Tell me something about your bookshelf. (Those are my books on the left, by the way. Mr. H’s are on the right.)

Are the books alphabetized, borrowed, stolen, sitting sideways? Is your bookshelf stocked with literary fiction, thrillers, memoirs? And how is it different from your lover’s bookshelf?

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Wednesday, you’ll meet an absolutely fabulous group of bestselling thriller writers - David Morrell, Barry Eisler, Gayle Lynds, and Karen Dionne - and we’re going to talk about the divide between thriller writers and literary fiction writers. You know what I’m talking about - how one side accuses the other of only caring about plot, and the other accuses the one of being too interested in his own belly button. All right then, come back in two days and join this very lively conversation.

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Just for fun, I’m including a video of my son practicing piano. I love to watch him play before he’s worked the kinks out of a song - that’s when he’s got me completely captivated.