Dr. Wilkins made headlines in the Kansas City Star for years as that publication followed her wild marital shenanigans. Eighty years after her murder, she's made headlines in the Star again in a nice writeup on my book by Conger Beasley Jr (who I am told is "no slouch").
Meanwhile, Booklist blessed it with a star, and author Robert Waters was also kind enough to give it a nod.
I'll be in Kansas City on July 15 at the Plaza Branch library, where I'll speak at 6:30 "On Gold Diggers, True Crime, Librarians, and Jesse James."
I remember reading about this a few years back, and it seemed interesting. Thanks for this post, I'll be sure to get the book.
Posted by: Ares Vista | July 01, 2009 at 01:20 PM
This is such an interesting subject. This woman's life was a unique one, as short as it was.
Posted by: download music | July 01, 2009 at 01:22 PM
This is a pretty good review. It must be pretty exciting for you to see your book written up in the paper. Congrats!
Posted by: Mary Claire | July 02, 2009 at 06:54 PM