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“So that’s how you do it!”
The Moment Elmore Leonard Discovered George V. Higgins.
Feb 8
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Brittany Frederick talks Justified
Meeting Elmore Leonard and seeing how the show kept his voice
Feb 5
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Dutch’s Introduction to Detroit: The Renaissance City by Balthazar Korab
The first in a series of posts showcasing Elmore Leonard’s skill as a non-fiction writer.
Jan 31
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ICE MAN
The 2012 prophetic story that set the stage for the novel Dutch never got to finish.
Jan 29
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Tense ‘City Primeval’ is local author at his best
Headline of my Fall, 1980 review in the Oakland (MI) Press
Jan 27
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The First Time I Read Elmore Leonard
It was In an ad in Hot Rod Magazine for Hurst Floor Shifters
Jan 24
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Dutch Adapts Wild Card: A Cynical Political Thriller
Wild Card did not get past the first draft, but it showed how Dutch wasn’t following a book overloaded with scientific jargon — he was ignoring that…
Jan 22
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Dutch Reads When the Women Come Out to Dance
A rare opportunity to hear the whole short story, start to finish.
Jan 19
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How Fury at 4-Turnings Became The Treasure of Mungo’s Landing
Guided by collector Joel Lyczak, I uncovered a lost Elmore Leonard western short story at the New York Public Library.
Jan 16
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Driving Dutch Into His City Primeval
For my August 1980 Monthly Detroit profile, photographer Eric Smith and I drove Dutch into his City Primeval—Detroit—to visit key locations from the…
Jan 13
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The Real Chili Palmer Hits Hollywood
The character John Travolta played in Get Shorty, named Chili Palmer, is based on Ernesto "Chili’ Palmer," who helped Elmore Leonard and me with…
Jan 10
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Why Charlie Martz and Other Stories Should Never Have Been Published
Respecting Elmore Leonard’s legacy means honoring his wishes.
Jan 7
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