You will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at Bouchercon 2007, recognizing your mystery writing. Any qualms about receiving notice for that part of your work as you try to keep your pen dipped in many different inkwells?The full interview is available here.
For many years, while being nominated again and again, I’ve successfully evaded receiving any major award. Fast footwork is everything. Now those feisty people at Bouchercon have spoiled a perfect record. Qualms? Well, it’s a lifetime achievement award, which might give one pause--what my friend Larry Block calls the “Look, he’s still alive!” award.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Eclectic ... and Lovin’ It
First, it was George Pelecanos. Now, the great James Sallis (Cripple Creek, Drive) has been cornered by interviewer John Kenyon at Things I’d Rather Be Doing. There are plenty of interesting moments in their back-and-forth, but I couldn’t help laughing at Sallis’ response to this question:
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