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Happy Holidays

 

I'm trying to think of some way to wrap up or summarize the year's events and accomplishments. "I wrote a novel; some people thought it was good; working on another." That's the best I can do and it's pitiful. Bear in mind I was up very late last night watching Batman movies and drinking.

It's the end of the year, and the novel has made it on a few lists, including Sukasa Reads's Mystery and Suspense List,  Bad Citizen Incorporated's favorites, and Quill & Quire's "Last-Minute Gifts Chosen by Indie Booksellers." I appreciate being included.

Margaret Cannon of the Globe and Mail writes that Last of the Independents "has smarts, style, and a slick P.I. who deserves a long series of searches...Wiebe’s characters are believable and well drawn." Nice to be included on the G&M's "18-Must Reads..." list.

2014 is the year I discovered Peter Temple, an outstanding Australian crime novelist. It's the year I watched Calvary, an amazing Irish film about death and God. I read John McFetridge's Black Rock, which makes me proud to be a Canadian and a crime writer, and right now I'm enjoying Janie Chang's Three Souls, which deserves all the hype it's getting and then more.

Here are some of the hare-brained schemes I have lined up for 2014: a graphic novel; an East Coast tour; a radio play; an anthology of wrestling noir stories; a revamped website. It's possible none of them will come to fruition, but I'm doing my damnedest to get to all of them. I also have some novels to write. 

Thanks for reading this, and thanks for your support. Happy holidays and we'll see you in the New Year.

 

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