In Implied Spaces, I wrote a completely gratuitous scene in which I, using Aristide as a mouthpiece, expressed my admiration for Edith Piaf. “Who could forget Piaf?” Aristide asks, with some incredulity.Not me, obviously.La Vie en Rose is a biopic about Piaf, and it’s not a cheerful film. It’s very long and it’s filled with […]

Alert reader Minax has informed me that Voice of the Whirlwind and Hardwired are both available in audio format! This was news to me, even though the books seem to have been available since July.Oh, I knew that Blackstone Audio had purchased the audio book rights. Their check cleared and everything.It’s just that nobody told […]

When we were in Calgary, my agent took us to see the Tiger Lillies in concert. (Can I just say that I really like my agent? ) I knew vaguely about the band and their New York success with Shockheaded Peter, but I’d never actually heard them play. The concert was Halloween night, which was […]

We’re now finding out all sorts of things about the campaign. Fox News revealed that Sarah Palin thought that Africa was a country, that she didn’t know what countries were in NAFTA, that she refused to prepare for interviews and that she threw temper tantrums. The GOP has sent a lawyer to retrieve Palin’s clothes. […]