Just a reminder... I'll be signing at the L.A. Times Festival of Books this weekend on Saturday, 4/29, 5:00 p.m. at the Mystery Bookstore booth. Spread the word, and I hope to see you there.
I've lived in my apartment for a year now, and just this morning noticed the brand on our toilet is 'Church.' Right there under the lid, the word 'Church dot tee-em.' Go figure.
Anyway, the folks at Misnomer have a podcast interview with with yours truly alive at kicking, here. Check it out.
The Harper-Perennial U.K. paperbacks of the Handbook arrived today which, by most measures, is a good thing. My U.K. publishers are very good about keeping me up to date on their activities, providing me with a steady stream of emails and a semi-regular shipment of cover proofs, blue lines and finished books. The downside of these shipments being the louder-than-God buzzer in my ancient flat... Read More
The cruelest month nears, and I've still no title for the book. Been brainstorming the quandary with Chris and we're close to a solution, much like seeing a lake on the hot horizon of the Mojave. With the forthcoming Velvet offerings being Demon Theory and Godspeed, the names are shaping up to serve as a third, thematic pillar in a virtual... Read More
I'm doing the thing I hate the most: sitting in a cafe with my laptop, and I'll only forgive myself for embodying such a cliche because I'm currently on the road, nearing the end of a hectic travel schedule for March. On the upside, I've stopped in Santa Barbara to crash for the night at Chez Baer, so the hilarity will ensue, shortly (said hilarity... Read More
Lot's of show and tell, today. Back from the conference in Austin, and Stephen's got a video of our conference over on his site. It's a big file, shot from a hand held video camera but, if you're curious, check it out. I'm the long haired dude, second from the left, right next to Stephen. Next, Gabor's got four more pages of the Handbook... Read More
Once more in my home away from home- Austin, Texas- I've set up camp at Chez Kareem, the infamous Long Island expatriate and Austin transplant, my webmaster as well as that of the Velvet, not to mention a local legend of a womanizer and all around improv theater stud. Hey, I'm sleeping on his couch and raiding his fridge while he sleeps...... Read More
To those who braved the San Francisco Tenderloin for the pursuit of books, thank you. I read with Kung Fu High School author Ryan Gattis at the Edinburgh Castle and, judging by his opening chapter, I'll be adding his book to my 'to read' stack very soon. In spite of the fact that my insomnia had kept me up well past the... Read More
I used to love Johnny Cash. Somehow my affection for him has decreased due to my neighbours purchasing his records and playing it all day very loudly. This brought me to an important question. Can one have too much Johnny Cash in his life?