May 31, 2007 | Publishing - Reviews
St. Martin’s Press has asked me to answer a few questions, to add to their promotional material. The other interviews I’ve done are much longer, more in-depth, and will appear on other sites. This was meant to be read at a glance, so I kept my answers...
May 10, 2007 | Books - Reviews - Shakespeare
I was contacted by a reviewer this past weekend. She quite liked MV, confessing to pulling an all-nighter to finish it. Which is very cheering, despite my bizarre yet compelling need to apologize for keeping her awake. She also had some questions. A couple were easy...
Apr 20, 2007 | Publishing - Reviews - Theatre
The release date is three months away, and already the snowball-effect has begun. I just finished my very first interview about the novel, I’m being contacted out of the blue by some of the advance readers, and the first two major reviews – Kirkus and...
Apr 16, 2007 | Books - Publishing - Reviews - The Novel
The Master of Verona David Blixt. St. Martin’s, $27.95 (608p) ISBN 978-0-312-36144-0Upon the death of his elder brother in 1314, Pietro Alaghieri, 17, is thrust headlong into the post of scion to his father, the famous poet Dante, in this rollicking historical...
Mar 8, 2007 | Books - Publishing - Reviews
The Kirkus review for THE MASTER OF VERONA is in. It’s actually a little odd to be thinking about MASTER right now, despite the impending publication, as I’m four chapters away from finishing the sequel (the working title of which is now A FALCONER’S...