There's a remarkable power about reading together, reading collectively, that's brought out by reading groups.
I had a dog named Oliver with severe separation anxiety. He couldn't be alone... So I had to bring him wherever I went.
I still have my high school copy of the collected Poe - missing its covers and pretty worse for the wear.
If we think about what mystery entails as a genre, certainly a big part of it is a resolution.
What's most explosive about historical fiction is to use the fictional elements to pressure the history to new insights.
One important idea I hope is reflected in 'The Poe Shadow' is that fiction can add as much to history as nonfiction does.
Porter Square Books was the only place I could find that was dog-friendly, work-friendly, and had food. I was there all the time.