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Jay MacDonald of USATODAY & Life Experiences of JLB
He's been an oil pipeline worker in Texas, a surveyor in Colorado, a Job Corps tutor in backwoods Appalachia and a gangland counselor in south L.A...... |
LATEST NEWS UPDATES
Jim was recently awarded a Pushcart prize for the story WHY BUGSY SIEGEL WAS A FRIEND OF MINE. The Pushcart Anthology is comprised of the best poetry, stories and essays published during the previous year by literary magazines and independent presses.
Also, there is another motion picture contract in place with the talented BERTRAND TAVERNIER directing IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD. We have no further "official" casting information. (I'm sure we all have our favorite picks for Dave and Cletus). If you've read this book, you can imagine how well this book and its images will translate to film. I'll keep you posted.
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THE MOLESTER, a short story by James Lee Burke
Download this short story, available now through Amazon.com for only .49 cents.
JLB speaks about THE MOLESTER:
I wrote this short story after the death of my best and oldest friend. The story is based on our experience growing up during the depression era and the war years. It is intended to show a vision of America that is dramatically different, in my opinion, from the one that in some ways defines us today. |
CRUSADER'S CROSS Special Edition
Scorpion Press of England has issued a handsome special edition of Crusader's Cross of only 90 signed and numbered copies.
It contains an exclusive appreciation of the work by Robert R Reid. Bob did a fine job. Follow this link and go to the 'Archive' page for more information on the Scorpion Press
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JLB audio interview with the Kacey Kowars Show
Kacey Kowars discusses CRUSADERS CROSS with Jim, July 13. |
CRUSADER'S CROSS
Dave Robicheaux returns in CRUSADER'S CROSS!
Follow the link for a more detailed plot description. Here's what Jim has to say:
"It deals with a new phase in the life of Dave Robicheaux, one in which he becomes involved with a remarkable Catholic nun and a family who claim descent from the Roman knights who defeated Attila the Hun at the Battle of Chalons. Unfortunately for Dave, this particular family considers Dave the modern equivalent of Attila. Dave also finds himself the target of a smear campaign waged by a local television personality who may or may not be the Baton Rouge serial killer."
All AUDIO disks and cassettes will be narrated by WILL PATTON.
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Southern Review Feb issue
JLB's short story "Why Bugsy Siegel Was a Friend of Mine" was just published in the February issue of the Southern Review at LSU. |
READERS ROOM JANUARY CHATS WITH JLB
This month Readers Room chats with James Lee Burke about his "books, his career and anything else he wanted to talk about." |
Anthony Rainone interviews JLB for January Magazine
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JLB & Alafair....NPR Interview
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WRITERS ON WRITING; Seeking a Vision of Truth, ...
From the New York Times SERIES: WRITERS ON WRITING: The Gift of Creativity
December 2, 2002 edition
BYLINE: By JAMES LEE BURKE
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In the Moon of Red Ponies, JUNE 2004
Well here it is. The newest JLB novel brings back Billy Bob Holland.
In a thrilling combination of haunting suspense and captivating villains, James Lee Burke treats readers to another Billy Bob Holland novel set in beautiful and
mysterious Montana.
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JLB's October Audio NPR Interview
Burke's latest novel is Last Car to Elysian Fields, part of the Dave Robicheaux crime detective series. He tells NPR's Alex Chadwick that even though he has been writing novels since the mid-1960s, he's still contemplating just what makes a good book. |
BOOK MAGAZINE SEPT/OCT 2003
FAMILY TIES
First-time author Alafair Burke, the daughter of crime writer James Lee Burke, joins the family business
BY ANNA WEINBERG
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The BookSquirt Meets James Lee Burke
Tammy Michaels chats with Jim about writing, family and friends. |
Bouchercon 34 REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mystery writers mine elusive fame at annual convention
By KEN WHITE
Las Vegas REVIEW-JOURNAL
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LAST CAR TO ELYSIAN FIELDS
Jim's Last Car.../ promotional tour has wrapped up, but for those who wish to obtain signed copies, orders may still be placed through most of the stores along the tour. The store locations, dates and phone numbers can be found on the Events Calendar page (see link at bottom of page). Contact me for additional info, including stores not listed.
Follow the above link for reviews and the jacket cover text.
According to JLB:
"LAST CAR TO ELYSIAN FIELDS deals with a new phase in Dave Robicheaux's life, but more importantly it deals with
what is perhaps a new era in our country's history. My statement may be a bit grandiose. The reader will have to decide. I think it's fair to say, however, that this book is among the strongest in the series." |
JLB's Article from THE NATION, May 12, 2003 issue
Hammering down I-25: it's a great country. Don't let the hucksters and charlatans take it away |
JLB's daughter ALAFAIR BURKE debuts with JUDGMENT CALLS
Alafair Burke, Jim's youngest daughter, has signed a two book deal with Henry Holt. The first book, JUDGMENT CALLS, was released in July, 2003. Click this link to visit Alafair's web-site at www.alafairburke.com. (Please forgive my blatant nepotism--an advantage of a family-run site.) |
WHITE DOVES AT MORNING November 2002
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Drawing on his personal family history, James Lee Burke crafts a story of enormous scope about three best friends from Louisiana who -- despite their own misgivings about the "Cause" -- enlist in the Confederate Army and set off to war. Willie Burke, the character based on Burke's own great, great uncle, befriends an attractive and uncommonly bright young slave and teaches her how to read in violation of local laws. White Doves at Morning is a rich love story set in a time of upheaval that affected all men and women, from slave to enlisted man to plantation owner. Burke is at his finest-this is a genuine masterpiece combining enthralling storytelling; controlled, lyrical prose, and astutely drawn characters.
Burke has written a historical novel -- an epic story of love, hate, and survival set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War and Reconstruction. |
The Man Behind Dave Robicheaux
JAMES LEE BURKE TALKS ABOUT VIOLENCE, WRITING, LITTERING, ALCOHOLISM, LIBERALISM AND BESTSELLERS.
An article by R. Reese Fuller of The Times of Acadiana |
Jolie Blon's Bounce
Dave Robicheaux confronts his own demons as well as a brutal adversary who might be the devil himself in this dark thriller. |
