News & Events I'm pleased to announce that my short story, BLIND MAN BLUES, has been chosen to appear in the anthology CHICAGO BLUES, to be published by BLEAK HOUSE BOOKS, Fall 2007 and edited by Libby Fischer Hellmann. I'll be joining such other great Chicago authors as Barb D'Amato, Michael Dymmoch, Sara Paretsky, J.A. Konrath and more. Upcoming Appearances: CHICAGO BLUES APPEARANCES: Saturday, September 29th, 2007: Great Lakes Booksellers Association Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center 1551 N. Thoreau Dr. Schaumburg, Ill Friday, October 12h, 2007: CHICAGO BLUES Official Launch Party Buddy Guy's Legends 754 S. Wabash Chicago, Ill Wednesday, October 17th, 2007: The Book Stall at Chestnut Court 811 Elm St. Winnetka, Ill Sunday, October 21st, 2007: Centuries and Sleuths 7419 W. Madison Forest Park, Ill Thursday, November 15th: The Book Cellar 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, Ill THIS IS WHAT I'M... WATCHING: Lost The Office My Name is Earl Scrubs Rescue Me LISTENING TO: Bruce Springsteen, We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions. My Morning Jacket. Casey Chambers The Raconteurs All American Rejects READING: Out of Cabrini, Dave Case. Anything by Eugene Izzi. Simply the best and the reason I became a writer. CrimeSpree Magazine Plus… GREAT COMICS: Daredevil by Brubaker and Lark. The best since Miller. Anything by Geoff Johns GREAT DVDs: Scrubs, Season 1&2 Moonlighting, Season 1&2 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back