[grimoire] John Connolly (was Seasonal reads)

[Pam Gearhart]

I haven't read Nocturnes but it's on my Amazon Wish List.

That's just sad, the low turnout for his signing.  I think Connolly is a much better writer than some of those who are always on the best seller list.  He should draw at least as big a crowd as John Grisham or James Patterson.

I wish Connolly would bite the bullet and write some straight-out horror.  Some of his crime novels have a slight supernatural element, but it's like Connolly doesn't want to go there, or not all the way. 

BTW -- did you see that Amazon is selling King's new novel Under the Dome for $9?  They're matching the Wal-Mart price.  That's $26 off the retail price.  I bought two, so my daughter can have her own copy.  That's cheaper than most paperbacks!  

From: Robert Mingee 


  Ah, OK, so Book of Lost Things is a novel -- when you mentioned it I thought is was his collection, but now that I think of it, that was "Nocturnes", which I have not read yet either.  I really love his work, and have been reading them in order.  I believe I've read the first 4 so far.  I got interested in him when he came and did a signing and reading here in Dallas, for "Bad Men".  Fewer than 10 people showed up for it, and he hasn't been back to Dallas since, sadly...
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