More Spenser News
We’re still several weeks away from Spenser’s newest case, but Rick Koster of The Day has weighed in on the subject. And as an author with a lot scrutiny these days, I greatly appreciated what Rick had to say on the subject. Also check out this great clip of one of RBP’s favorite singers, Anita O’Day. […]
Pistol Annies
I’ve been playing the hell out of this album from Nashville super group — Pistol Annies. Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley. Like most people, I’ve been pretty disenchanted with the sorry state of country music these days. This is a throwback to Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. Highly recommended.
More Author Inspiration
THE RANGER NOMINATED FOR EDGAR AWARD!
Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction. The winners will be announced at a gala banquet on April 26 in New York. Best Novel: The Ranger by Ace Atkins (G.P. Putnam’s Sons); Gone by Mo Hayder (Atlantic Monthly Press); The Devotion of Suspect X by […]
Remembering RBP Today
Rainy Day Stuff
This Week’s Inspiration
Best Christmas Gift Ever!
Operators are standing by now at Square Books down in Oxford, Mississippi. You can also reach the store at (662) 236-2262 to buy signed first editions of The Ranger and all titles. Ace will also be personalizing books from now until Christmas only at Square Books. **Disclaimer: book clerk may not resemble above image.
Author Double Guns for May 2012
OK. Here we go for 2012. The good folks at G.P. Putnam’s Sons have decided to release my next two novels in the same month: May! So we’ll not only see the first return of Quinn Colson in THE LOST ONES but also the 40th return of Robert B. Parker’s iconic private eye, Spenser, in […]
James Garner Talks Getting High with Belushi and Punching Stepmother
A few years ago, I found myself in Hollywood trying to pitch a new version of the Rockford Files to the series creator, the late Stephen J. Cannell. Cannell was witty and easy going, great giving time to me and my buddy, novelist Scott Morris. Cannell wasn’t all that enthused about a Rockford Files show […]