Flowers in the Attic – Television Movie
From the Booking Desk: Just a quick message here on Friday afternoon to remind my followers that the new television movie based on V.C. Andrews' Flowers in the Attic will air on Lifetime this Saturday night, January 18. There will also be repeat airing throughout the...
Doug Dorst –
BOLO Books Interview
From The Booking Desk: The J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst created novel S. has been covered here on BOLO Books in a variety of ways. First we had a glimpse inside the book, followed by the full review of S. And let's not forget the account of my lunch with J.J. and Doug...
Barb Goffman –
BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: The crime fiction short story is one with a very long history and just about every major mystery convention still presents awards in the Short category. BOLO Books has not really covered very many short stories, so I was excited when the...
Maggie Barbieri –
BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: On Tuesday, the BOLO Books review of Maggie Barbieri's new novel, Once Upon a Lie, was posted. Today, the author herself is joining us for a delightful interview. Enjoy! ______________________________________________________________________...
Doug Dorst, JJ Abrams, Balthazar and Me
This past weekend, I spent a most wonderful time in New York City. The original purpose of the trip was to see the JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst event at Symphony Space, but as you will soon see, it became so much more than that. In the weeks leading up to the trip,...
Dead Harvest / Chris F. Holm – BOLO Books Inter(Re)view
From The Booking Desk: The saying goes "there is nothing new under the sun," but this is not necessarily true. You may have noticed that the title of this post does not indicate if it is an interview or a review. That is because it is BOTH. In an effort to try...
S. – A Glimpse Inside
From The Booking Desk: In case you have not purchased a copy of J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst's new novel S. yet, I thought perhaps a small glimpse inside might entice you. Upon purchase, you will find yourself in possession of a slipcover which holds the novel proper. ...
Happy Release Day – The Goldfinch
From the Booking Desk: This post is nothing more than me wishing a Happy Release Day to Donna Tartt and her newest creation - The Goldfinch. Bookstore lines are sure to be filled with excited readers and the postal carriers will be getting back strain from delivering...
Justin Kramon –
BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: It is with great pleasure that I welcome Justin Kramon to BOLO Books today. Justin's second novel, The Preservationist, has just been released and this is a book that psychological thriller fans are going to be talking about. Read on to see...
The “What Are We Reading Panel” – Bouchercon 2013
From the Booking Desk: The following list represents many of the books that were mentioned and/or discussed during the "What Are We Reading Panel" at Bouchercon 2013 in Albany. In no way is this intended to cover all the books discussed, but hopefully it will give...