Holy Island murder mystery wins book prize
Cressida Downing, winner of the Lindisfarne Prize for Debut Crime Fiction, with author LJ Ross. The winner of the inaugural Lindisfarne Prize for Debut Crime Fiction has been announced. Cressida Downing impressed judges with her work, The Roll Bearer’s Daughter,...
Weekend reading
Bring on the weekend! The Amazon editors have loaded up our bags and Kindles with a number of books we plan to savor during the next few drizzly days (apparently no one got the message that we should be past the “April showers” phase of spring), but these...
Omar Khayyam: How the poet and astronomer changed the way people measure time
Omar Khayyam is remembered with a Google Doodle (Google) ( ) Omar Khayyam, a celebrated Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and poet, is being remembered with a Google Doodle on his 971st birthday. Born in the town of Nishapur in what is now Iran in 1048,...
Review: We Are Blood and Thunder by Kesia Lupo
We Are Blood and Thunder is a newly released YA fantasy by debut author, Kesia Lupo, centred on two female protagonists, Lena and Constance. The contrasts between each of the characters couldn’t be more apparent. One a cryptling, shunned by society because of a...
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Extremely Wicked Movie: A Misguided Portrayal of Ted Bundy [REVIEW]
The beginning of the year opened with a four-part documentary series about infamous serial killer Ted Bundy on Netflix called, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes . The Netflix series created a renewed interest in his cases and the man himself, 30 years...
Harrogate Crime writing festival announces awards shortlist
Author - Khurrum Rahman The shortlist for crime writing’s most wanted accolade, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, has been announced. The shortlist in full: Belinda Bauer – Snap Steve Cavanagh – Thirteen Mick Herron – London...
Review: ‘Death by the Bay’
Death by the Bay. Submitted. Review by Carolyn Kane Early in the 20th century, a mysterious stranger arrived in a Wisconsin community, approached a family of immigrant farmers and introduced himself as a doctor. In a community of large families, this couple had only...
An Interview with Caleb Michael Sarvis
"I think it’s human nature to dream of what’s on the other side." Benjamin Woodard chats with Caleb Michael Sarvis about his debut collection, Dead Aquarium , out now from Mastodon Publishing. In his smart debut story collection, Dead Aquarium,...
Tyler, The Creator is at his best in “IGOR”
960x200 image ad Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Tyler, The Creator's “IGOR” offers a satisfying 40-minute playlist that has an unprecedented quality of production. Tyler Okonma, known professionally as Tyler, The Creator, released his fifth studio album,...
The Lighthouse, starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, is easily one of the wildest films of the year
Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse is, I can safely say, one of the most over-the-top movies I’ve ever had the good fortune to see. Robert Eggers — whose last film, the wild 2015 horror movie The Witch , lit Sundance on...
Interview: Kate Mulgrew On Traveling Uncharted Waters For Her Memoir ‘How To Forget’
O Captain! My Captain! They say you’re not supposed to meet your heroes, but what happens when you do, and your hero is everything you wanted her to be, and more? Here’s what happens: you get swept up in her thoughtful eloquence, not to mention the way she...
Ray Viator Knows How Houston Earned the Name Space City
Ray Viator, now retired after more than 40 years as a journalist, editor, photographer and communications executive, is the author of Houston: People, Opportunity, Success and now, Houston, Space City USA. Almost 50 years ago, as those glued to television sets were...
Tarantino strikes Cannes gold with ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’
Cannes (France) (AFP) - Quentin Tarantino stormed into Cannes Tuesday with "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood", which critics at the world's biggest film festival hailed as his best movie in years. They heaped praise on the dark Tinseltown fairytale set in...
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Debuts at Cannes
Loic Venance/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images When news broke that Quentin Tarantino would be taking on the Manson murders in his latest film, I admittedly winced. Tarantino’s love for over-the-top gore, for painting the screen red, seemed a bad fit...
Tarantino wins praise for ‘Once Upon a Time’ at Cannes
It’s a throwback to the type of Hollywood epics we don’t get to see any more: DiCaprio Cannes: Quentin Tarantino stormed into Cannes Tuesday with ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, which critics at the world’s biggest film festival hailed...
Quentin Tarantino’s all-star film gets 6-minute long standing ovation at Cannes
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio attend 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' screening at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. (Photo: Getty Images) Cannes - Quentin Tarantino stormed into Cannes on Tuesday with Once Upon a Time In Hollywood , which critics at the world's biggest...
Media Loves Book Insisting Boys Are The Problem With Boyhood
Two recent high-profile books give advice on how to raise boys. They are both worth highlighting because of the importance of the topic and the ways they approach the issue. The first one is Warren Farrell’s “The Boy Crisis,” which I reviewed in late...
First Brightburn reviews accept our evil Superman overlord with open arms
Contributed by If a human-looking baby crashes in the woods outside your house in rural Kansas, don't adopt it and try it raise it like a normal Earthling. In fact, you should run away... run far, far away. Better yet, you should report it to the Men in Black before...
Dubois County farewell a difficult one to spit out
I’ve never been good at telling people how much I love them, so this is going to be hard. Stayner My introduction to Dubois County came in December 2015 driving the streets of Jasper around 9 p.m. I figured I should check out the city before interviewing with...
An Interview with … Kortney Price
This week we’re talking with associate agent Kortney Price of Holloway Literary and we’re talking special needs characters, favorite books, and how she became an agent. When was the moment that you knew you wanted to become an agent? If I had to mark a...
Books: Interview: Gillian Best
Share Bristol-based author Gillian Best ‘s debut novel The Last Wave (Freight Books £9.99) is a deeply affecting tale of a family coming to terms with all that life throws at them. Joe Melia discovers what drives this very talented new voice. Swimming and...
Julia Michaels, interview: I’ve never wanted to be famous
Working on being a pop star: Michaels is adjusting to her fame I feel bad for reminding Julia Michaels that she’s making another stadium appearance tomorrow. The LA pop songwriter turned singer will be playing Issues, the biggest-selling song by a new artist in...
A Review of Poetry and Pearls and Author Interview with N.R. Hart
When I think of the word, “romantic”, my mind immediately goes to N.R.Hart and her #poetry. N.R.Hart is a poet who can say very much with very few words and the results are always deeply beautiful. Poetry and Pearls, is a gorgeous book, each piece in the...
Screams! We interviewed Big Bang Theory co-creator Chuck Lorre
Yeah, the GuptaEmails are depressing us like nothing before. And ja, we have a tension headache from Brian Molefe’s career yo-yo. But chatting to the comedy behemoth who co-created the theme song to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Yes, really) and our beloved BBT...
Interview With ‘Legion’ & ‘Fargo’ Cinematographer Craig Wrobleski
Craig Wrobleski Legion 2017 has been a great year for television, and it’s not even half over. My choice for best show this year is far and away FX’s Legion . Created by Noah Hawley, who also brought Fargo to FX, Legion is based on Marvel’s X-Men...
Interview: Luke Wright, Spoken-word poet of ‘The Toll’
Luke Wright is one of the UK’s best spoken-word poets. That’s the safe thing to say. The right thing to say is that he eludes all attempts at definition, let alone comparison, while he is on the stage, building entire worlds out of his voice. His is the 21...
‘Black Mirror’ Season 4 Spoilers: Creator Charlie Brooker Admits Being Pro-Technology, Hints Possibility of Another “San Junipero-Style Story”
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 6:21 AM UTC ‘Black Mirror’ season 4 creator Charlie Brooker admitted that he was actually pro-technology despite creating the dark and satirical series. He also hinted of the possibility of another “San Junipero-style...
Columnist publishes new book
McCOOK, Neb. — Long-time McCook Gazette columnist, Walt Sehnert, whose “From Days Gone By” is published each Monday, has written another book, this one about his experiences in Korea during the Korean War. A life-long baker, he used those skills...
Sea of love: an interview with writer Michael H. Ward
Taking its well-deserved place in the canon of AIDS literature, Michael H. Ward’s memoir The Sea Is Quiet Tonight (Querelle Press, 2016) covers a lot of ground, taking readers to Fire Island, Manhattan, Boston and Florida, to name a few locations. It also...
Interview: AirLands on life, creation and “So Much To Keep”
AirLands has just released their brilliant new sophomore LP " So Much To Keep ", a peak inside to the state of mind of Kevin Calaba (formerly of Stars of Track and Field). The album is a whimsical dream made up of ten tracks produced by Marcus Paquin (The...
Holy Island murder mystery wins book prize
Cressida Downing, winner of the Lindisfarne Prize for Debut Crime Fiction, with author LJ Ross. The winner of the inaugural Lindisfarne Prize for Debut Crime Fiction has been announced. Cressida Downing impressed judges with her work, The Roll Bearer’s Daughter,...
Review: We Are Blood and Thunder by Kesia Lupo
We Are Blood and Thunder is a newly released YA fantasy by debut author, Kesia Lupo, centred on two female protagonists, Lena and Constance. The contrasts between each of the characters couldn’t be more apparent. One a cryptling, shunned by society because of a...
Omar Khayyam: How the poet and astronomer changed the way people measure time
Omar Khayyam is remembered with a Google Doodle (Google) ( ) Omar Khayyam, a celebrated Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and poet, is being remembered with a Google Doodle on his 971st birthday. Born in the town of Nishapur in what is now Iran in 1048,...
Weekend reading
Bring on the weekend! The Amazon editors have loaded up our bags and Kindles with a number of books we plan to savor during the next few drizzly days (apparently no one got the message that we should be past the “April showers” phase of spring), but these...
How to Stay Positive as a Writer
5 Ways to Get Through the Hardest Days A smiling fox via Unsplash . Writing is tough. It’s hard to stay motivated when the pay is low and the rejections are many. But for many of us we have to keep at it, because writing is in our bones — it’s in our...
Luxembourg/Book Review
LUXEMBOURG by Stephen Oliver Greywacke Press, Canberra 2018 112pp., $24.95 Reviewed by Nicholas Reid hough I’ve never met Stephen Oliver in person, I’ve been reviewing his poetry for nearly twenty years and ought, in the interests of transparency, to...
Harrogate Crime writing festival announces awards shortlist
Author - Khurrum Rahman The shortlist for crime writing’s most wanted accolade, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, has been announced. The shortlist in full: Belinda Bauer – Snap Steve Cavanagh – Thirteen Mick Herron – London...
Extremely Wicked Movie: A Misguided Portrayal of Ted Bundy [REVIEW]
The beginning of the year opened with a four-part documentary series about infamous serial killer Ted Bundy on Netflix called, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes . The Netflix series created a renewed interest in his cases and the man himself, 30 years...
Review: Loving Sylvie is a gossamer story of small moments that matter
Elizabeth Smither, 'Loving Sylvie' / Waterlilies, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), 1903. Marmottan Museum, Paris. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images) Broadcasting legend Elizabeth Alley reviews Loving Sylvie , the gorgeous, ephemeral new novel by Elizabeth Smither....
An Interview with Caleb Michael Sarvis
"I think it’s human nature to dream of what’s on the other side." Benjamin Woodard chats with Caleb Michael Sarvis about his debut collection, Dead Aquarium , out now from Mastodon Publishing. In his smart debut story collection, Dead Aquarium,...
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