Gary Phillips interviewed by Keith Rawson from Damon Cap on Vimeo.
July 24, 2010
The Eisner Awards are announced
Congratulations to Jill Thompson:MAGIC TRIXIE AND THE DRAGON scores the 2010 Eisner Award Winner for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist!
July 23, 2010
July 17, 2010
Rucka scores big on the NYT Best Seller list!
The collected hardcover of BATWOMAN: Elegy debuted at #2 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Hardcover Graphic Books.Congratulations, Greg!
July 16, 2010
Shout-out from Blake Crouch
"At the moment, I'm tearing through Michael Koryta's new book, So Cold the River. It's a departure from his PI series and his excellent crime fiction standalone, Envy the Night, but I'm loving it. The main character is a washed-up filmmaker reduced to shooting video montages for funerals, and he goes to this strange town to investigate the history of his reclusive subject who no one seems to know anything about. This is no doubt Koryta's strongest book yet." (via Writers Read)
July 10, 2010
July 7, 2010
Wired Mag is sweet on Rucka's Batwoman: Elegy.
"[Kate Kane, aka Batwoman, is] off to a great start with the literary-minded mayhem of Batwoman: Elegy, which collects issues No. 854 to 860 of Detective Comics and features a foreword from political geek Rachel Maddow.Smartly written by Greg Rucka with sublime art from J.H. Williams, who is also writing and drawing Batwoman’s ongoing series starting in July, the new hardcover is a promising, powerful and often psychedelic phenomenon in a sexualized superhero landscape dominated by men in tights." - Wired magazine
June 30, 2010
A quick rave for SO COLD THE RIVER
June 22, 2010
June 21, 2010
Beneath the dome
The New Yorker visits Indiana for the West Baden Springs Hotel experience, Pluto Water not included.In D. C., The Washington Post feels the chill. "[T]he material is so fresh and the characters so appealing that my interest never flagged. After reading it, I'm sticking to good old D.C. tap water. "
SO COLD THE RIVER also gets a nice write up in Australian paper The Age.
June 18, 2010
Stefanie Pintoff brings Det. Ziele to Texas
Join Edgar Award-winning author Stefanie Pintoff in Houston tomorrow (Saturday) night for a discussion about her critically-acclaimed Detective Ziele series. She'll be at Murder by the Book at 5 pm.And, if you're in North Texas, no worries! You can meet Pintoff at the West Plano Barnes & Noble on Monday, 7 pm.
The just-released second book, A CURTAIN FALLS, has garnered critical praise, such as this rave review from Oline H. Cogdill (Sun Sentinel):
"In her second novel, Stefanie Pintoff shows how the best in historical fiction not only unveils our past, but shows how our modern concerns evolved. Her comparison to Caleb Carr is well earned, although Pintoff shows a wider range and deeper affinity for storytelling than the author of "The Alienist."
Pintoff's meticulous research captures the heart of the era but her detailed characters and gripping plot about greed, jealousy and obsession for fame set "A Curtain Falls" on a higher plane. Pintoff nails the historical aspects with aplomb while giving close attention to characters. The people who inhabit "A Curtain Falls" give glimpses into how New Yorkers lived at the turn of the 20th century."
June 15, 2010
All Things Considered dips into haunted waters
NPR has posted Michele Norris' conversation with Michael Koryta. Listen to the intriguing story here.You can also read an excerpt and hear "Short Trip Home", the Joshua Bell song that shaped this chilling story.
Also up is a review in Entertainment Weekly:
"well-plotted...Michael Koryta, the author of first-rate Midwest-set mysteries, swigs from the fount of Stephen King with So Cold the River — much of the story takes place in a resort hotel á la The Shining"
Swierczynski's new deal at Little, Brown!
"Mulholland Books launches in Spring 2011 with novels by the famed L.A. prosecutor Marcia Clark and mystery grandmaster Lawrence Block, new novels by UK prizewinners Mark Billingham and Michael Robotham, a trilogy of novels by Marvel Comics writer Duane Swierczynski to be published over five months, a border thriller by L.A. Times veteran Sebastian Rotella, and a trade paperback gathering of Daniel Woodrell’s legendary Bayou Trilogy of novels set in St. Bruno Parish, Louisiana. Future lists will include novels by rising stars Charlie Huston and others. The plan is for Mulholland to grow to 24 books a year, one hardcover and one paperback a month, by 2012."
As Spinetingler says, "it’s going to kick some ass"!
As Spinetingler says, "it’s going to kick some ass"!
"major Marvel mutant moment"
More preview art from X-MEN (Victor Gischler and Paco Medina) posted on LA Times' blog Hero Complex.
June 14, 2010
Calling all Houstonites
Murder by the Book is hosting Michael Koryta's visit to Texas tomorrow:June 15, 6:30 p.m.
2342 Bissonet Street
Go hear about his newest thriller SO COLD THE RIVER, and get your own autographed copy.
To top it all off, BookingMama reports that he is "cute and funny...I have to say that SO COLD THE RIVER is not my usual book fare, but I LOVED IT! I think I read this book (which is over 500 pages) in less than 24 hours! I didn't want put it down, and there actually came a time when I couldn't put it down.
Mr. Koryta actually brought these small towns in Indiana to life, and after reading this novel, I will forever think of French Lick as more than just Larry Byrd's hometown!"
Visit Michael Koryta's blog for some more nice coverage in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and The Boston Herald.
Be sure to tune into tomorrow's edition of "All Things Considered" on NPR, where Michelle Norris will be interviewing him.
UPDATE: Koryta also chats with LA Times' blog Jacket Copy about summer reads.
June 11, 2010
Rucka scores a Barry nom
Outstanding news to kick off the weekend:WALKING DEAD, the newest Atticus Kodiak thriller, is nominated for Best Thriller!
Way to go, Greg!
June 10, 2010
The Hulk has returned
Issue synopsis: Three years of epic storytelling explodes as Greg Pak and Paul Pelletier bring you the biggest conclusion imaginable--SKAAR, SON OF HULK, finally confronts the father who abandoned him at birth in pain and fire. It's the heartrending, senses-shattering climax to WORLD WAR HULKS--and the Incredible Hulks will never be the same! (INCREDIBLE HULK #611, August 11, 2010)
But, never fear, Greg Pak has a plan!
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