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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… 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… 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.… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Continue reading
Publisher: William MorrowPages: 280Buy from Amazon! Author Website Why the hell didn’t we get A-Game Ellis with his prose debut? This is just barely his B-Game. Warren Ellis is one of my favorite writers, and Transmetropolitian, flaws and all, is one of my… Continue reading
PUBLISHER: Putnam Adult PAGES: 356 BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE! AUTHOR'S WEBSITE: www.BarryEisler.com (Be sure to read his fantastic political blog, THE HEART OF THE MATTER while you're there) In the first several pages, something magical happens in… Continue reading
