To coincide with my appearance at the Blue Metropolis literary festival, the Montreal Gazette commissioned writer Harold Heft to do an interview and profile. He asked a lot of good questions, not all of which could make it into the final copy, so I am including both here: first the profile, then the full interview. [...]
Howard Shrier likes his crime fiction hard-boiled, no chaser. So, after nearly three decades as a writer in one capacity or another, from journalist to corporate communications, when it was time to develop the lead character of his debut novel, Buffalo Jump, it was rough and tumble all the way. "I love the classic American private [...]
By Jim Napier, The Sherbrooke Record, Friday, October 30, 2009 Crime books reviewer Jim Napier gave rave reviews to all four Geller novels. He interviewed me after Buffalo Jump won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Time flies. Almost 18 months have passed since I first reviewed Canadian crime writer Howard Shrier. [...]
The Globe and Mail asked me to contribute an essay about the challenges of writing a second book. The following was posted on Globe Online Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. My first novel, Buffalo Jump, took four years to complete, from the first notes scribbled on the back of an envelope to the final manuscript accepted by [...]
Howard Shrier was born and raised in Montreal but now calls Toronto his home. After his successful debut novel, Buffalo Jump, Howard Shrier is back with High Chicago, the next in the Jonah Geller series. Experience Toronto had the chance to chat with the author about the book,his thoughts on Toronto and much more. ETO: What [...]
IN THE TRENCH-COAT TRENCHES: IT TOOK A WHILE FOR SLEUTH STORY WRITER TO PURSUE HIS MUSE. Mike Boone. The Gazette, Friday, September 05, 2008 It’s a subtle and, the author says, inadvertent homage to an educator. Howard Shrier will read from Buffalo Jump, his debut mystery novel, at the Shaar Hashomayim synagogue on Sunday. Among the characters in [...]
Howard Shrier is a two-time winner of the Arthur Ellis Award, Canada’s highest prize for crime fiction. The author of the acclaimed Jonah Geller series and other works, he publishes new stories and helps emerging authors finish their books, all on this site.
