Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Still tyring to get caught up on books, so doubles for another week. Cult Sci-Fi Movies by Danny Peary (2014) - Ten essays on some of the best science fiction movies of all time. This book is one of a series of books on cult films (Horror, Crime, Midnight Movies). Here he takes on an... Continue Reading →
I've had lots of time to read recently and I find myself with a backlog. So I'm going to double up for a couple weeks to keep these a little more timely. I'm not sure I understand the why of this but my e-reader (a Nook Color) has me reading many more of the classics... Continue Reading →
The following books are available only as e-books as near as I can tell. The Chronicles of Mark Johnson by Alan Place (2014) - Mark Johnson was a sought after fashion photographer who turned his back on the shallowness of that world. Now with the help of his friends Mark chases ghosts and fights demons... Continue Reading →
Jefferson Davis - The Man And His Hour by William C. Davis (1991) - A detailed biography of the man who was "the face" of the Confederate States of America. The author follows Davis from birth to his final breath and examines the events that shaped the man who became the center of the Civil... Continue Reading →
Closure - Randall Wood (2013) - FBI Agent Jack Randall finds himself assigned to a high profile case in a very peculiar manner, by the killer. High profile people are being killed with frightening efficiency across the country. It's clear that it's all the same killer but finding the connections is a challenge. From New... Continue Reading →
Richmond Noir - edited by Andrew Blosson, Brian Castleberry and Tom De Haven (2010) - This is a wonderful collection of short stories done in the noir style. As Tom Robbins (author of among others "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues". Robbins grew up in Richmond and has a story in the collection) says in his foreword,... Continue Reading →
18 - Collated by Belinda Hamilton (2014) - In 1996 a group of writers got together for mutual support and discussion (as writers are wont to do). Out of that grew a group called Vision Writers. The group specializes in speculative fiction, science fiction and fantasy, based in Queensland, Australia. This book is a celebration... Continue Reading →
The Man Who Knew Too Much - G.K. Chesterton (1922) - A collection of thirteen mystery stories centering mostly on Horne Fisher, the "Man" of the title (four of the stories feature other people). Fisher's problem is that he knows too many people and has either discovered, or been told, too many things. He knows... Continue Reading →
Emily Alone by Stewart O'Nan (2011) - Emily Maxwell has reached that awkward time in her life. Her children are grown, her husband had died and her friends are following suit. As much as she would love to change things about that equation she's not sure she can or even how to begin. Yet along... Continue Reading →
39 Steps by John Bucan (1915) - After many years in Rhodesia Richard Hannay returns to London to begin a new phase in his life. Shortly thereafter he meets an American named Scudder who claims to be dead. Scudder faked his own death to escape a group of anarchists who are trying to force all... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 