Faulkner Influence in Stephen King Stories

At the same time I was marveling at Martha Grimes’ Emma Graham series (Hotel Paradise, Cold Flat Junction, and Belle Ruin) and having a grand time with Jury in the Richard Jury series, I was also having fun identifying and guessing at the literary and cultural influences on Martha Grimes. I finally had a reason [...]

Billy and Stevie, Storytellers Par Excellence

One of my favorite authors, Martha Grimes, gained even more points when one of her characters in Belle Ruin carries around a battered William Faulkner reader in his back pocket. The character is so attached to William Faulkner that he refers to him as “Billy”. If I was stranded on a desert island with only [...]