Recent Reviews
Granite Harbor – The BOLO Books Review
Granite Harbor is the latest novel from Peter Nichols, a critically-acclaimed writer of non-fiction and other works. This is a crime fiction work that straddles the line between genre and literary in a successful way. Granite Harbor is a quiet community located in...
The Grey Wolf – The BOLO Books Review
It has been nearly two years since readers were last able to visit Armand Gamache and the residents of Three Pines via a new book from Louise Penny. That alone makes the publication of The Grey Wolf a significant literary highlight of 2024, but considering that this...
Geneva – The BOLO Books Review
Celebrity-written works have long been criticized by those looking for reasons to place shame and blame on the publishing community. As recently as last week there was condemnation of works that some view as straying outside of the artist’s primary lane, but frankly...
Recent Interviews
Joanna Campbell Slan – Interview
From the Booking Desk: BOLOBooks is pleased to welcome Joanna Campbell Slan to the blog today. Read on to see what an eclectic writing career Joanna has had. Then head out to your favorite book store and pick up some of her titles. You won't be sorry. BOLOBooks: ...
Sophie Hannah – Interview
From The Booking Desk: BOLO Books is honored to be joined today by Sophie Hannah, author of the Charlie Zailer and Simon Waterhouse mystery series, award-winning short stories and incredible poetry. Read on to find out just how she creates some of the most unique...
Dana Cameron – Interview
From The Booking Desk: Last Friday, BOLO Books posted a review of Seven Kinds of Hell by Dana Cameron. Today, we are pleased to be joined by Dana for an interview about the novel, the inspiration, and other writing-related topics. ...
Recent Articles
Catriona McPherson on #MeToo – A BOLO Books Guest Post
From the Booking Desk: It's become a tradition for Catriona McPherson to stop by BOLO Books with each of her book releases. Over the years, she has talked to us about topics from the most absurd to the most profound. Today she's here talking about a serious topic, but...
John Copenhaver – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
Let's close out November with one more Composite Sketch. I've been a fan of John Copenhaver's books since his debut, Dodging & Burning. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, his stories always reflect that viewpoint, but from a historical prospective without ever...
Curtis Ippolito – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
I was fortunate to meet Curtis Ippolito at the 2022 Left Coast Crime where I was the fan Guest of Honor. I had recently read and reviewed his excellent crime fiction debut, Burying the Newspaper Man, so I was very happy to have a few moments to chat with Curtis,...
