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Robert Zemeckis to Resurrect “The Witches”

By Heather Quinlan June 21, 2018 In News 0 movies, roald dahl 0

Roald Dahl’s 1973 novel “The Witches,” about a little boy who gets mixed up with a coven, was given the big-screen treatment back in 1990,

Palahniuk Ripped Off

By Scott McKenzie June 4, 2018 In News 0 No tags 0

Guitarist Steve Vai recalls asking Frank Zappa for advice. “What’s the one thing you would tell an aspiring musician?” the awe struck kid asked.

Sally Field, BEA 2018, and the “C” Word

By Heather Quinlan June 1, 2018 In News 0 bea, Donald Trump 0

The first thing I noticed upon entering the Javits Center’s #BEA2018 was the above poster of a young Sally Field,

Philip Roth Has Died

By Heather Quinlan May 23, 2018 In News 0 claire bloom, goodbye columbus 0

Philip Roth died yesterday at the age of 85 from congestive heart failure. And … what else can be written about Philip Roth that hasn’t already been written?

The Bonfire Extinguished

By Heather Quinlan May 15, 2018 In News 0 a man in full, bonfire of the vanities 0

Pamela Paul, editor of the New York Times Book Review, described Tom Wolfe’s death as the “passing of an era.”

He was known for coining phrases such as “radical chic”—a derogatory term for pretentious liberals—and “the Me Decade,” which described the self-indulgence of the 1970s.

Do No Harm – and don’t skip this book

By Patrick Kansa May 15, 2018 In Reviews 0 Henry Marsh, neurosurgery 0

I just recently finished Do No Harm: stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh,

With ‘Kingshold’, you’ve got a fun fantasy read

By Patrick Kansa April 20, 2018 In Book Reviews, Fiction, Slushpile Exclusive 0 fantasy 1

I do not quite recall how I stumbled across D.P. Woolliscroft a month or so ago, but boy, am I glad that I did.

The healthy glow of those Radium Girls

By Patrick Kansa March 27, 2018 In Non-Fiction, Reviews 0 Kate Moore, Radium 1

At least, that’s how those in charge framed things in the plants that were running in Orange, NJ and Ottawa,

The oddity of death and remove, in today’s social media age

By Scott McKenzie February 7, 2018March 2, 2018 In Essays 0 No tags 18

I’m currently reading The Largesse of the Sea Maiden, the posthumous collection from Denis Johnson. Expect a full review shortly.

Montfort on the future

By Scott McKenzie February 6, 2018 In News 0 No tags 18

Nick Montfort, author of The Future recently sat down with Slushpile patron saint John Biggs for an episode of the Technotopia podcast.

McGowan asks B&N for apology

By Scott McKenzie February 5, 2018 In News 0 No tags 17

A number of sources are reporting that an appearance from Rose McGowan at the Union Square Barnes & Noble went south.

Mickey Spillane’s guys and dolls

By Heather Quinlan February 2, 2018 In News 0 I the Jury, Mickey Spillane 22

The first time I remember seeing the name “Mickey Spillane” was in TV Guide, which had a full-page ad proclaiming “Stacey Keach in Mickey Spillane’s ‘Mike Hammer!’” These were too many names for me,