The Crime Lady: Librarians, Nightmares, and Six Days To Go
Dear TCL Readers:
This will be a short dispatch. Less than a week out from publication and things are shaping up very nicely for Without Consent. Town & Country, Alta Journal, and the Los Angeles Times included the book on their November books roundup columns (with the LAT saying “Weinman writes with energy about a case with present-day ramifications”) and Reason Magazine reviewed it in their December issue — it’s paywalled, but I’ve been told the full text will be online later this month. The Willamette Week was also kind enough to highlight my Portland, Oregon event as a “Can’t Miss Book Talk” for the fall.
I’ve also added another event on Thursday, November 13 at 6 PM at my wonderful local bookstore Fountain Bookshop & Ice Cream & Gifts. So here is the updated book tour graphic:
There’s much more to come, and I’ll share what I can in the next newsletter on publication day proper.
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A couple of other items: back in June, I was asked to give the keynote speech at the Carnegie Awards, held during the annual American Library Association conference in Philadelphia. I could not be more pleased that the full text of the speech was republished earlier this week by Literary Hub (an abridged version first appeared in the October issue of Booklist, sponsor and host of the Carnegie Awards.) As I wrote, “the librarian is a seeker and keeper of truth, and that makes her a dangerous figure in the eyes of those who fear the fullest, most comprehensive, and most uncomfortable truths emerging.” (And thank you to librarian extraordinaire Becky Spratford for the very kind words on the speech!)
The full text of my essay for Criterion Collection on the 2021 film Nightmare Alley is finally online, too. It’s been great to see the critical acclaim for Criterion’s new 4k edition of the film as well.
And hey, we have a new mayor in NYC!
Until next time, I remain,
The Crime Lady