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Author Talk: William Lashner, author of Past Due

Apr 1, 2004

William Lashner on PAST DUE: An Interrogation - April 2004

The following interrogation of WILLIAM LASHNER was performed in the basement of the Roundhouse, Philadelphia Police Headquarters. As per police regulations, the room was dank, full of shadows, and the single light in the room was focused on the subject's face. The subject was read his rights and declined representation of counsel, but he did ask for a pair of sunglasses and a cruller.

April 2004

This newsletter arrives in your mailboxes a tad later than usual this month, but with good reason. We have added one new feature and are looking for some people to test another.

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Which of the following books would you be interested in reading with your group based upon the description noted?

April 1, 2004, 369 voters

March 2004

It takes a month from the time we first assign reviews for FaithfulReader.com till the time we hit send on this newsletter. During the month the content builds, the features grow and the replies to our interview questions come in. Each month it's like building a new house.

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Which of the following books has your group read, or do you plan to read?

March 1, 2004, 1129 voters

March 26, 2004

I am writing this note on Thursday night before I leave town for a weekend at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville. It was a busy week here as we tried to compress five days into four so I could get out of town.

March 2004

We need spring to get sprung around here. In New York today we had SIX inches of snow. This is just NOT RIGHT. We want to see blue skies and sun and smell spring in the air. NO MORE WHITE STUFF! Okay, now I feel better.

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March 2004

We need spring to get sprung around here in the New York area. When the phone rang Friday morning announcing yet another snow day, I was ready to scream. I was less happy when the sun came out by 10 and the roads were all blacktop. WHY was school cancelled?

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March 19, 2004

After managing to get through the entire winter without being sick, last weekend I got nailed by a cold that just knocked the stuffing out of me. I spent hours on the couch reading and sneezing. When the sneezing was at its worst I went right for a "comfort book" and read an advance copy of the new Kate White mystery, TIL DEATH DO US PART, which will be out in June. I like her character Bailey and for a while I felt like an old friend was visiting with me on the couch. I love when a book does that.

March 2004

Last weekend I had a really nasty cold, the kind that gets you grabbing for tissues and plopping onto the couch. When I get sick like this I look for comfort books the same way many people look for comfort food. By Saturday night I had read two books and I was reaching for a third. Staying still helped and by Monday my engines were revved again.

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