![]() Why is such ogling, mingling, or rubbing of shoulders with celebrities in person such a source of pleasure and self-fulfillment? The Celebrity of Celebrity (PAUL HOLLANDER, January 17, 2007, NY Sun) Posted by Orrin Judd at 12:20 AM THE RIGHT TO 15 MINUTES: The Charlie Resnick series, which he stopped writing a couple years ago, is outstanding. And when those people are other writers, it means a lot." ![]() "It's people who are aware of your work over a period of time. "The really nice thing about it is that it isn't based on one particular work," he says. The Crime Writers' Association has given him its most coveted award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger, for "sustained excellence" in the genre. Harvey has now further proof of the esteem in which he's held. Why has it taken so long? I know of no other crime writer who writes so well, has attracted such unanimously positive reviews, and been so respected by his fellow writers - yet failed to become the household name and bestselling author that he deserved to be. John Harvey has now reached that status, but there remains a mystery. YOU'VE MADE IT AS A CRIME writer when the jackets of your novels proclaim your name in huge colourful capitals, while the titles of the books lurk modestly below. (Marcel Berlins, 3/27/07, Times of London) Now his new hero is also giving him the public recognition he deserves. ![]() Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:53 AM SUCCESS IS NICE, BUT WE MISS CHARLIE:Ī mystery he isn't better known: John Harvey has long been the crime writers' crime writer.
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