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staticEchoes: An interview with Jonathan Maberry

Written by admin on March 9, 2010 – 7:36 pm -

He’s written for magazines and comics and penned multiple fiction and non- fiction novels and short stories . View original post here: staticEchoes: An interview with Jonathan Maberry  Read More →


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The Millions: What About Genre, What About Horror?

Written by admin on March 9, 2010 – 6:33 am -

Crime novels and horror stories huddle down here in the gutter, right?, while real literature lives in the fragrant uplands and on the radiant peaks where plotting is at most secondary and life proceeds by instinct and intelligence, … Read more: The Millions: What About Genre, What About Horror?  Read More →


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Self-publishing success story: JA Konrath sells 30K Kindle Ebooks …

Written by admin on March 8, 2010 – 11:45 pm -

It’s no secret that I write scary books under the pen name Jack Kilborn. Go here to see the original:  Self-publishing success story: JA Konrath sells 30K Kindle Ebooks …  Read More →


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Talking Comics with Tim: Ho Che Anderson | Robot 6 @ Comic Book …

Written by admin on March 8, 2010 – 5:30 pm -

Having music inform a period tale is a natural, to set the mood, to orient the reader to the time period, and even though I couldn’t use the actual music, I could at least use song lyrics to suggest music. A lot of the stuff that made it … Go here to see the original: Talking Comics with Tim: Ho Che Anderson | Robot 6 @ Comic Book …  Read More →


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The Halifax Reader - Halifax Public Libraries: Size Matters

Written by admin on March 8, 2010 – 4:26 pm -

Wife’s tale - Lori Lansen. I have already blogged about one of this author’s other books , “The Girls” so when I saw she had another new novel I figured I would try it out Here is the original: The Halifax Reader - Halifax Public Libraries: Size Matters  Read More →


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zoran rosko vacuum player: David Britton – Truly radical, vicious …

Written by admin on March 8, 2010 – 11:16 am -

What’s more, they do not tack a moral to the end of their tales . This is not to say that there are no morals but rather that there are no easy answers, seals of approval, rubber stamps, calmatives (”don’t worry, it’s just fiction , the jackboots won’t hurt you”). Read the rest here: zoran rosko vacuum player: David Britton – Truly radical, vicious …  Read More →


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Gregory Bernard Banks – Scairy Tales: 13 Tantalizing Tales of …

Written by admin on March 8, 2010 – 7:01 am -

Scairy Tales is a collection of 13 short stories with predominantly Horror-based themes. While these are mostly contemporary stories that include elements of fantasy and science fiction as well, there are werewolves and vampires and … However, how many times have you heard a reader say, “It was a good book , but I didn’t like the way it ended.” They might as well have said, “That author saw me coming. Go here to see the original:  Gregory Bernard Banks – Scairy Tales: 13 Tantalizing Tales of …  Read More →


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March 6, 2010: Actor Jamil Walker Smith wants to hear from YOU! My …

Written by admin on March 6, 2010 – 6:47 pm -

Published back in 1956, the book paints a scenario so deeply unsettling that it rivals any contemporary work of apocalyptic fiction . The rest is here: March 6, 2010: Actor Jamil Walker Smith wants to hear from YOU! My …  Read More →


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Schenker Will Be Leading Group on a Joycean Odyssey

Written by admin on March 4, 2010 – 11:01 pm -

He is quick to point out, however, that he doesn’t expect his readers to understand everything they read in “Ulysses,” and will discourage them from using guidebooks to help decipher the fiction . … Over the years, Schenker has covered every literary genre, from mystery novels to poetry to drama to autobiography Continued here: Schenker Will Be Leading Group on a Joycean Odyssey  Read More →


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Book Review – Assegai, by Wilbur Smith: A Tale of Adventure and …

Written by admin on March 4, 2010 – 10:47 pm -

Wilbur Smith once again proves himself a master storyteller with “Assegai”, his latest fiction novel about the Courtneys in Africa. When Leon Courtney manages to gain employment as a professional hunter, guiding wealthy and powerful .. Read the original here:  Book Review – Assegai, by Wilbur Smith: A Tale of Adventure and …  Read More →


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