“I usually have a location and then I put the character there. I love place names. I think I'm tricking myself by being so specific - it suddenly becomes real to me. Just because I say it's Chicago, Illinois doesn't mean it's true, but place names sort of make me grounded and then I can put some people there.” PeopleThinkingMeanRealCharacter Author:Peter Orner
“Alexis Coe rescues a buried but extraordinarily telling episode from the 1890s that resonates in all sorts of ways with today. That in itself would be an accomplishment. But this is a book that is truly riveting, a narrative that gallops. Lizzy Borden eat your heart out. Here’s a real crime of passion. Or was it? I dare you to pick this one up and try, just try to put it down.” WayTryingHeartBookRealWould BeTodayPassionCrimePicksDareNarrativeAccomplishmentBuriedEpisodesRescueThis Is A BookAlexisLizzyCrimes Of PassionEat Your Heart Author:Peter Orner
“Rarely is the pain of losing someone expressed with such directness, energy, and, yes, humor. The grief in Evan Kuhlman'sWolf Boyis palpable, and so is the flawed, honest humanity of his characters. Here is real loss and somehow, real catharsis.” RealCharacterPainHumanityEnergyLossGriefHonestLosingFlawedCatharsisLosing Someone Author:Peter Orner
