Paul Cleeve wins 2015 Ngaio Marsh Award

by | Oct 5, 2015 | Features

With FIVE MINUTES ALONE, Paul Cleeve has won his second Ngaio Marsh award.  The award, named after New Zealand’s Dame Ngaio Marsh, is made for the best crime, mystery, or thriller novel written by a New Zealand citizen or resident, published in New Zealand...

BUFFALO TRAIL by Jeff Guinn Reviewed

by | Oct 5, 2015 | Reviews

BUFFALO TRAIL Jeff Guinn G.P. Putnam October 6th, 2015   BUFFALO TRAIL by Jeff Guinn is an action packed historical novel.  Readers will understand the realities of western culture in the 1870s through Guinn’s story and characters, historical notables from the...

Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee Programming

by | Oct 4, 2015 | Events

This year’s Murder and Mayhem 2015  Panels were named after songs by Milwaukee’s own VIOLENT FEMMES. 1~ GOOD FEELING 9:30 – 10:30 Matthew Clemens – M Laura Benedict MP Cooley Lori Rader-Day Andrew Grant Michael Harvey 2~ LIFE IS A SCREAM 10:45 – 11:45 Kate...

REDSHIFT… LIVE!

by | Oct 3, 2015 | Events

    Wednesday, September 30th, saw the locally produced podcast Redshift put on a free, live performance of their craft at the Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis. Airing on the Fancy Pants Gangsters network, the crew of REDSHIFT perform science-fiction themed radio plays...

Author’s Work Space: Susan McBride

by | Oct 3, 2015 | Author Workspaces

My work space is in a very convenient spot: it’s the sitting room for the master bedroom (which sounds fancy, doesn’t it?). So when I stumble out of bed at two a.m. with a scene in my head that begs to be written, I don’t have far to go to my desk. That comes in handy...

Film Review: LISTEN TO ME, MARLON

by | Oct 2, 2015 | Films

Listen To Me, Marlon Directed by Stevan Riley Written by Peter Ettedgui and Steven Riley There is very little joy in LISTEN TO ME, MARLON. Composed of audio tapes Brando made throughout his career, we are struck with how bleak his life often was. There should have...