Loving those links

It took a few weeks, but the news of Joseph Hansen’s death is now official. As ghoulish as this sounds, maybe this is what’s needed to bring his works back into public consciousness. The Washington Post adds further information about his professional and personal life, namely that he was married (!) for 51 years to a wife with whom he had an open arrangement, as long as the other approved of who each was seeing.

Speaking of death, it seems that of UK DJ John Peel has spawned a new cottage industry–and his brother sure ain’t happy about it.

And continuing the theme further, it’s official–the next Kinky Friedman novel, out in the spring, will be the last, and the Kinkster will be killed off.

After much rumor-mongering and speculation, former CIA chief George Tenet has inked a mega-million dollar deal for his project–part memoir, part essay on what needs to be done with intelligence in the future.

Stuart Kaminsky’s newest Abe Lieberman novel has a pivotal scene set in Yuma, Arizona. But as the local paper discovers, he’s never been there–nor to most of the places he sets his books. The wonders of the Internet….

Mary Higgins Clark was in Pittsburgh recently to speak about her life and work, and over 2500 people showed up. The Pitt News reports on the event, but do check out the incredibly snarky comment left at the bottom of the article as well.

It seems that Mexican rebels don’t have enough to do aside from waging warfare and starting revolutions–now they are penning crime novels, with the help of famous writers like Paco Taibo II.  (link from Moby.)

The celebrity children’s book bandwagon accomodates one more member–Gloria Estefan.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer talks to Ken Follett about the usual things–like why he’s such a damned successful thriller writer.

And finally, another one joins the blogosphere. Be very, very, very afraid.