The Great Connector

Fiction writer and editor Craig McDonald consents to a grilling by John Kenyon of the Things I’d Rather Be Doing blog, in which he talks primarily about his latest book, Art in the Blood, a collection of interviews with such notable wordsmiths as Ken Bruen, Karen Slaughter, Peter Lovesey, James Ellroy, Steve Hamilton, and others. However, their exchange also plumbs McDonald’s thoughtful opinions on the state of modern crime writing--his own, and that of others. Read the whole piece here.