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Pynchon Sells Out
Not really. At least, Inherent Vice isn’t any kind of sellout. I refer, of course, to the question of whether the great man himself broke his self-imposed silence by narrating this book trailer. I kind of hope he did. The book is pretty good, I think. It traces a lot of the same trajectories as…
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Comic Book Club
I regret and apologize for the lengthy hiatus. To get everyone back up to speed and encourage them to healthful activities tomorrow night, I will note that I am going to be the August 4 guest at the Comic Book Club at the Peoples Improv Theater in NYC, hosted by Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and…
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From Paris to San Diego…
I’ll have to post some pictures from Paris one of these days. Because I am a formidable genius, I forgot my camera’s USB cable so will have 17 days’ and 9 time zones’ worth of photos on it by the time I get home on the 31st. My Comic-Con schedule: Thursday 12:30 Crime, Usual and…
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Thursday SDCC Panel
This is what I’ll be up to on Thursday at Comic-Con: 12:30-1:30 Crime: Usual and Unusual— The heart of crime fiction is a crime committed against people or institutions—but the range of subgenres is diverse and fascinating. Panelists: Max Allan Collins (The Goliath Bone), Jeffrey J. Mariotte (Cold Black Hearts), Alexander Irvine (Buyout), Gregg Hurwitz…
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New Story Up at Subterranean
My story “Eagleburger’s Lawn,” a comic meditation on weddings and our obsession with manicured grass, is now up at Subterranean. The issue also offers an interview by Joe Lansdale with two of his most famous fictional creations, Hap and Leonard. Check it out.
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