I like zombies. Well, actually, I like zombie movies. It’s a pretty simple premise: the undead are hungry and they’re after you. All you have to do is kill them (usually with a head shot). Not a lot of hidden messages, or themes, or anything. Just be faster than the zombies and never (ever) run …
A friend posted a photo/link on Facebook today to a true bluesman, R.L. Burnside. (Tip of the hat to Warren) Never heard of him? That’s too bad — he was one of the classic Mississippi Delta bluesmen. But don’t feel too bad, because most people have never heard of him. But take the time to listen …
Hate to see a long holiday weekend end, but I am glad to see that most of the “Black Friday” hype is over — for the moment anyway. Around here, we’re already deep into the leftovers. Did a little parade-watching and a lot of football-watching. Banished from the kitchen before 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, a …
Esme Claire Keith posted this interesting little piece today, in which she describes the first time William Faulkner really spoke to her, in a manner of speaking: “William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury is divided into four sections, each with its own narrator, and the third section is narrated by Jason, a sour, embittered soul. He …
Dug up this little gem over the weekend. I found this book about 15 years ago in a used bookstore (remember those?). At the time, I was really studying fiction as a craft, but still hanging on to the idea of creating a series of Wade Stuart novels a la John. D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee …
I make no secret of, nor do I apologize for, the fact that I’m an Ole Miss grad. And today starts of the annual week of public hate toward the Starkville school, which is returned in kind. So be it. Bring it on. Get some. Mission accomplished. I grew up 60 miles from the University …
A Simple Murder is now available at Amazon. Download your copy here. Don’t have a Kindle? Don’t worry, you can download a free app for iPhone, Blackberry, Windows, Mac, iPad, Android or the Windows Phone 7 (via Amazon) here. Ames Holbrook, author of The Deporter: One Agent’s Struggle Against the U.S. Government’s Refusal to Expel …
Still don’t have a Kindle? Don’t care for the e-book reading experience? No worries, you can still enjoy that traditional feeling of holding a book in your hands (Tom Bissell would appreciate that, I’m sure). In addition to tomorrow’s Kindle release of A Simple Murder, in a few days, you’ll be able to buy it …
Gearing up for Monday’s release, here’s a look at the cover (so you know what to look for when you order it!). Feel free to leave a comment below. A friend asked, “What took so long to get the second Wade Stuart novel out?” and the answer is that it wasn’t intended that way. I …
One day closer to the launch date for A Simple Murder, and I have a lot of work to do before then — including what I hope to be an added announcement. Stay tuned. In the meantime, feel free to wander over to Goodreads.com and join the Q&A session (it’s public, so anyone, not just …
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