George Pelecanos is a busy man.
(Season 2 premiered to strong reviews Sunday.)
In between all that, however, Pelecanos has remained a prolific and acclaimed crime novelist.
Mulholland Books
The book gradually introduces new perspectives and comes together as another satisfying page-turner from Pelecanos.
Read on for more, and purchase your copy ofThe Man Who Came Uptownhere.
I like writing about people who spend their time trying to help others for the greater good.
Thats what Americans are supposed to be about, right?
Also, this is a pretty hot crime novel.
What kind of research did you do for the book?My usual street research.
I spend my days wandering around the city, talking to people on both sides of the law.
Or just hanging out, listening.
I attempt to figure out whats going on out there.
People like to talk to me.
I dont know why.
A love of reading is a key theme in the book.
Knowing a man well never leads to hate and almost always leads to love.
have a go at understand each other.
We could all take a moment to reclaim that kind of humanity now.
Ive seen firsthand how books can change peoples lives.
It happened to me.
Youre running a TV show now, of course.
How do you balance novel writing with the demands of scripted TV?I compartmentalize my various jobs.
When Im running a TV series, thats all I do.
When I write a book, Im on it seven days a week.
I had a window between television seasons, so I used that time to write a novel.
Im very busy, and its a blessing.
I like to work.
But you should see my scripts.
Theyre dense, written like paragraphs in a novel, and very detailed.
So Id say it goes both ways.
It doesnt mean that he is going to a high-end neighborhood.
But its home, and its a much better place than where hes been.
Its a hopeful title.
The protagonist in my book, Michael Hudson, means to stay in that better place.
