Trouble is Our Business: why Irish crime writers are a law unto themselves: What is most interesting about the boom in Irish crime writing is that the very absence of a domestic tradition has given Irish writers carte blanche to play with the genre.
Step Aside, Bogie: It’s Another S.F. Noir: Hugh Laurie and Gretchen Mol may headline the new Hulu series Chance (Oct. 19), based on Kem Nunn’s San Francisco crime thriller, but the real scene stealers here are the fog-shrouded Bay Bridge and dimly lit Tenderloin back alleys.
August Bookstore Sales Rose 2.0 percent: Bookstore sales rose 2.0% in August over August 2015, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Phillip Thompson 