Author: Alex Irvine
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SiDEBAR Interview with Tomm Coker
You’ve seen his art in Daredevil Noir. Now listen to this cool podcast in which Tomm talks about all kinds of other stuff he’s done.
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io9 on Buyout, Plus Bonus Conjunctions and Harper’s
Gawker World Domination Media’s SF outpost, the always-interesting io9, takes a look at Buyout and likes what it sees: For all the drama and high-concept, Buyout is a remarkably understated and thoughtful novel. The story is rife with dark humor but Irvine reserves the sharpest of his satiric barbs for the voice of “Walt Dangerfield”,…
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The Guardian on Mystery Hill
Eric Brown thinks you should read it: “Everything about this novella is delightful: its breezy telling, the touching relationship between Ken and Fara, the deadpan humour, the casually fatalistic denouement. Wonderful.” You can check out a sample (and, of course, order the book) at the PS Publishing web site.
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Sriracha
This NYT piece reminded me of a takeout place called Jerusalem in Denver, right by DU. We used to eat there all the time, and once a fellow grad student who shall remain nameless bet another grad student (a poet named Gautam Verma) that he couldn’t coat his tongue in Sriracha. Gautam did, about a…
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Barrelhouse, Smartish Pace, Pree, Baseball!
The Baltimore Barrelhouse/Smartish Pace hoedown was a blast. Thanks to Dan, Dave (even though he didn’t show up), Stefan, and the rest of those responsible. All of the readers were terrific (maybe even me), and the bands were cool, too. If you’re not listening to Pree already, give them a try. We bought their disc.…
Crooked House Fictions 