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Huffington Post, March 1, 2010
...have departed in the last year "will be missed" as well: Edward M. Kennedy, Patrick Swayze, Betty Carter, Robert Parker, John Murtha, Charlie Wilson, J.D. Salinger, E. Lynn Harris, Sheila Lukins, Brittany Murphy, and of course Michael Jackson (whose...
New York Post, February 16, 2010
...Two of my favorite authors passed away this year -- Robert Parker of Spencer and Jesse Stone fame, on January 18, and Dick Francis, retired Steeplechase jockey and writer of English murder and mayhem on February 14. Both were prolific, Parker...
Huffington Post, January 29, 2010
...resonates me as I am in the process of writing my own reminiscence of a friendship with writer Robert Parker who died last week). But what does it all mean? Everyone knows that now classic writers like Joyce and D.H. Lawrence and Henry Miller were deemed...
Guelph Mercury, January 23, 2010
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98.3 Fly FM, January 20, 2010
...The literary world is mourning the deaths of authors Erich Segal and Robert Parker. Daughter Francesca Segal says her father, who penned ''Love Story,'' died Sunday at his London home from a heart attack and a funeral was held today. The novel was...
NPR, January 20, 2010
...Robert Parker, Erich Segal : NPR@import '/templates/css//common.css';@import '/templates/css//story.css';@import NPR.community.sitelifeServerURL /talk lso heard on NPR stations: entertainment lso heard on NPR stations: ...
Guardian.co.uk, January 20, 2010
...detective genre was defined by the big three: Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald. I would say Robert Parker is the fourth," he told the newswire. "I read Parker's Spenser series in college," crime writer Harlan Coben said in 2007 in...
Topnews.in, January 19, 2010
...Los Angeles, Jan 20 : Robert Parker, author of the 'Spenser for Hire' books, which were developed into a successful TV series, has died in his Cambridge, Massachusetts, home at age 77, the Boston Globe reported...
Yahoo! India, January 19, 2010
...Los Angeles, Jan 20 (DPA) Robert Parker, author of the 'Spenser for Hire' books, which were developed into a successful TV series, has died in his Cambridge, Massachusetts, home at age 77, the Boston Globe reported...
Salon, January 19, 2010
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Digital Spy, January 19, 2010
...Chandler's work and bringing it to the modern age. I wouldn't have a job now without Robert Parker."...
USA Today, January 19, 2010
...Robert Parker, author of the popular Spenser novels about a hard-nosed Boston private investigator, died Monday. He was 77...
USA Today, January 19, 2010
...Just in: Robert Parker, the author of the popular "Spenser" novels about a hard-nosed Boston private investigator, has died. He was 77...
CJOB 68, January 19, 2010
...Chandler's work and bringing it to the modern age. I wouldn't have a job now without Robert Parker.' - AP National Writer Hillel Italie in New York contributed to this report...
Huliq.com, January 19, 2010
...Robert Parker, best known for his crime novel series Spenser, died in his Cambridge, Massachusetts home on Monday. Parker, 77, died at his writing desk. His series of Spenser novels was...
Washington Post, January 19, 2010
...Chandler's work and bringing it to the modern age. I wouldn't have a job now without Robert Parker.' ----...
Corvallis Gazette-Times, December 24, 2009
...by Dan Brown. 7. “Plum Spooky” by Janet Evanovich. 8. “First Family” by David Baldacci. 9. “Brimstone” by Robert Parker. 10. “The 8th Confession” by James Patterson. Kids’ nonfiction (of books published in 2009) 1. “Garfield Gets His...
The Scotsman, December 12, 2009
...of Oz's favourite wines. For those who favour the palate of America's most famous wine critic, Robert Parker, but cannot afford the eye-watering prices for the wines he usually reviews, Robert Parker's Great Value Wines (Dorling Kindersley, £12.99)...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 10, 2009
...things about being a twenty-something today is that they really don't get to travel to Europe. When Robert Parker or Kermit Lynch were that age, they could just go. Now you've got $1,500 tickets and they all have student loans. I think one of the reasons...
Technology Review, December 5, 2009
...Spenser Novel: I felt like some mental floss after being called Nerd Boy so I read the latest Robert Parker book about Spenser as a child. It’s a kids book – aimed at diversifying Parker’s audience – and I thought he nailed it. Even though...
Wine.co.za, December 1, 2009
...Gad Kaplan looks at three principles that make for good wine journalism, expresses certain reservations regarding Robert Parker, and asks whether many oversees wine writer's are out of touch with South African wines? Neil Pendock's recent article on...
San Francisco Chronicle, November 27, 2009
...you'll find in these selections. If you want to understand the sea change in the realm of Robert Parker, here's what you do: Take a copy of Parker's "Wine Buying Guide" (sixth edition) and flip through for 10 minutes. Take Parker's Wine Bargains (Simon &...
San Jose Mercury News, November 24, 2009
...tough guy she's too tough to be a doll or a dame, even though she's hot); Robert Parker (anything in the Spenser series his other series are good, but Spenser's the best); David Morrell (he wrote 'Rambo,' 'League of Night and Fog,' ' Brotherhood of the...
News and Sentinel, November 22, 2009
...Raitz said. 'When you get down farther in the mid-list, we get two or three copies. People like Robert Parker, we get four or five copies.' Raitz said all of the copies are not kept at the central library, but are divided among the branches which include...
Portland Press Herald, November 12, 2009
...story 'Loss Prevention' featured in their anthology. His favorite crime writers are the deceased George V. Higgins and Robert Parker. He also loves the gritty Irish writer, Ken Bruen. He has fully embraced the crime genre and is currently working on a...
Suburban Journals, November 11, 2009
...a second edition for mystery lovers. She provided recipes in Boston for the ever-present forays of mystery writer Robert Parker's characters into their refrigerators. A trip to Taos, N.M., inspired foods akin to Tony Hillerman's Navajo mysteries,...
Globe and Mail, October 30, 2009
...on wine. Pondering her father's opinions about the subjective sensuality of wine and the controversial wine critic Robert Parker's famous 1-100 rating system, she considers a similar system for the sensual experience of sex. If a man dressed up in a...
The Independent, October 29, 2009
...Renaissance painting, perfumes offer some of the greatest of all sensory pleasures. Yet, with the arguable exception of Robert Parker's book on Bordeaux wines (his analysis is mainly olfactory), they have scarcely ever been written about. This guide to...
Air Force Times, October 12, 2009
...has breakout potential. Daniel is one deeply cool writer who has a dark, funny streak to him. Part Robert Parker and a little bit James Ellroy,” says Simon & Schuster publisher David Rosenthal. “It’s very noir. It’s nasty and fast-paced. And none...
IntoWine.com, October 2, 2009
...exceptional. The New York Times called it 'the best book around on the contemporary French wine business' and Robert Parker labeled it 'a brilliant effort'. Andrew Jefford is an award winning author of nearly a dozen books on wine, spirits, and...
Suite101.com, September 30, 2009
...kick ass, if need be. And he has a sardonic sense of humor that makes him reminiscent of Robert Parker's Spenser, except he's in Los Angeles. Cole has a partner, Joe Pike, who's stoic (to say the least). Hard to read behind his ever-present sunglasses,...
Slate Magazine, September 26, 2009
...spend a lot of time in wine chat rooms, you may have missed the recent controversies involving critic Robert Parker. The short version: Parker's publication, the Wine Advocate, was found to be violating its own strictures against freebies and...
Helium, September 9, 2009
...upon the similarity between their two adventures. In other cases an author may create a new character entirely. Robert Parker, author of the popular Spenser series, has written additional books about other characters. Jesse Stone is Spenser with a...
Wine Pages, September 2, 2009
...subject, but one which is already being touted as the definitive study. In his introduction to the book Robert Parker says it is the book 'I wish I had written in my wildest dreams'. This is a monumental work, the size and weight of a small tombstone,...
University College London, August 20, 2009
...by the wine writer and television presenter Oz Clarke; a wine-buyer?s guide by the American wine guru, Robert Parker; and a guide to the wines of England and Wales. The winner will be announced at a banquet on 7 September...
Bureau County Republican, August 6, 2009
...and Bob Woodruff, and ?Mudhouse Sabbath? by Lauren F. Winner. Audio books adult fiction ? ?Bad Business? by Robert Parker, ?The Appeal? by John Grisholm, and ?11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour, Armistice Day, 1918 WW I and Its Violent...
Buffalo News, August 2, 2009
...the role familiar to many mystery fans: The murderously talented, amoral ?buddy? to the unconventional lead: Hawk to Robert Parker?s Spenser, Win to Harlan Coban?s Myron Bolitar; Mouse to Walter Mosley?s Easy Rawlins. But Larsson had a...
Riverside Press Enterprise, July 29, 2009
...Room at the Grace Mellman Library, 41000 County Center The book for August is 'Perchance to Dream' by Robert Parker. 951-296-3893. The Temecula Library Book Discussion Group meeting is set from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 in the Grace Mellman Heritage Room at...
New York Times, July 20, 2009
...sellers, did not achieve anything like the runaway success of Mr. McCourts first book, which the British director Robert Parker brought to the screen in 1999. Not to be outdone, Mr. McCourts younger brother Malachy, an actor, brought out two volumes of...
Star News Online, July 11, 2009
...bodysurfing in the waves at Wrightsville when he was 6 years old and was an award-winning member of Robert Parker's famed local 'Hansen' team in the 1960s. The licensed ship's captain has been researching surfing in these waters for years, and he worked...
London Free Press, July 11, 2009
...that's because you can't breeze through his books the way you can with, say, one of Robert Parker's Spencer novels, enjoying the story and then forgetting it the moment you finish the last page. Cook requires more of readers; he forces you to read...
The Drinks Business, July 8, 2009
...the Wines of England and Wales Kathleen Burk and Michael Bywater Is this bottle corked? Oz Clarke Bordeaux Robert Parker The Wine Buyer's Guide (7th Edition) Online Wine Writer of the Year 2009 Julia Harding MW Articles from www.jancisrobinson.com...
Star Press, July 5, 2009
...that's because you can't breeze through his books the way you can with, say, one of Robert Parker's Spencer novels, enjoying the story and then forgetting it the moment you finish the last page. Cook requires more of readers; he forces you to read...
Examiner.com, June 29, 2009
...and Other Stories ?The House on Maple Street? read by Tabitha King ?Umney?s Last Case? read by Robert Parker ?Head Down? read by Stephen King ?Brooklyn August? read by Stephen J. Gould...
Metronews, June 19, 2009
...that's because you can't breeze through his books the way you can with, say, one of Robert Parker's Spencer novels, enjoying the story and then forgetting it the moment you finish the last page. Cook requires more of readers; he forces you to read...
ZDNet, June 18, 2009
...graded on a 1 to 10 or 1 to 100 scale, kind of like a taste score by Robert Parker or The Wine Spectator, for a fermented grape beverage. But it?s coming and Keane wants his outfit to be the one that cracks the code. Literally. Keane is...
Crossville Chronicle, June 15, 2009
...library shelves: Adult Fiction Books Fatally Flaky by Diane Davidson Map of Bones by James Rollins Brimstone by Robert Parker The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman Jupiter?s Bones by Faye Kellerman The Day Trader by Stephen...
Harpers, June 5, 2009
...M Members of Robert Parker's team have accepted paid-for hospitality from wine producers, it has been revealed. Parker has always maintained that accepting free trips would compromise his impartiality, and he has criticised...
Wine Pages, May 25, 2009
...it is still surprising to see that a wine critic can be the subject of a biography. But Robert Parker is no ordinary critic, and more ink has been spent analysing him, than all other wine tasters put together. The first thing to say about McCoy's book is...
Jancisrobinson.com, May 13, 2009
...people had heard of and who they actually follow. And then you had very few people actually citing Robert Parker but his ?I follow him religiously? rating was obviously very, very high whereas Oz?s was very low. So it?s not just who you have you...
Jancisrobinson.com, May 13, 2009
...people had heard of and who they actually follow. And then you had very few people actually citing Robert Parker but his ?I follow him religiously? rating was obviously very, very high whereas Oz?s was very low. So it?s not just who you have you...
Crossville Chronicle, May 4, 2009
...by Andrew Gross Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer Fault Line by Barry Eisler Stranger in Paradise by Robert Parker Corsair by Clive Cussler The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon Honolulu by Alan Brennert Young-Adult Fiction Books Firestar?s Quest...
Forbes.com, April 23, 2009
...innocent, well-researched column on the decline of the Australian wine industry. Discussion ensued on eRobertParker.com (yes, that Robert Parker, the world-famous wine critic and publisher of The Wine Advocate), which Squires peremptorily deleted. What...
Juneau Empire, April 3, 2009
...adult readers to keep you busy while you're waiting for the newest Dana Stabenow, M.C. Beaton, Robert Parker, or Earl Emerson (all newly arrived this week, too). 'The Book of the Unknown,' by Jonathon Keats. A tradition in Judaism says that there must be...
Daily News Tribune, March 29, 2009
...John Gardner pulled it off rather nicely with Ian Fleming's 007, but Robert Parker's attempt to resurrect Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe ('Poodle Springs,' 1989) was a disaster. Now comes veteran mystery writer Joe Gores with 'Spade & Archer,' a...
IF Magazine.com, March 25, 2009
...I like to be transported for those periods of time. I like escaping. Right now, Im deep into Robert Parker with the Spenser series. Im reading them for pleasure. Something that Robert Parker does very well is his attention to detail. I think thats one of...
Seacoast Online, March 19, 2009
...Barbara Delinsky, Run for Your Life by James Patterson, Little Bee by Chris Cleave, Night and Day by Robert Parker, After You've Gone by Jeffrey Lent, The Birthday Present by Barbara Vine, and Samuel Adams: A Life by Ira Stoll (a biography). Also: two...
PensacolaNewsJournal.com, March 15, 2009
...has breakout potential. Daniel is one deeply cool writer who has a dark, funny streak to him. Part Robert Parker and a little bit James Ellroy,' says Simon & Schuster publisher David Rosenthal. 'It's very noir. It's nasty and fast-paced. And none of it...
MAKE MINE MYSTERY, January 6, 2010
...this blog earlier in the year. Murderers Row: . The big hitters, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Lee Child and Robert Parker delivered. I hadn't read Blood Work before, though I thought I knew the story. I was wrong. This is a classic of twists and...
1 Wine Dude, December 30, 2009
...Drops the Cork. Again”) 2) Guess What? You’re White! – American Winemaking’s Diversity Crisis 1) Notorious (Robert Parker is Chasing Shadows) – over 100 comments … yowza! Here’s to another year of crazy-good dialog together! Cheers!...
Whodunit?, December 20, 2009
...up i gave it on a previous blog. crombie is a pro. and i'm almost through with robert parker's the professional. he is. more about parker later. happy holidays to all...
Plastic Bound, December 16, 2009
...injunction that would stop RosettaBooks from selling e-book editions backlist titles by William Styron, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Robert Parker. Random House subsequently dropped its case with RosettaBooks and granted the company 6-year rights for 51 titles....
Maya Reynolds, December 14, 2009
...e-publishing RH backlist titles. RosettaBooks had obtained contracts covering e-book rights to titles by Kurt Vonnegut, William Styron, Robert Parker and other RH authors. At that time EContent quoted Stuart Applebaum, RH's publicist: "Random House owns...
strangepup, November 3, 2009
...seem especially attuned to brand names and the opinions of critics, so much sothat a wine writer like Robert Parker can amass enormous power simply by publishing his opinions. Parker seems to like wines with big fruit, high alcoholic content and low...
Meanderings, October 21, 2009
...Ray. Maybe some of us writers aren't cut out for writing long series. (I wouldn't mind Robert Parker's royalty checks, but I can't even begin to imagine writing the 25th, or even tenth Ray Sharp book.) Or maybe Ray just wasn't the sort of...
Suck It Up, September 25, 2009
...down to the manuscript and rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. Hemmingway did. Everyone does, or should. My understanding is that Robert Parker does not, but maybe he is better than us. Someone is always better. It can happen that almost everyone is better. I...
StitchinByTheLake, August 30, 2009
...of my favorite authors: Jean Auel (Clan of the Cave Bear series), Nora Roberts, James Patterson, Janette Oke, Robert Parker, Jan Karon, John Sandford, Kathy Reichs, Iris Johannson, Adriana Trigiani. Oh my, there are so many I love! So...what are some of...
Winecast, May 31, 2009
...at The Wine Advocate . What transpired was a discussion of wine writer ethics that at one point featured Robert Parker labeling wine blogs, “…the source of much of the misinformation,distortion,and egegious falsehoods spread with reckless...
FriendFeed - public, May 31, 2009
...at The Wine Advocate . What transpired was a discussion of wine writer ethics that at one point featured Robert Parker labeling wine blogs, “…the source of much of the misinformation,distortion,and egegious falsehoods spread with reckless...
Appellation Beer: Beer From a Good Home, May 27, 2009
...the wine blog and wine discussion board world for a while: the ethics of wine writing, centering on Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate . Read it, and check out blog entries from Dr. Vino and Wine Enthusiast columnist Steve Heimoff . Now to beer (and a...
Dr Vino's wine blog, May 26, 2009
...Founder Champions Independence, Two Reviewers Accepted Trips.” Reporter David Kesmodel details the divergence between policy and practice at Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. He acknowledges reporting on this blog that initially raised the questions...
About.com Wine: Most Popular Articles, May 16, 2009
...wine book. Nope this one zealously offers the lowdown on the world of wine. From an interview with Robert Parker and time spent at Bonny Doon Vineyard with Randall Grahm - MacLean brings you face to face with some of the most prominent figures in the...
A Muchness Of Me, May 11, 2009
...Click images for desktop size: "D'Amour" by Douleur I'm re-reading Raymond Chandler's and Robert Parker's "Poodle Springs". That's the book that was supposedly based on notes and pages Chandler was working on when he died. I've heard its anywhere from 5...
Not PC, May 5, 2009
...to help keep this blog and its writer going. They’re all very much appreciated. To paraphrase Robert Parker’s hero Spenser, when I get donations I spring immediately into action: I head for the nearest bookshop . Or Marbeck's . See:...
kate rothwell, May 4, 2009
...don't want to. She's addictive like the cheesy puffs. 3. And then there is the latest Robert Parker book. During a huge nor'easter Susan and Spenser are trapped in a barn on a private island, right after a double homicide, waiting for the murderers' next...
About.com Wine: Most Popular Articles, May 4, 2009
...wine book. Nope this one zealously offers the lowdown on the world of wine. From an interview with Robert Parker and time spent at Bonny Doon Vineyard with Randall Grahm - MacLean brings you face to face with some of the most prominent figures in the...
SaltShaker, May 2, 2009
...out the Wine Advocate on writer Jay Miller accepting all sorts of freebies on his trips, things that Robert Parker specifically claims he doesn’t allow for himself or writers in his magazine. Initially there was denial from the WA camp, circling the...
POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS, April 29, 2009
...Koontz, David Baldacci, Laurell K. Hamilton, Jonathan Kellerman, Stephen King, John Sandford, Clive Cussler, Debbie Macomber, Stuart Woods, Robert Parker, Jeffery Deaver, and Jack Higgins. Twenty-one authors wrote 47 of the 155 novels that sold more than...
On Line Opinion - Latest Articles, April 27, 2009
...kangaroo on the label. It is “sunshine in a bottle”. Inexplicably promoted by the grand American wine critic Robert Parker, this industrial plonk swept the US market. Yellow Tail is produced in Australia’s endangered food bowl, guzzling precious...
jamie goode's wine blog, April 27, 2009
...stated policy of the Wine Advocate and the practice of some the new members of team WA. Specifically, Robert Parker, in his Wine Buyer's Guide , states that he doesn't accept hospitality and pays for his own trips. Some of team WA have taken press trips...
Forbes.com: Wine News, April 23, 2009
...innocent, well-researched column on the decline of the Australian wine industry. Discussion ensued on eRobertParker.com (yes, that Robert Parker, the world-famous wine critic and publisher of The Wine Advocate ), which Squires peremptorily deleted. What...
Britannica Blog, March 26, 2009
...a spectacular double-cross at the very least, no doubt terminating Marlowe’s career as husband suddenly and severely. Robert Parker, the creator of the popular “Spenser” detective series, who now writes an entertaining occasional blog , was called...
LENNDEVOURS, March 24, 2009
...his tireless and proving research. He tells the stories of the wine world's most celebrated names -- Robert Parker, Michael Broadbent, Jancis Robinson -- drawn into the intoxicating chase for the rarest and most glamorous wines. The background,...
LENNDEVOURS, March 24, 2009
...his tireless and proving research. He tells the stories of the wine world's most celebrated names -- Robert Parker, Michael Broadbent, Jancis Robinson -- drawn into the intoxicating chase for the rarest and most glamorous wines. The background,...
spineless?, March 23, 2009
...titles added to the Edinburgh campus library at Riccarton include Comparative international acco unting , by Christopher Nobes and Robert Parker ( additional information for this title is available), and Management accounting for business , by Colin...
Ask MetaFilter, March 22, 2009
...there was a private investigator outside his house yesterday and he might actually be the son of novelist Robert Parker and perhaps he and I don't have the same father and is Brother #2 the same child our mother miscarried 27 years ago and when he tried...
mango & ginger, March 18, 2009
...which is crazy when you consider that Reidel glasses are now available at Target. The article jibes with Robert Parker's look at the last 30 years in US wine history that ran in Food & Wine last September . So I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but it...
