It was impossible not to see those films, since they were shot in Pittsburgh and everyone was aware of them. Means Coleman: Yes, Romero’s films, both Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead were always in constant rotation at our local drive-in. In the introduction to your book Horror Noire, you reflect on how you became a fan as a young girl. Luckily, Means became a horror fan due to this influence, because if she didn’t, none of us would be able to read her critical dissection and history of the role of Black actors, writers, and directors in horror films. We had the pleasure of interviewing Means Coleman about her book and recent developments in the genre, most significantly, Jordan Peele’s smash success of 2017, Get Out. It would have been almost impossible to avoid being bitten by “the zombie-bug” in this era in Pittsburgh, when some of the greatest and most influential horror films were being created in and around the city by the legendary George Romero. Means Coleman, the author of Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present, grew up in the right time and place to become a horror fan, namely Pittsburgh in the 1970s. The following interview was originally conducted by Nick Banks as a freelancer on February 18, 2018. Conskipper may be brand new, but our journalists have been covering the world of pop culture conventions for years.
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It is easy to fall in love with Saunders, both his work and his personae, as portrayed in the article. The collection recently enjoyed a New York Times love fest discussing Saunders’ views of Syracuse, D. With laughter, frequent shudders and always an accessible rigor that fellow writers have come to love and expect in Saunders’ work, this collection - mostly realism - does not disappoint. In Tenth of December, humor and satire infuse dysfunctional families, dysfunctional sex, unsuspected heroism, realism and near future settings in 10 short stories from short-short length to full length. And here he goes again with more breadth than most writers would attempt in one collection. Saunders gnawing on the gizzard, laughing and spitting chunks of flesh at everyone. Tossing out chunks of meat, a liver, a kidney. Imagine a Civil War general with bayonet, slicing the family turkey on Thanksgiving. George Saunders is an undisputed genius in cutting eloquent slices of dark, odd, familiar and too familiar. It's the making of one of the greatest records ever made. They're glad it's there to be documented and to watch history in the making. : In "Reckless Road", Marc, you write, "My goal here is to let everybody that likes this band – or even if you don't like the band – see the making of one of the greatest records ever made."Ĭanter: It's interesting, I've met some people that when I told them that I did this book they take a look at it and they're the least likely GUNS N' ROSES fans just because they're into different kinds of music like jazz or whatever, but they respect what's there. Erin Broadley from sat down with VELVET REVOLVER/ex- GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and "Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction" author Marc Canter at legendary rock and roll hangout Canter's Deli (which is owned by Marc) in Hollywood to talk about Canter's new book.Ī couple of video clips from the first-ever joint interview the two have ever done can be viewed below. After The Night Stalker was first published, thousands of women from all over the world contacted Carlo, begging to be put in touch with the killer. From watching his cousin commit murder at age eleven to his nineteen death sentences to the juror who fell in love with him, the story of Ramirez is a bizarre and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil. Philip Carlos classic The Night Stalker, based on years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez, revealed the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined. Decades after Richard Ramirez left thirteen dead and paralyzed the city of Los Angeles in the 1980s, his name is still synonymous with fear, torture, and sadistic murder. New York Daily News A bestselling masterpiece of true crime on par with Helter Skelter, this definitive account of one of Americas most feared and notorious serial killers takes you deep into the psychology of a murderer, his terrifying crimes, and the cult following that is shockingly revealed in this revised and updated edition of a true crime classic. Book Synopsis An astonishing portrait of a killer not seen since In Cold Blood. About the Book This updated 10th anniversary edition of the definitive account of Americas most feared serial murderer-Richard Ramirez-features a shocking new chapter and 24 pp. White House, and then the election of Americas first black President. White Rage is an important new addition to the national dialogue about race in America. This lecture focuses on the ways that domestic and international policies intersect through the issues of race, justice and equality in the United States. White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide - Carol Anderson (Paperback). Since 1865 and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, every time African Americans have made advances towards full democratic participation, negative white reaction has sparked a deliberate pushback against their gains. White Rage won the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism and was a New York Times best seller. Anderson wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that this was instead white rage in action.Īnderson is the Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair of African American Studies at Emory University and a Guggenheim Fellow in Constitutional Studies. The events of August 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri were referred to as black rage by media commentators in describing the angry response by African Americans. From the Civil War to the Ku Klux Klan to current examples of police brutality, her work is just as relevant when discussing present-day headlines as it is to the past. White rage doesn’t have to wear sheets, burn crosses, or take to the streets. In White Rage, Carol Anderson demonstrates how strong pushback against racial progress has been ongoing throughout our history. But when Ella’s father is caught with smuggled brandy by the authorities and levied a crippling fine, she is forced to turn to the stranger for help, despite her distrust and his alarming ability to kiss her senseless. Until one night a man masquerading as a Lantern Man-a frightening figure of local legend-waylays her in the marshes near her home, and her world suddenly begins to spiral out of control.Įlla can tell her friends and the local villagers are all hiding something terrible, something they refuse to share, and she can’t help but wonder if it has to do with the Lantern Man and his secret activities in the shadows of the seemingly quiet broads. Since the death of her mother and brother, Ella Winterton's life has been consumed by keeping her drunkard father out of trouble and the roof of their crumbling cottage over their heads.īut even isolated deep in the Norfolk broads, Ella has never been afraid of the marshes surrounding her home, despite their being riddled with treacherous bogs and local smugglers. The plot does seem juvenile or middle-grade, but the content as a whole is more appropriate for us young adults. With the help of a Scottish lad named Will and her new fictional friends, Amy hunts for the villain before literature becomes messed up for good. Someone is stealing the ideas of the stories she visits, causing major plot holes and even killing a number of characters. Unfortunately for Amy, the book world is gradually entering a state of chaos. Raise your hand again if you are also jealous of Amy. What we wouldn't give to be able to interact with our favorite characters, who are as real to us as people outside the book world. I'm sure all of us here wish that we could visit or live in the books we enjoy and love. How so?Īmy Lennox, the main protagonist, has the wonderful gift of literally jumping into books. In regards to its content, The Book Jumper is practically fan service for bookworms. If I were to judge this book by its cover alone, I would happily give it five stars! <3 Raise your hand if you also bought this book because of its absolutely gorgeous cover! I love everything about it: the old-fashioned font, the smooth texture of the jacket, and the whimsical illustration. You must always stay in the margins, between the lines. It's the same everywhere in the book world: Readers are not allowed to intervene. I learned that she was famous, now, for having been forgotten. I found that Mina Loy was not only a top writer during the Modernist era (early 1900’s) but she was also an artist, mostly specializing in strange lamp shades and light fixtures, but also illustrations and found art. I had fallen into a Wikipedia black hole, which is much like a You Tube black hole you continuously and obsessively click links, delving further into a topic until you land somewhere drastically far away from where you originally began. I imagine this is how a lot of people find her now: accidentally. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, and William Carlos Williams (I just love saying his name), but what else can you tell us? Who was Mina Loy?Īpril: I “accidentally” discovered Mina Loy several years ago. I know Mina Loy was a contemporary of Ezra Pound, T. Sundress: April, before we take a listen, let’s put this poem in a little context. Today April Michelle Bratten reads the first five parts of Mina Loy’s “Songs to Joannes”. Welcome to our first installment of Lyric Essentials, where writers and poets share with us a passage or poem which is “essential” to their bookshelf, and who they are, as a writer. Guarantees are made as to accuracy of prices and information. : Wet Desert, a Novel (9780979352102) by Gary Hansen and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Now you can buy Books online in USA,UK, India and more than 100 countries.ĭisclaimer: All product data on this page belongs to. The chase will lead all the way downstream to the Gulf of California in a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high and the potential for destruction is enormous. Working with the FBI, Grant uses his engineering skills, river knowledge, and plenty of gut instinct in an attempt to outmaneuver the terrorist. The flood will eventually threaten the mighty Hoover Dam, and if Hoover fails, the other dams downstream will fall like dominos. He faces the unthinkable task of mitigating the massive flood roaring down the Colorado. Left temporarily in charge of the Bureau, Grant must react when the first dam is attacked. He never imagined he would be swept into a desperate race against an environmental terrorist bent on restoring the Colorado River by blowing up the dams. Grant Stevens, a mid-level manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, only wanted to build dams. Perfectly paced, it is filled with action, horrific death, mysterious motives, and raw emotions. This dark historical fantasy seamlessly weaves Japanese folklore and magic into its storyline. Aided by a handsome, exiled Shinigami who has a club foot, Ren must complete a near-impossible task by killing three murderous Yokai, or spirits, to earn her right to be accepted as a Shinigami. She is met there with resistance due to her foreign looks and must prove her worth. Seeking acceptance and a home, Ren and Neven descend into Yomi, the Japanese underworld. One day, her Shinigami powers-she can control light-rage out of control, forcing her to flee to Japan accompanied by the only individual who ever cared about her: Neven, her younger half brother. Her black hair and eyes make her stand out, leading other British Reapers to bully and abuse her. Ren Scarborough was born half British and half Japanese Reaper (the latter called Shinigami) but has been living and collecting souls in London, England, for as long as she can remember. A young Reaper in the late 19th century must prove her worth by slaying dangerous Japanese spirits. |