me as I’m sure it did you. I don’t know if my Climate Change Ballad really helps the situation, but it was the only response I could come up with in the moment. In the […]
READ MORESeptember 18, 2014
Sara Paretsky: By the Book, a NYT Interview
The New York Times’ By the Book columnist interviewed Sara in 2014. To read the full interview, click here. Sept. 11, 2014 The author of the V. I. Warshawski novels, most recently “Critical Mass,” was hugely influenced by “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man”: “I felt as though I’d fallen into words […]
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