Richard Price

2 months ago | wpr.org | Doug Gordon |Richard Price

Richard Price has been described as "the premier chronicler of life in urban America." He's the author of the novels " Lush Life" and "Clockers," which Spike Lee adapted into a movie. Price has also written for one of the best television series ever made. You know which one I'm talking about. That's right. It's "The Wire."Price's latest novel is called "Lazarus Man." It's inspired by the tragic true story of a gas leak, an explosion and the collapse of a five-story tenement in East Harlem in 2014.

Nov 22, 2024 | bookreporter.com | Richard Price

When Richard Price offers up a new novel, it is usually a chunky tome that revolves around the streets and the people who literally make them. Set in Harlem, LAZARUS MAN is another look at the community in which he is most interested (and where he has lived since the year the book takes place). In 2008, the collapse of a five-story building impacts a Harlem neighborhood much like 9/11 reshaped entire cities. The people are torn apart, grieving those who have lost their homes and their lives.

Nov 8, 2024 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Richard Price |Chris Vognar

“Lazarus Man” by Richard Price. Photo: Farrar Straus and GirouxYou often find Richard Price’s novels in the mystery/thriller section of your local bookstore (if you’re lucky enough to still have one), which is fair enough. He writes, more often than not, about crime, and he certainly knows how to twist a plot.

Aug 28, 2024 | aol.com | Richard Price

Work has begun on transforming a 1960s shopping centre to make way for housing, retail and new green spaces. York Place in Newcastle-under-Lyme was initially slated for demolition to be replaced by two buildings and a public square. However, under a revised scheme, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council said it was cheaper and quicker to repurpose the existing framework of the building instead. The authority said the main building phase of the project would start in a few months’ time.

Jul 12, 2024 | bbc.com | Richard Price

MP fears for hospice's future over funding gapBy Richard Price, BBC News, West MidlandsBirmingham HospiceAn MP has written to NHS bosses over concerns about end-of-life care in the West Midlands. Paulette Hamilton, MP for Birmingham Erdington, told NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) chief executive David Melbourne that redundancies at Birmingham Hospice could lead to people dying without the dignity or support they deserve.