Missed out on the“totally gripping….Great American Crime Novel” (Time) the first time around? Now’s your chance! A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF is now available in paperback. An excerpt from the novel follows: LATE ONE NIGHT . . . “I’ve often wondered,” Mick Ballou said, ” how it would all have gone if I’d taken a [...]
Tag Archive for ‘Lawrence Block’ 
Start reading A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Feb 07, 2012 in Excerpts, Fiction, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors
The Lineup: Weekly Links
Sep 14, 2011 in Weekly links
The Outdoor Co-Ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society REALLY loves Lawrence Block! But don’t take our word for it—check the photos! Unless you’re at work, that is… If you are, you can’t say say we didn’t warn you … Detectives Beyond Borders has a nice discussion of nicknames inspired by a passage from Eoin Colfer’s [...]
A Conversation Between Lawrence Block and Robert Silverberg: Part II
Jul 21, 2011 in Books, Mulholland Authors, Writing
Two months ago, Lawrence Block and Robert Silverberg met in San Francisco for an epic conversation that spanned nearly every topic imaginable…and far more. Mulholland Books has transcribed the dialogue between these two masters of storytelling and will present it to you in two parts. (Read Part I here.) LB: Should we take questions from some of these [...]
A Conversation Between Lawrence Block and Robert Silverberg: Part I
Jul 19, 2011 in Books, Mulholland Authors, Writing
Two months ago, Lawrence Block and Robert Silverberg met in San Francisco for an epic conversation that spanned nearly every topic imaginable…and far more. Mulholland Books has transcribed the dialogue between these two masters of storytelling and will present it to you in two parts. Lawrence Block: How did a nice fellow like you get into this business? [...]
Canarsie and Westlake, Parker and Stark (and Me)
Jun 30, 2011 in Uncategorized
[The below first appears as an introduction to Butcher's Moon, republished in April 2011 by the University of Chicago Press, and is reprinted with the gracious permission of Lawrence Block. You can read his other intros for Backflash and Comeback here and here.] One night around the end of 1960 or the beginning of 1961, [...]
As Dark as Broad Daylight
Jun 10, 2011 in eBooks, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors, Video Games
We asked all the contributors to LA Noire: The Collected Stories to tell us about their story in the collection. Read Lawrence Block’s contribution “See the Woman” in LA Noire: The Collected Stories. Available free (for a limited time) from your eTailer of choice. Amazon.com | BN.com | iTunes | Kobo | Sony LA Noire? [...]
Now Available LA Noire: The Collected Stories
Jun 06, 2011 in eBooks, Mulholland News, Video Games
Today is the publication date for LA Noire: The Collected Stories a series of short stories some of which are based on characters and cases from the world of L.A. Noire, Rockstar’s new magnum opus of video gaming. Throughout the day, we will be posting short vignettes by the contributors to the collection. Contributors include [...]
Mick Ballou Looks at the Blank Screen
May 31, 2011 in Books, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors
In the opening pages of A Drop of the Hard Stuff, Scudder mentions that his friend Mick Ballou is married now, to a much younger woman named Kristin Hollander. Readers may recall Kristin from Hope to Die and All the Flowers Are Dying, but her relationship with Mick may come as news to them. It [...]
The Writing of A Drop of the Hard Stuff
May 24, 2011 in Books, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors, Writing
An abbreviated version of the following essay appeared on Amazon’s Kindle Daily blog. We thought our dedicated readers might want a look at Block’s words in full. Enjoy! I was afraid I might be done writing about Matthew Scudder. I’d certainly spent enough years in his company. From 1975’sThe Sins of the Fathers all the [...]
Searching New York for Matthew and Bernie
May 13, 2011 in Books, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors
The following article was originally written by Lawrence Block for his Chinese publisher, but it will be of interest to anyone who has ever wondered about the locations mentioned in Block’s books in New York City. I remember the time some fifteen years ago when I walked into Jimmy Armstrong’s saloon. Jimmy himself was at [...]
