Review: THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF by John Coates

Reviewed for the Cleveland Plain Dealer by Mary Doria Russell, June 17, 2012: Let me begin by saying what this book isn’t. It isn’t an easy beach read and it isn’t about dogs. The evocative title The Hour Between Dog and Wolf refers to the medieval...

Saying “No” to Hollywood

The Sparrow remains unfilmed, after 15 years of sustained effort by people passionate about getting a movie adaptation produced. What’s the problem? Here’s the conventional wisdom. There’s a big market for science fiction action movies, but despite...

A perfect day

March 22, 2012 7:40 AM Woke up feeling rested; I’m exercising again and sleeping better. Minimal bed-head, so I don’t look scary when I head downstairs to say bye to my husband. Don is on his way out of the house to have breakfast with his mom before he...

What I hope for, from HBO.

Lots of readers are asking if I’ll be writing any episodes of the HBO series based on Doc. There’s a two-part answer to that question. Part 1: Not a chance. In Hollywood, it is customary to ignore the author of  “source material” once the...