When I plotted The Kept Girl , I chose to set the action over seven sweltering summer days in late August/early September, 1929. To...

A lively noir-themed conversation before an engaged audience of book lovers was held on Thursday, July 31, 2014.  From left to rig...

Dome and globe lamp, LAPL Central Rotunda.   When I was growing up in Hollywood, the library was my lifeline to a world of visionary ...

photo: J. Scott Smith Writing a book is a lonesome experience -- at least it is for me. When I'm at my desk, whether plotting, h...

It was exciting to click the link to "Models for Marlowe," Michael Paraskos' kind review of The Kept Girl in The Spectator ,...

It's a little unusual for an author to attend a meeting of a book club that's discussing her latest book, but what is there to say b...

Writers, readers: did you ever wonder how the book on your shelf was made? This four-part video series (with a new episode published daily f...