VERONICA MARS footage from Comic-Con.

Veronica Mars fans rejoice, Comic-Con has brought us a look behind the scenes of the upcoming Veronica Mars film. After an insanely successful Kickstarter project, Rob Thomas has brought back Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring and company for more...

HOW TO NEGOTIATE EVERYTHING – review

HOW TO NEGOTIATE EVERYTHING David Spellman with Lisa Lutz May 2013 Simon & Schuster HOW TO NEGOTIATE EVERYTHING may look like a children’s book because, well…it is. But it is decidedly not just for children. The hero of our book, a little boy in a checkered sports...

Q&A with James Lee Burke

Few would argue that James Lee Burke leads the list of the finest novelists America has ever produced. On the occasion of the release of his latest, LIGHT OF THE WORLD, which is featured in today’s FridayReads Giveaway, he was good enough to answer some...

Lisa Lutz: 5 Favorite Comics

Being loosely categorized as a crime novelist, I am inevitably asked on many occasions to cite my literary inspirations or list my five or ten favorite novelists or novels. I cannot deny that there are writers and novels that I adore, but I don’t feel confident...

Film Review: WORLD WAR Z

Directed by Marc Foster Written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Dean Goddard and based on the novel by Max Brooks Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, David Morse, Daniella Kertesz, Matthew Fox In the months before the release of WORLD WAR Z, the buzz was it was a colossal...