Jones Interviewed at The Cult
Stephen Graham Jones was one of the first authors to grace us with an interview and his work is always a blessing. His new book, Demon Theory, is scheduled for release later this spring and his shiny new website is up and running. And to top it all off, there is a fantastic interview with Stephen over…
continue readingRIP Peter Benchley
There were numerous reports on Sunday (here’s one from CNN) that Peter Benchley, author of Jaws and other books, passed away at the age of 65. Benchley was an advocate for shark research and protection, as his wife recalled, “Peter kept telling people the book was fiction, it was a novel, and that he no more…
continue readingLiterary Losers
Publishers Marketplace ran a news item the other day about a book deal that includes some of our favorite writers… John McNally, author of The Book of Ralph: A Novel, sold the rights to When I was a Loser to the Free Press last week. The book is scheduled for publication in 2007. It is an anthology of 30…
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Check out the new issue of Inked. They’re great folks over there doing some fine work that goes into a bit of a different direction than many of the other tattoo magazines. Inked features fashion, music, and other cultural discussions. And this issue contains some of my work as well! So please bear with my shameless…
continue readingAlways Nice to See a Salinger Reference
It’s always nice to see someone refer to J.D. Salinger, even if the reference is a tad inappropriate. CNN, in a report on Sly Stone’s appearance at the Grammys the other night, stated that the musician, “the J.D. Salinger of funk, was drawn out of seclusion by a Grammys tribute.” I wouldn’t say that Stone,…
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