TV Review: SMASH
February 2, 2012 – 10:05 pm | 7 Comments

Yeah, yeah, it’s exec produced by Steven Spielberg, stars Anjelica Huston and Debra Messing, has big musical numbers…but is it any good? Well, it’s technically impressive, but after finishing the pilot episode of Smash (premiering Monday, …

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First Tintin Movie News Are In!
October 17, 2011 – 1:23 am | 6 Comments
First Tintin Movie News Are In!

I was thrilled to hear over the weekend that most of the first reviews for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secrets of Unicorn are not only positive, but overwhelmingly so! Many of you know the …

Book Review: KILLED AT THE WHIM OF A HAT by Colin Cotterill
October 13, 2011 – 9:59 pm | 6 Comments
Book Review: KILLED AT THE WHIM OF A HAT by Colin Cotterill

Originally reviewed for Shelf Awareness, published here with permission.
Colin Cotterill, author of the Dr. Siri series set in 1970s Laos, introduces a new sleuth in Killed at the Whim of a Hat. Though Jimm Juree …

Mini Reviews: SHOCK WAVE, CALL ME PRINCESS, and THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER
October 12, 2011 – 2:26 am | 2 Comments
Mini Reviews: SHOCK WAVE, CALL ME PRINCESS, and THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER

I took advantage of the long Columbus Day weekend to park myself on the couch and catch up on some reading, which was divine. Well, except for the part when I sat too long and …

Book Review: THE AFFAIR by Lee Child
October 6, 2011 – 11:33 pm | 6 Comments
Book Review: THE AFFAIR by Lee Child

If you’re looking for something good to read this weekend, check out the new Jack Reacher. My review originally ran in Shelf Awareness and is reprinted here with remission. Happy Friday!
Ever since Jack Reacher …

Movie Review: THE IDES OF MARCH
October 5, 2011 – 2:55 am | 14 Comments
Movie Review: THE IDES OF MARCH

If you’re not into politics, don’t let it deter you from seeing The Ides of March (out October 7), based on Beau Willimon’s play Farragut North. Despite its setting, it’s not really about politics. It’s more …

Movie Review: FOOTLOOSE
October 3, 2011 – 2:08 am | 8 Comments
Movie Review: FOOTLOOSE

When I posted on Facebook that I had gone to a Paramount screening of the Footloose remake (out October 14), one of my friends jokingly threatened to disown me because I was apparently being disloyal to …

Nerdfest Finale—Quiz Answers, Nerdy Slide Show, and Giveaway Winners
October 1, 2011 – 12:01 am | 15 Comments
Nerdfest Finale—Quiz Answers, Nerdy Slide Show, and Giveaway Winners

For the past four days, I’ve been running nerdy anecdotes from crime authors who were generous enough to share their stories and, in some cases, pictures as well. They did it to help me celebrate …

Nerdfest: Day Four
September 30, 2011 – 1:46 am | 14 Comments
Nerdfest: Day Four

We’ve arrived at day four of Nerdycon, with more crime authors sharing spectacularly nerdy moments. Think you know them from their work? Well, you may never have seen them like this.
Today’s panelists:
*Tess Gerritsen—Tess is the …

Nerdfest: Day Three
September 29, 2011 – 12:16 am | 10 Comments
Nerdfest: Day Three

Welcome to day three of the nerdathon! (Click for days one, two, and four.) Hope you have snacks and Gatorade to help keep up your energy. Wait a minute, aren’t we all nerds here? Keep eating …

Nerdfest: Day Two
September 28, 2011 – 12:56 am | 17 Comments
Nerdfest: Day Two

Welcome to day two of my nerdypalooza (here are days one, three, and four).
Today’s headliners are:
* Megan Abbott—Megan is an Edgar-winning author of six novels, including the recently released The End of Everything, which has been …

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