Bill Bryan’s Keep It Real is one of the funniest and best books of the year. It is utterly vicious in it’s humor and smart as hell in it’s satire of L.A. life, Hollywood, and the Reality Television industry. Not a page goes by where there’s not something incredibly offensive, and if you have a working … Continue reading
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PUBLISHER: St. Martin’s MinotaurMSRP: $23.95PAGES: 336AUTHOR WEBSITE: CLICK HERE Chelsea Cain’s serial killer thriller Heartsick has hit big. It’s everywhere, pimped to the fullest extreme at every major bookstore, ranked high on Amazon and making its best of ’07 List, and it has Youtube videos as part of its promotion. … Continue reading
I always liked the aspect in The Big Lebowski that the story of the Dude was a modern legend, that it somehow came upon a mysterious stranger to tell us the story. Myth is important, it keeps things interesting, and that’s why so many legends endure the ages. Craig McDonald understands this, that character should … Continue reading
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!MSRP: 14.95AUTHOR: Craig McDonaldPUBLISHER: Bleak House BooksPAGES: 300Author website You’ve never heard of Hector Lassiter? Pulp novelist. Screenwriter. The man who lied about his age to ride in the Pershing Expedition? Who went overseas to fight in Europe? Notorious womanizer. He had that famous falling out with Hemingway and had a … Continue reading
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!MSRP: $14.95AUTHOR: Richard KadreyPUBLISHER: Night Shade BooksPAGES: 256 This is my favorite fantasy novel of the year, and I hate fantasy*. It’s an old and somewhat tired concept: Regular guy has his eyes opened to the weird wonders of the world and beyond and finds that he’s the better for it, … Continue reading
When talking to Steve Hockensmith, there is an on-going theme. Something he keeps coming back to: His books don’t sell as well as he and his publisher want and the future of the books is uncertain. This should not be. His books are funny, original, and rather than plots driving the characters, the characters drive … Continue reading
The Electric Church is a confident novel, full of ideas and fresh takes on familliar ideas in science fiction. Jeff Somers is a refreshingly honest and genuine guy. You get the sense that he’s just excited about thinking up cool ideas and writing them as a reader would be flipping through the pages. Funny too, … Continue reading
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!MSRP: $12.99AUTHOR: Jeff SomersPUBLISHER: OrbitPAGES: 384Author Website (You really should take some time and explore this site. It’s a visual treat and eerie as hell and actually adds to the world Somers created) I don’t usually judge a book by its cover, but the cover to The Electric Church is … Continue reading
Richard K. Morgan is a brilliant writer. I’ve never seen such perfect worlds created using both cyberpunk and noir, and the dystopic worlds that Richard create are the most real and compelling I’ve come across since Blade Runner. His writing is sexy, full of depth, and always provoke thought and are dangerous in the best … Continue reading
I wish I had a way for you to see John Connolly talk and answer questions in person. He is an extremely charismatic and charming man, full of energy and stories. He talks like he writes and that makes meeting him all the more interesting. He clearly loves being a writer and connecting with his … Continue reading