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Tag Archives: Dennis Lehane
That Dog Gone Tessa (Psychic Friend Edition)
When last the hardreading staff heard from estimable local author Dennis Lehane, he seemed to have come to his senses regarding the Lehane family’s Javertesque search for its lost dog, Tessa. Via the Boston Herald (the go-to site for Tessanalia) last month: … Continue reading
That Dog Gone Tessa (Lehane Exits Brookline Edition)
According to our dogged local tabloid, Dennis (Call Me Javert) Lehane is giving up the Brookline canine patrol for his runaway pooch Tessa. From today’s Boston Herald (web edition): Lehane says he’ll take down missing dog fliers Crime scribe Dennis Lehane says … Continue reading
That Dog Gone Tessa (Mean Brookline Edition)
Last week the hardwalking staff reported on the flood of Lost Dog flyers in the Brookline Village area compliments of local author Dennis Lehane, whose pursuit of his runaway pooch Tessa is positively Javertesque. Now comes the backlash. From today’s Boston Herald: Official … Continue reading
That Dog Gone Tessa (Robocall Edition)
Think of it as Les Poocherables: Boston author Dennis Lehane as Javert, and his runaway dog Tessa as Jean Valjean. The hardwalking staff has already chronicled Act One: The ubiquitous flyers Lehane and his wife Angie have posted up and down … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Lehane, findtoto.org, Javert, Jean Valjean, Les Poocherables, Lost Pet Alert, Tessa
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Dennis Lehane Didn’t Just Lose His Dog; He’s Losing His ‘Lost Dog’ Flyers Too
The hardwalking staff had the oddest experience on our post-prandial promenade last night. Strolling up Harvard Street, we encountered a five-block stretch between Brookline Village and Coolidge Corner that contained dozens of flyers seeking information about local author Dennis Lehane’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Boston Herald, Dennis Lehane, Finding Tessa, New York Times, Rich People's Problems
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Our Dogged Local Tabloid (Dennis Lehane Edition)
When the Boston Herald gloms onto a good human interest story, it’s like a dog with a bone. And that goes double for the sad tale of author Dennis Lehane’s dog Tessa, who’s been missing since Christmas Eve. Today the … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald To Globe: Wrong, Baby, Wrong)
Dennis Lehane is all lathered up, according to the Boston Herald’s Track Gals (and Megan!), because a Boston Globe review of his latest book, Live By Night, implied that he’s a racist. At least that’s how Lehane reads it. Details … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dennis Lehane, IGTLTDT, Live By Night, Track Gals (and Megan!)
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“Town” & Letdown
Ben Affleck’s new flick “The Town” has debuted to boffo box office and boffo reviews. The Wall Street Journal loved it, the Boston Phoenix lionized it, and in the Boston Globe Dennis Lehane defended it. The Missus and I, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Affleck, Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix, Dennis Lehane, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, The Town, Wall Street Journal
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