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A STRANGER KILLED KATY is now on audio
This past spring, I received an email from Tantor Media, a leading independent publisher of audiobooks. The company offered to publish an...
William D. LaRue
Aug 17, 2021


Watertown Daily Times examines murder of Katy Hawelka, parole issues, and my book about both
This photo of Katy Hawelka was provided to the Times by her family. Watertown Daily Times reporter Ellis Giacomelli did a great job...
William D. LaRue
Apr 19, 2021

55 Plus magazine tells story behind A STRANGER KILLED KATY
55 Plus magazine in Syracuse just published reporter Margaret McCormick's splendid article about the research and writing of A STRANGER...
William D. LaRue
Apr 3, 2021


A humble author's Q&A with The Authors Guild
I am a member of The Authors Guild, which recently posted a brief Q&A in which I answer questions about why I think writing is important,...
William D. LaRue
Mar 13, 2021


Dan Cummings and the art of the TV interview
As the television critic for The Syracuse Post-Standard from 1991 to 2007, there were many times when I interviewed executives, news...
William D. LaRue
Feb 12, 2021


Following the paper trail in writing A STRANGER KILLED KATY
ABOVE: A page from Brian McCarthy's prison file. In the summer of 2018, I sat at a desk inside the village police station in Potsdam, New...
William D. LaRue
Jan 22, 2021


Why I Wrote A STRANGER KILLED KATY
I first met Terry Taber in spring 2018 at Riley’s restaurant in Syracuse, New York, where I picked at my salad of ribeye steak over mixed...
William D. LaRue
Jan 6, 2021
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