If you follow Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa south, all the way along the water’s edge, you will pass the fictional entrance to Judge Willa Carson’s Plant Key home, and eventually run into the very real entrance to MacDill Air Force Base, which occupies the bottom section of the peninsula that makes up South Tampa. And […]
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Secret Lives of Walter Mitty, Dangerous Women and Us
What does Walter Mitty have to do with Dangerous Women or Us? Come along with me a moment. I’ll explain everything. You’ll get a glimpse inside this writer’s mind and a glimpse of our futures. First, Walter Mitty. Walter Mitty was an ordinary man with a vivid fantasy life of personal triumph. His fantasy life […]
2014: What Does The Year of the Horse Plan For You?
2013 is drawing to a close, but if you still want more time before mentally beginning a new chapter, you’re in luck! According to the Chinese Zodiac, we still have 30 days left to wind up 2013 and prepare for our future. The Year of the Snake ends on January 30, 2014. And then we begin […]
Washington Irving On Christmas
Did you know that your Christmas might be very different if not for Washington Irving? He came to my mind recently because of that TV drama on FOX, “Sleepy Hollow.” It is, of course, inspired by Irving’s story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” published in 1820. When Irving wrote “Sleepy Hollow,” I’m sure he had […]
Get Back Jack Now In Paperback!
You’re looking at a very special image. Until now, you’ve only seen a 2-D version of Get Back Jack — the second book in my Hunt for Reacher series. Look closely, and you’ll notice this picture is 3-D. Okay, so it’s still flat on your computer screen, but in real life, there is now a […]
Happy Thanksgiving and NewsFlash!
NEWSFLASH about NewsFlash! This week, our first NewsFlash! arrived at inboxes around the world. So what’s a NewsFlash! ? Think of it as sort of the anti-newsletter. The goal was to create a short and clear email note with goodies and gold nuggets of information exclusively to Diane Capri Crowd members. I don’t want to give […]
Listen Up! Four For The Road (And Two Free!)
One of the best things about the digital age is downloading audio books easily onto an MP3 player, isn’t it? So much easier and faster and cheaper than CDs and a clunky portable CD player. In my case, my first iPod led me from PCs into the world of Apple and I’ve become a total […]
What Keeps Lee Child (And Me) Writing?
Magic I spent the day yesterday responding to email from you, the best readers in the world. Communicating with you directly is the second best part of my job. Sometimes we have very lively conversations. You often disagree with me, and each other. You tell me what you like, what you don’t like, and why. […]
Thanks To You – Don’t Know Jack Hits The USA Today Bestseller List!
Happy Awesome Birthday to Me – From You! (Has hunting Lee Child’s Jack Reacher ever been such fun?) Thank you all for helping me celebrate my birthday last week!! It was fun to be able to offer Don’t Know Jack for the first-time-ever sale. And even more fun to watch as more than 12,000 of you […]
Say What?
Have you heard? Listen up! It’s always fun for me to hear from readers. It’s especially fun when you tell me what you like best (and sometimes least!) about Otto and Gaspar. Such as? You like that Kim Otto is brave. She’s worried all the time, but she forges ahead anyway. You like that she’s […]
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