Some time ago Fabulous Gary Corby mentioned a crime that was solved by a shark. Naturally I perked up my fins and asked for details. This morning Gary posted the story here on his blog.
Of course it cracked me up completely, as I hope it does you.
And if, like me, it reminds you of how much fun it is to read Gary Corby's work, well, we're all in luck there. SACRED GAMES, the third book in the Nico series, is being published tomorrow 5/21 and you're in for a treat. Publishers Weekly thinks so too and in addition to the starred review (even calling it "the best thus far"--and both his other books were starred reviews as well!), ran an interview with Gary.
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| Juliet Grames, Fabulous editor (L) and Bronwen Hruska, Fabulous publisher (R) |
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11 comments:
Hurrah for the latest book! I've been recently recommending his others to my friends. Looking forward to reading this one soon.
"Best thus far"? That's a big claim given how good the last two were. Looking forward to it! :)
It might be pointed out that none of those books would exist were it not for a particular Sharkly Agent. And too Juliet and Bronwen.
Thank you all, Ladies!
I had never heard of an "erasure" poem until I read GATSBY SUMMER NIGHT. I like the idea; it reminds me of Janet's title-poem contest. So using the first page of "The Pericles Commission" -- I have Gary's first two books in my to-read stack -- I 'wrote' an erasure poem.
Here's the poem:
A dead man at my feet
lay facedown in the dirt
shot through the heart.
The body was warm to my touch
his wound, slippery and wet
I heard the footsteps of someone coming
perhaps the killer
I stepped backward to take cover
OOHHHHHHHH, Kitty!!!!! LOVE this!!!
J
Kitty, you just made my day.
Would it be okay with you if I copied this to my web site and credited you in a blog post? I'd love my blog readers to see it.
Be my guest!
Done. You're now as famous as it's possible to be on my web site. Thanks Kitty.
"Some time ago Fabulous Gary Corby mentioned a crime that was solved by a shark."
Would it be safe to say the book is an example of biting satire?
Michael, that would be hard to swallow.
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