Dennis Lehane’s Southern Roots
The Birmingham News presents an interesting interview with Dennis Lehane about his new collection of short stories, Coronado. Leaving his familiar Boston landscape behind, Lehane set most of this collection in the South and West. ” felt a lot of love when I was writing about sitting outside of a trailer and listening to cicadas…
continue readingStrauss Sells TV Show
You might recall my interview with bestselling author Neil Strauss that posted around this time last year. Strauss’ The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists continues to sell well, hovering at #80 on the Amazon sales ranking, almost a year after its release. And while you may not strive to transform into a ladykiller-extraordinaire, you could do far…
continue readingCNN: Comically Nefarious Nemesis?
Did Stan Lee assume the photo editor position at CNN? Did Marvel Comics purchase the news giant and I just missed the memo? Or has Central Casting really taken over our nation’s criminal underworld to produce bad guys who look like someone that Captain America should punch out? I mean, first, there were those creepy photos…
continue readingInterview: Kevin Sampsell, Publisher
In addition to being an excellent writer and musician, Zack Wentz also conducts a damn good interview. He recently stepped up to the Slushpile.net plate and spoke to multi-talented Kevin Samsell for us. Their chat was a great meeting of artistic minds. Here’s Zack… ***** The Pacific Northwest has always been a hotbed (despite being such a cold, damp…
continue readingReview: The Garbageman and the Prostitute
My review of The Garbageman and the Prostitute by Zack Wentz appeared on PopMatters last Friday. If you didn’t see it, be sure to check out the entire piece here. And we’ll let Zack keep on keeping on here at Slushpile.net since he was kind enough to interview Kevin Sampsell for me. Check out the next…
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