So you got a book deal. Now what?

by | Oct 4, 2014 | Books

So you got a book deal. Now what? Diving deep into crime writing after a couple decades running a digital media company, I vowed to bring a business approach to my creative pursuit. Call it pay back. At thirty, I’d chopped off my pony tail and set aside writing...

THE WIRE cast reunite for Paleyfest

by | Oct 3, 2014 | TV

The 2014 Paleyfest will feature a reunion of the cast of THE WIRE. On October 16th, members of the cast and crew will get together to talk about the best drama in TV history (In my opinion). Paley Supporting and Patron Members will get first crack at tickets on...

Film Review: A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES

by | Oct 3, 2014 | Films

Directed by Scott Frank Written by Lawrence Block (Novel), Scott Frank (Screenplay) Starring: Liem Neeson, Dan Stevenss A Walk Among The Tombstones, an adaption of Lawrence Block’s seventh Matthew Scudder book, is a film that works on several levels. It is a skilled...

Broken Souls by Stephen Blackmoore

by | Oct 3, 2014 | Books, Reviews

BROKEN SOULS Stephen Blackmoore August 2014 DAW Books, Inc.   Ask any married person and they’ll tell you that marriage takes a lot of work. Being married to the patron saint of death, Santa Muerte? Well, that presents an entirely different set of challenges....

WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY volume 1

by | Oct 2, 2014 | Comics

Best Comics You’ve Never Heard Of:  Welcome to Tranquility v.1 Writer: Gail Simone Art: Neil Googe If you haven’t noticed by now, the name Gail Simone is synonymous with high art and quality comics. Going back to one of her woefully underappreciated series we’re going...

RUN by Andrew Grant

by | Oct 2, 2014 | Books, Reviews

RUN Andrew Grant October 2014 Ballantine Books Marc Bowman is a computer consultant hired by AmeriTel, a small but growing communications company, and the same place where his wife works as an executive. Things seem great…until Marc shows up for work one morning and...