Why Barbara Neely Is Indeed a Grand Master
By Oline H Cogdill
Mystery fiction has been a major part of my life since I was a child. I’ve said so many times that I have never read a Nancy Drew or a Hardy Boys I started with Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, etc.
In the beginning, these were just entertaining stories, puzzles to figure out, characters who didn’t resemble anyone I knew. But as I got older, mysteries began to encompass new writers who introduced readers to different worlds. (Thank you, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Marcia Muller.)
One of those authors who brought readers to another world was Barbara Neely, who has been named the 2020 Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America (MWA). The 2020 Raven Award recipient is Left Coast Crime, and Kelley Ragland will receive the Ellery Queen Award at the 74th Annual Edgar Awards Banquet, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on April 30, 2020.
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Vick Mickunas 2020 interview with Otto Penzler
For many years I had wanted to interview Otto Penzler. It wasn t something I ever thought was possible. Then I got into a conversation with the novelist Lawrence Block on Twitter and he suggested that I should try to arrange an interview with Otto. So I did. I contacted Otto s book store and mentioned my interest. They sent me Otto s e-mail address and that allowed me to begin an e-mail correspondence with him.
Otto told me he would be glad to do an interview and that my timing was good because his latest anthology; The Big Book of Espionage was about to be released. Then we made arrangements to talk on the phone and record our conversation for this program.