Blog | Mark Rubinstein

The Old Man and the Sea

Okay, I admit to regretting all the classics I never read as a kid, or even as an adult. There […]

I’ve been asked if I keep a writing schedule. Yes and No. There’s simply no way to strictly adhere to […]

For all you lovers of horror novels out there, there’s one book by the master that’s far scarier than any […]

I am re-reading “Next” by James Hynes. This novel is worth every second of the time spent to read it, […]

Reading “A Study in Scarlet,” one of the early Sherlock Holmes mysteries. It’s quaint and time-bound by the conventions of […]

While “Breaking Bad” is not a novel, it’s disturbing to see how money and commercial interest can interfere with good […]

This is the first short story by Barry Eisler I’ve read. Dox, who has appeared in other novels, is the […]

I’ve just seen Oliver Stone’s rendering of Don Winslow’s “Savages.” The film is a wonderful translation of the novel, done […]

Well, of course I’m aware that this one won the Mann Booker prize for fiction, so it was a no-brainer […]

I’ve read all the John Rain thrillers over the last few years. They are extremely engrossing. The details of Tokyo […]