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find myself inspired by the ocean i adore provincetown and try to get there as often as possible and of course i find myself walking into harvard square pretty much every weekend the square has changed so much during my years here but i can still always find a bookstore to browse and a café to sit in with whatever new title caught my fancy jen new england has such a rich literary tradition who are some of your favorite writers from the region clea which century do you want to know about i studied literature at harvard so i still find myself muttering lines from the puritan sermon sinners in the hands of an angry god at inappropriate moments other than that j anthony lukas explained a lot about the city to me in his common ground as a mystery writer i owe a ton to robert parker whose spenser novels introduced so many of us to this city and michael patrick macdonald s all souls as well as his easter rising which has some parallels with world enough really get at the underside of the city jen do you have any plans for other new england mysteries clea yes my very first mystery series was set in cambridge and i ll be returning to cambridge with a new series in 2019 although i now live in somerville i adore the mix of old and new counterculture and academic that still makes cambridge the home of both harvard and aging hippies fun and funky my new series the witch cats of cambridge with polis books couldn t take place anywhere else jen any new england trivia you care to share clea when i worked in providence for the now defunct providence phoenix i learned that coffee milk is the official drink of rhode island the only way my parents could get me to drink my milk when i was little was by putting a dash of sweetened coffee in it so i felt like i d found my people and yes i married a man from woonsocket ri moon mysteries new england giveaway posted by clea simon at 1 00 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday october 24 2017 pru is back well she will be just sent off the completed manuscript of fear on four paws a pru marlow pet noir off to my editor projected pub date is august 2018 phew posted by clea simon at 10 07 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday october 23 2017 taking a deep breath this week it begins on thursday i m doing a really fun musical event with kristin hersh nick flynn kelle groom at emerson college and next week my new mystery world enough launches with events at harvard bookstore and more oh yeah and on wednesday i ll be announcing a contest stay tuned and i ve got new books to write so i might be quiet for a few days that doesn t mean that something fun isn t brewing posted by clea simon at 8 02 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday october 22 2017 a dark and compelling mystery thank you kingdom books she s quietly brought us four different semi mystical cat and amateur sleuth mystery series over the past decade and some edgy nonfiction before that now boston author clea simon lets her inner rock n roller out of the back room and rips into a dark and compelling murder mystery of boston s music nightlife in world enough due to release on november 1 so begins the book blog of kingdom books the book roots in simon s own passion for rock n roll to read more click here posted by clea simon at 7 06 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday october 20 2017 how reliable is your memory how reliable is memory according to neuroscientists not very while we may view any particular memory as a continuous film of a past scene those who study how the brain processes describe it as something more like a collage as a 2012 psychology today article summarized every time we conjure a memory we are not so much reviewing a complete set of stored data as re configuring a complex scene from disparate parts in other words every memory is newly re assembled and even if the pieces are accurate they may be prone to reinterpretation to read more please jump over to crimespree the wonderful crime fiction mystery blog that is hosting me today here posted by clea simon at 11 40 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday october 17 2017 boucheron in pictures what happens when something like 1 700 crime fiction fans authors publishers librarians and fans all of us readers gather in one place craziness and a lot of love i m now catching up after spending thursday through sunday at that party also known as bouchercon an annual celebration that this year was held in toronto that s where the auction in my last post took place of course i have the con cold now it was worth it so i m not going to go on at length but here are just some of the pix see if you can name the authors hope to see you all at the next bouchercon next september in saint petersburg fl oh yeah what s up with those aught nine t shirts email if you want to know more or if you want your own while i still have some posted by clea simon at 12 30 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday october 15 2017 going once going twice so one of the great things about bouchercon is that it pairs with a charity usually literacy related to support reading of course but this being bouchercon it s done in a fun way this year s beneficiary was frontier college is a longstanding cross canada literacy organization supporting people across canada as they work to increase their literacy skills how do we raise money well by auctioning off things like the right to name a pet in an upcoming pet noir of course donna andrews and chris grabenstein served as our auctioneers and these are the wonderful winners sarah byrne and peter mcdonald whose kitty bunbury bandersnatch will have a cameo in fear on four paws and here s the newly minted star himself posted by clea simon at 1 22 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday october 11 2017 indie bookstores rule when the moon travel guides asked me to blog about my local independent bookstores i jumped at the chance new england has such a rich literary history it makes sense that we have a rich bookstore history too and this piece has links to great stores reading series and more what do ralph waldo emerson and robert parker have in common they both lived and worked in new england and whether they sought the serenity of walden pond or roamed the tough streets of boston this region informs their work add in greats such as louisa may alcott nathaniel hawthorne sylvia plath and atul gawande and you ll get a glimpse of the range of authors who call this area home to read more click here posted by clea simon at 9 42 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday october 6 2017 life lessons from a kitty for this felinefriday i look back on what musetta and cyrus before her have taught me here and on the pulpwood queens beauty the book blog i share that wisdom with you there is no longer a musetta here at chez musetta the round tuxedo longhair who used to supervise my daily writing is gone but even though my beloved pet left us two weeks ago after a long life and a blessedly brief illness at the age of 16 ½ the lessons she taught me about how to live my own best life remain in her memory and in anticipation of the next feline who will come to share our home i share these feline secrets with you find the sunny spot cats are masters at finding the sunny spot on the rug to the point where we called musetta our solar powered kitty now maybe we can t all lie around warming our fur as the morning turns to lazy afternoon but the message is the same find the warmth and the light in your life in the people around you in your work in your home and take it all in you ll find you too are recharged and then you can share that warmth with others share the purr once you have found your sun share that light with others what is cheerier than a purring cat when you have a vibrating kitty beside you on the sofa or on your lap you can t help but be cheered so when you feel good about anything don t hold back express yourself purr and spread the joy set your boundaries on the other hand don t fake it when you don t feel it too often we women in particular bend ourselves into all kinds of shapes trying to please others or squirming to fit ourselves into roles that simply aren t us that s something cats never do they are who they are and they aren t afraid to show it kitty doesn t want to be pet she walks away pull her tail she hisses some people put cats down for this saying they should be more dog like and obedient but the real message here is that we should all be more like that kitty she demands respect and as a result she gets it you are beautiful just as you are sure we may make fun of fats cats but they don t care a plump puss is a lovely puss and those of us who really love cats know that it s fine to have more of that feline to snuggle and cats don t fuss about their weight either do you ever see a feline trying to fit into a too tight fur no so whether you re fluffy or svelte take a cue from your cat and understand that you are perfect take the time for self care cats can groom for hours working from nose tip to tail tip with breaks to individually manicure each claw they don t worry about being late for a play date or missing dinner they know self care is vital for our inner well being we may not follow exactly their beauty regimen i prefer a comb to using my tongue but the basic rule remains the same give yourself the time you need take care of yourself then you can take care of and take on the world stay wild not all cats are hunters and that s fine my kitties have all been indoor only cats whose prey are toy mice and the occasional confused moth that s safer for them and the birds in my yard are grateful too but even the most pampered pussycat becomes a tiger when she plays just watch a kitten stalk and pounce and you ll have a window onto the rich interior life that keeps cats from getting bored with their lot these games reveal the importance of imagination and instinct and of the inspiration and creativity we can draw from the wild side of our nature relax life goes on whether you re at the window supervising the squirrels or napping on the couch take time out when you need it whether that means dozing or just spending some time staring at the sunbeams you ll be better for it clea simon is pleased as punch that her new rock n roll noir world enough is a pulpwood queens october alternate read but before this new darker book she wrote 22 cat mysteries from mew is for murder to as dark as my fur as well as the nonfiction the feline mystique on the mysterious connection between women and cats the winner of multiple muse medallions from the international cat writers association for her writing about felines and about the human animal bond she will be bringing her best feline spirit to pulpwood queens girlfriend weekend in january posted by clea simon at 12 30 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday october 3 2017 yes more cat mysteries are in the works feline left out please don t let your fur get all ruffled although my upcoming world enough severn house is a rock n roll noir i ve got several cat mysteries in the works ranging from cozy to claws out first up the feline sleuth blackie will return in cross my path severn house this third blackie care adventure tackles the mystery of blackie s past as the duo take on a murder and a missing person in their dark and dangerous city june 2018 then bad girl pru marlowe and her wisecracking tabby wallis return in fear on four paws poisoned pen press this seventh pet noir mystery revisits the berkshires where frank the ferret has a secret tentatively august 2018 on the horizon i m working on a new cozy series the witch cats of cambridge which will debut with a spell of murder polis books this fun light hearted series will feature a young woman who desperately wants to be a witch all the while unaware that it is her three cats who have the real power and who must use it to solve crime and keep their person out of trouble tentatively january 2019 will there be more rock n roll noir after that i hope so stay tuned dear readers purrs out posted by clea simon at 3 30 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday september 26 2017 lisa unger loves world enough with a colorful cast of characters a gift for detail and intricate plotting simon takes her readers deep into the esoteric world of the boston music scene lisa unger i am breathless thriller queen bestselling author lisa unger said this today on the poisoned pen bookstore blog ah remember the eighties the alternative music the underground clubs when it was cool to be an outsider and a misfit clea simon certainly does and she captures it perfectly in this atmospheric twisting time machine of a mystery featuring former rock journalist turned corporate cog tara winton my pal erin mitchell sent this one and when erin tells me i m going to like something i always do with a colorful cast of characters a gift for detail and intricate plotting simon takes her readers deep into the esoteric world of the boston music scene as tara s questions about the accidental death of an old friend lead her on a dangerous twisting path to the past really see it here wow posted by clea simon at 2 56 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday september 22 2017 happy new year and new books wow what a week a week ago today musetta was still with us still herself but maybe something had already changed i was sitting at my desk writing and she came over and reached up to me grabbing onto my thigh with her claws and asking to be lifted onto my lap she hadn t done that in a long while i hadn t thought about it or if i did i attributed it to her arthritis for which we gave her injections which made jumping difficult but i knew what she wanted i lifted her up to my lap and reaching over her to my keyboard went back to work she jumped down soon and went about her business but that was okay i was nearing the end of a manuscript and i had another pending i had no time to waste that night jon and i opened a bottle of champagne i d had a good offer for a new project and although the details were still being ironed out we wanted to celebrate for us that meant bubbly with our friday night korean takeout and movies we did wonder why musetta didn t come downstairs as usual to join us and both went up to her room to check on her she seemed fine alert and looking up at us in her do you need me for something i was napping way still i woke up around five the next morning and went upstairs to her room...