Category Archives: News

Talkin’ ’bout TV

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Jonathan

Let’s talk television, which just may be the new novel. Something that frightens me, being a writer and all. It’s so hard to compete with all of those great shows, even some of the not so great ones. Binge-watching is just so… addictive. I know Read more…

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Draw With Me in Italy

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Jonathan

Imagine… Drawing in and around the hills of Assisi… Looking at nature, architecture, the figure, all the while soaking up Italian culture. Looking and learning from Giotto’s amazing & beautiful frescoes just a few steps away in the cathedral. All of this, and more. Like I’ve been Read more…

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Summer Workshop at CFA

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Jonathan

Dear Friends, I will be teaching a 4-day intensive short story crime fiction workshop July 13-16 at the Center For Fiction. My intention is to bring students from story inception all the way to a polished ready-for-submission piece of work. If you know anyone who Read more…

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Saul Bellow Centennial Celebration

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Jonathan

A great night of Bellow readings to a SRO crowd at Housing Works NYC. Beena Kamlani, Saul Bellow’s last editor, who put the event together, introduced the evening with a few personal stories about working with the author later in his life. The poet and literary Read more…

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NY Press – Twenty Writers’ Worth of Crime in New York City

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Jonathan

Thanks to NY Press for this great interview about Inherit the Dead. “It is said that the generosity of crime fiction writers exists because the authors get their frustrations out on their twisted pages. There is no better tribute to their kindness than when they Read more…

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A Conversation with Omnimystery News

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Jonathan

Omnimystery News: Tell us a little more about your novels and anthologies. Jonathan Santlofer: I have written two series, one with ex-cop Kate McKinnon, the second with police forensic sketch artist Nate Rodriguez. I love the idea of a recurring character and I intend to Read more…

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Inherit the Dead on NY Times Bestseller List!

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Jonathan

We did it! “Inherit the Dead” is on the NY Times bestseller list! #15 on ebooks and #18 on the combined list. Congrats to every author who donated their talent and time to this worthy and exciting project.

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Guest Blogging with the BookBitch – Inherit the Dead

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Jonathan

The wonderful Stacy Alessi, AKA the “Book Bitch” (and anyone who knows Stacy knows she is anything but a bitch), asked me to write a guest blog about the creation/editing of the serial novel “Inherit the Dead,” which I did for Touchstone/Simon & Schuster. It Read more…

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Safe Horizon – Inherit the Dead Benefit – October 9th, 2013

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Jonathan

Editor Jonathan Santlofer has arranged to donate any royalties in excess of editor and contributor compensation to Safe Horizon, the leading victim assistance agency in the country. Safe Horizon envisions a society free of family and community violence and leads the way by empowering victims Read more…

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Inherit the Dead – In Stores Now – 20 Great Writers – 1 Noir Tale

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Jonathan

With an Introduction by Lee Child and a special note to the reader by Linda Fairstein. Inherit the Dead is a serial novel with each author contributing a chapter. I think readers will be amazed at how well the plot holds together while each writer’s Read more…

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