by Mary | Jan 6, 2015 | DOC, EPITAPH
Have to admit, I flinched at the first sentence, thinking I’d get slammed for too much tedious detail, but then… Library Journal Starred Review January 1, 2015 In this follow-up to Doc, Russell is on a mission: she will leave no stone unturned, no...
by Mary | Aug 28, 2014 | THE SPARROW
This morning’s news about Brad and Angie getting married made me smile. I still feel a little proprietary about them. For a few years, Brad Pitt was attached to play the lead in a Warner Brothers production of The Sparrow. He was, reportedly, passionate about...
by Mary | Jun 21, 2013 | DOC, DOC on HBO, THE SPARROW, The Sparrow movie, THE SPARROW on AMC
Two Hollywood attempts to bring The Sparrow to the big screen have made me feel a certain kinship with Max Brooks. Both of us have written science fiction novels that were optioned for a Brad Pitt movie, so watching what’s happened to Mr. Brooks’ book...
by Mary | Feb 2, 2013 | DOC on HBO, THE SPARROW, The Sparrow movie, THE SPARROW on AMC
Thanks, everybody, for helping me celebrate the AMC/Sparrow option! In answer to FAQs: I won’t be writing scripts. I won’t have input to scripts. I don’t expect to be consulted in any way on scripts, casting, or story arc. When you sign an option,...
by Mary | Nov 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thinking about Mary Doria Russell’s novels for holiday giving? Want to support a small independent bookstore, too? Mac’s Backs Books on Coventry can always provide you with signed personalized copies of the paperback editions, but this year the Cleveland...
by Mary | Oct 14, 2012 | DOC, DOC on HBO, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now.
When I was writing Doc, I believed it would be a stand-alone historical novel like A Thread of Grace or Dreamers of the Day. I thought the story of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral was so well known, so much a part of American folklore, that there was no point in going...
