The great Sondheim burst of the 1970’s was a decade of work unequalled by any other Broadway songwriter. [The Bock/Harnick run from “Fiorello” in 1959 through “The Rothschilds” in 1970 may be comparable, but that was their entire output. Sondheim, both before and after the 70’s, is responsible for several more musicals, including arguably three […]
I’ve been plugging away at a pseudonymous mystery series, but I’ve tried to keep a musical project going simultaneously. For the last few years, it’s been an adaptation of “Gilgamesh,” for which I am doing the book and my old Lehman Engel Workshop classmate Lawrence Rush is doing the score. More on that as we […]
My synagogue hosts the recent traditional Purim debate, which in the past has been on the relative merits of hamantaschen vs. latkes. This year, however, they changed the topic to Pastrami on Rye vs. Lox with Bagels. I was proud to represent Team Pastrami. Here are my prepared remarks: I turned 60 this past Sunday, […]
I am making my first mystery conference appearance since the revelation of my Allison Montclair pseudonym. I will be at Malice Domestic in Bethesda, Maryland, from April 21st through the 24th. Here is my schedule:
Friday, April 22
9:30 a.m.
Malice-Go-Round, author meetings
Saturday, April 23
9:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m
Women in Historical Mysteries: Grappling with Gender Expectations
Susanna Calkins – Moderator
Mariah Fredericks
Stephanie Graves
Alan Gordon/Allison Montclair
Ann Parker
10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m
Never Underestimate the importance of a Good Map
Alan Gordon – Moderator
Anna Lee Huber
Maureen Jennings
Jeanne Dams
Clare Broyles
11:00 a.m.
Signing table.
Speaking of Allison Montclair, the third Sparks and Bainbridge book is now out in French under the title Règlements de competes à Kensington.
And the fourth, The Unkept Woman, will be published in the USA in late July. Watch this space for further developments.