Paula L Woods

Book Critic (@latimesbooks), Editor, Mystery Author, LA Times Book Prize judge, Curator. Bringing Together Good People, Good Books and Good Food. She/her/hers

[Paula L Woods @BookDishDine]

5 mysteries to read this fall https://t.co/BdOruPrrkt

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What events and books have shaped your life—here are mine! Los Angeles' mass uprisings in search of Black justice have punctuated my life, and my library https://t.co/6Oo74G3Xok

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Take a look at my latest mystery column, edited by the great Boris Kachka… https://t.co/Xu4pyU5JOL

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@meganeabbott Now this is really high on my list of “must-sees”!

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@RuthWareWriter Trust me, the very best restaurant in Savannah is The Grey. Website is https://t.co/oPv2PaKg4n

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@LeeGoldberg Yup, especially banks checking on accounts we’ve allegedly opened all over the country!

[Megan Abbott @meganeabbott]

"I wish to live to 150 years old, but the day I die, I wish it to be with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other."

Happy birthday, the divine Ava Gardner ...

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@LeeGoldberg Please post the title of this book so I can avoid it in my gift giving this year.

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So happy to have talked with Tananarive Due about her groundbreaking career and latest novel… https://t.co/HpPm0PqZmP

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Get ready for a great conversation in the @latimes I had with @TananariveDue about #BlackHorror and her new book, The Reformatory!

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Not to mention, given our racist culture, the troubling optics of a Black woman kissing and flirting with a primate! Where are this young woman’s advisers?

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Don’t miss this great collection of stories set in South L.A.! https://t.co/RMEwUcWVHm

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A new Don Winslow book is a cause for celebration. And it’s the first in a trilogy! My review… https://t.co/5qa7D03asn

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I wholeheartedly agree. This book is a beautifully written, thoughtful book that will give you clear sighted view of where we are in this country but will continue to make you hopeful. Brave, Elizabeth!

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

In her book, she uses the lens of the 2020 movement for racial justice to explore its impact on the Black experience—the joy, the fear, the frustration. It is powerful, poignant, and deeply moving. I hope you’ll check it out.

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Time to cozy up to a few good mysteries. Here are some I’ve been excited to read this winter… https://t.co/EcjKYm1xVL

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What fun it was to interview CWofC co-founder and novelist Kellye Garrett about her new book… https://t.co/II5DfWmdmR

[SJ Rozan @SJRozan]

One of those writers is me…

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@powerlanguish congrats on the sale to the NYT!

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Dude, reviewing T. Jefferson Parker’s coming-of-age mystery was an mind-expanding experience! https://t.co/IaMlIgztNO

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@NewYorker @LaurenBacall_