James Lee Burke
Location – New Orleans/Iberia Parish Louisiana
James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, and named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels and two collections of short stories. He lives in Missoula, Montana.
Author Interview from July 2010
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Richard Russo
Richard Russo (born July 15, 1949) is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. Several of his works have been adapted into television series and movies. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural, small-town life in the Northeastern United States, particularly in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Russo’s native Upstate New York.Russo was born in Johnstown, New York, and raised in nearby Gloversville. His parents were divorced. His father, Jim Russo, was a highway worker. During Richard Russo’s summer breaks from college, he and his father would work together on the road crew, then stop at pubs to tell stories about their work. Richard Russo has compared his father’s process of altering his stories based on what got a laugh at the previous pub to the process of revising a novel.He earned a bachelor’s degree, a Master of Fine Arts degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Arizona, which he attended from 1967 through 1979. The subject of his doctoral dissertation was the works of the early American writer, historian and editor Charles Brockden Brown. While in graduate school, Russo admired Mark Twain and Charles Dickens’ writing styles. -
James Swain
James Swain
is an American crime fiction author and magician. Swain has written at more than fifteen fiction and non-fiction books. Many have been translated into twelve languages. He has used two main characters in most of his crime related and mystery books. Wikipedia
Be sure to check out his Magic videos on his website.
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Hello, Bookstore
Hello, Bookstore – Lenox, Massachusetts
As Roaming the Arts reflects on the last year or so, the most heartwarming story about books and the people who love them is the story of a small New England bookstore, on the verge of closing due to the pandemic, and the documentary film made to tell the story of survival.
In 2020, on the verge of closing down, a GoFundMe was started and the owner’s friends, the town, and many others stepped up to save this independent bookstore. It’s a great story, and for this website, at the heart of why our passion for authors and books is a sharing experience.
Check out some of what was said in Print:
In the Local paper.
What Variety said.
(also find stories in the NY Times, the Boston Globe, and many others.)
