James H Lewis

The third Lydia Barnwell Pittsburgh-based police procedural has just been released.

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My short story is honored

My short story, “The Guardian,” won second prize in Pennwriters annual short story competition. I would love to post a link, but I’ve submitted it to several markets and need it to remain unpublished for now.

Great review for new Lydia Barnwell mystery

Except they’re not conservative. I’m not either, so I’m not defending the reputation. But they are authoritarians.

We had not intended to attend the Shaw Festival this summer, but now I’m planning to go just to stick it to the man.

If I’d known 12 years ago my grandson would become a Weird Al Yankovic fan, I would have had him sooner.

I'm trying not to see an omen in Sovereignty beating out Journalism at the Kentucky Derby today.

My mystery novels are available on all platforms. It is not necessary to buy them on AZ.

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A new Lydia Barnwell mystery

The third novel in the Lydia Barnwell mystery series will be released on July 14. The ebook edition is now available for pre-order, while the print version will be released on the day of publication. You…

http://jameshlewis.com/2025/04/21/a-new-lydia-barnwell-mystery/

Change of venue for today’s book fair

There’s been a change of location for today’s Spring Local Authors Fair. The event, featuring fifteen local authors, will be held from Noon-4, Saturday, April 5, at South Fayette Community Center, in the same building as the library. 515 Millers Run Road,…

Join me this weekend

I’m one of the fifteen Pittsburgh-area writers attending the Spring Local Author Fair at the South Fayette Library on Saturday, April 5th from Noon until 4. Come by and say hello.

Anyone out there available for a read through and grammar check of a 74k mystery? Send cost via message.

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Well put. Reading aloud is SOP for me, but the results still astound me. I’ve been over this time three times, yet still…

In Sweden, the time between the end of winter and the last snowfall is called the false spring.

It is amazing the typos and errors I uncover just by reading my draft aloud.
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I wish to announce that, despite politicians playing with my brain and the natural order of things, I awoke at the same hour I usually do.
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Did they try to reddup your prose?

Seventy-five writing days in, the first draft of my tenth novel is complete. Now the real work begins. It’s my third Lydia Barnwell novel, and I’m already plotting the next.
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PSO Recreates a Bygone Movie Era with 'Pixar in Concert' By JAMES H LEWIS In the beginning, there were no words. Movies were silent, with only the mugging of actors and occasional text establishing the plot. Sound, if you were fortunate enough to live in…

My review of “Pixar in Concert” by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra last night. onstagepittsburgh.com/2025/03/02/p...

“Spooky stuff for discerning readers”

That’s how the Short Mystery Fiction Society characterized my short story in “Yellow Mama” webzine. Read it here.

Man, can I relate.

What are you reading right now? I’ll start. The Ride of her Life by Elizabeth Letts. A well told story about a single woman in her 60s who travels by horse from Maine to California.
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Deborah Kalb interview

Noted book blogger Deborah Kalb interviewed me on the publication of my latest novel, Death of a Mama’s Boy. Deborah has followed my work from the first novel, and I deeply appreciate her interest. Read it here. Order your copy.

“Death of a Mama’s Boy” is here

Death of a Mama’s Boy, the second Lydia Barnwell mystery, is now available everywhere, including independent bookstores through Bookshop. A patrol officer investigates the break-in at a funeral home and is surprised by the perpetrator hiding in a casket. Hours…

Read my latest short story

Yellow Mama, a mystery webzine, has just published my short story, The Night Caller, a mystery with paranormal overtones. It's a quick read, 1,200 words. Best of all, it's free. I hope you enjoy it. Read it for free

Slow cooker. Without the w, it may be a brand name.

“Death of a Mama’s Boy” one week away

Death of a Mama's Boy, the second Lydia Barnwell mystery, will be available on all platforms on Tuesday, February 18. A patrol officer investigates the break-in at a funeral home and is surprised by the perpetrator hiding in a casket. Hours later, he's found…

I was happy to see the Charlie Mack series, written by my friend Cheryl Head, used as a Jeopardy clue last night.
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