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May.18.2011
Crime novelists generally write a novel a year. It’s what publishers want. Some big writers—and I mean, 25 million books sold—have told me their...
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Jun.15.2011
I've a guest post on the UK book blog Bookgeeks today, about how I "wrote the music" for my new Mozart novel MOZART'S LAST ARIA. Here's how...
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Jun.16.2011
The New York Times ran a travel article last weekend about things to do in Jerusalem during the Jewish Sabbath when most things are shut. The article...
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Jun.23.2011
I’ve seen two things in the last week that allowed me to compare something of the way crime writers used to appear in public and their present...
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Jul.07.2011
I dislike the law and I have little interest in ethics. So here’s a post about the ethics and legality of using real characters in fiction, as I do...
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Jul.14.2011
Editor’s note: The Man of Twists and Turns has obtained the text of a major exclusive which was set to appear in The News of the World in London this...
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Aug.01.2011
My latest podcast is the first of a three-part series about How to Write a Book. This episode covers research for your book, whether it's nonfiction...
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Aug.04.2011
When I worked as a journalist at a major US magazine, it was clear that readers didn’t respond to hard news. They wanted features. Not fluffy...
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Aug.07.2011
In my latest podcast I use my experience as an award-winning writer of nonfiction, crime fiction, and historical thrillers to show how to structure...
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Aug.12.2011
My wife is in labor. Though by the time you read this, she’ll probably have delivered a baby girl. In days gone by, fathers hung around in the...
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Oct.24.2009
Book in the Media - Old City Hall Title: Old City Hall Author: Robert RotenbergPaperback: 384 pages Publisher: John Murray (5 Feb 2009) Language...
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Oct.25.2009
Author’s Book Recommendation – Burnt Shadows Title:  Burnt Shadows Author: Kamila Shamsie Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (...
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Nov.16.2009
Books in the Media http://astore.amazon.com/annduniriwri-20 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol.1 by Alan Moorehttp://astore.amazon.com/...
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Nov.25.2009
Books in The Media List: 1. The Vampire Diaries 1 & 2 by L J Smith 2. The Vampire Diaries 3 & 4 by L J Smith 3. Dead and Gone Sookie...
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Jan.08.2010
New Romance booksRomance Booklist:The Time Traveler's Wife  by Audrey Niffenegger Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) by Emily Brontë  Forbidden...
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Jan.10.2010
My Book Recommendation – Notwithstanding•01/10/2010 • Leave a Comment Title: Notwithstanding: Stories from an English VillageAuthor:  Louis De...
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Jan.23.2010
My Book Recommendation : The Line of Beauty   Title: The Line of Beauty (Paperback) Author:  Alan Hollinghurst Paperback: 300 pages Publisher:...
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Feb.03.2010
The Challenges Facing Haiti by Annette J Dunlea        Haiti is a Caribbean country, situated on the western port of Hispaniola. Its total area is 27...
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Mar.15.2010
My Book Recommendation: Revenge Title: RevengeAuthor:  Sharon Osbourne Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Sphere (4 Mar 2010) Language English ISBN-10:...
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Nov.10.2010
Carnage On Roads Continues by Annette J Dunlea Published In The Carrigdhoun Newspaper 13th Nov 2010 p.11 When will young men learn that if you drink...
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Red Room Blogs banner photograph (at the top of the page) is of writer Ernest Hemingway with Lady Duff Twysden, Hadley Hemingway, and three unidentified people at a cafe in Pamplona, Spain, during the Fiesta of San Fermin in July 1925; photograph used courtesy of the Ernest Hemingway Collection, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.