The New York Times does it best, of course. What lines from poems and plays have fueled the imaginations of more contemporary writers? Take this 12 question, multiple choice quiz to see how you rank. And prepared to be amazed. The thing that astonished me the most comes early on, in question 2: Chinua Achebe’s 1958 novel “Things Fall Apart,” Joan Didion’s 1968 essay collection “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” and Robert B. Parker’s 1983 thriller “The […]
Artist James Terra and his married lover Nicole find themselves in a tangled web while searching for the killer of LA’s hottest artists. Homicide Detective Cisco Rivas asks James for help with LA’s zany art community. The case quickly turns into a quagmire of intrigue and vicious jealousy amongst the dazzling talent and wealth of schizophrenic Los Angeles. James wants Nicole to leave her husband. When another artist is murdered, she joins the hunt for […]
There have probably been few times in history where a week dedicated to world happiness might be more welcome. Over six days in March, more than 160 speakers will talk to thousands of people in person, and potentially millions online, about how to get more happiness in their lives. World Happiness Fest 2022 runs from March 17th until the 22nd. It’s all about the exploration of solutions, tools, mindsets, best practices, insights, and experiences that […]
Deirdre Pippins’ “The Bookaholic Podcast” launched in early 2021, offering a safe space for those who obsess over books and reading in general. “The pandemic got to me like it did many others,” says Pippins. “It gave me time to stop, slow down, and figure out what I wanted out of life. Books have long been some of the loves of my life, and I wanted to express that. I knew there were other people […]
Celebrity medium, Reality TV personality, “Good Witch,” and internationally bestselling author Patti Negri heads to the air waves in a new podcast on Dash Radio: “Witching Hour with Patti Negri.” “Witching Hour with Patti Negri,” launched April 17 exclusively on the DASH Radio platform with wide release the following week on Anchor, Spotify, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Breaker, iTunes and all podcasting platforms. Listeners tuning in weekly to “Witching Hour with Patti Negri,” can […]
Start with a family’s long history of prominence in politics and the added prestige of owning one of Kentucky’s leading thoroughbred breeding and racing operations. Acquire coal via marriage and develop a bourbon distillery business, then top it off with a toxic combination of financial greed and moral bankruptcy. What do you get? Rob Hilliard’s smart and intriguing What Are The Odds? The Calculus of Coincidence (Outskirts). The years immediately following World War II were […]
We’re afraid now. I mean, we have reason to be, don’t we? We no longer living in a civilized place. Guns in America are so easy to come by it seems possible that any teenager can easily get their hands on a weapon that shouldn’t be seen anywhere off the field of battle. So we’re afraid now. But how afraid? Try this from Deadline Hollywood: Tonight’s performance of To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway ended […]
Today, January Magazine’s sister site, The Rap Sheet, rolls out an impressive—and altogether daunting—list of more than 325 new crime, mystery and thriller novels that readers should pay attention to over the next three months. Included among the selections are fresh releases by Charles Todd (The Black Ascot, January), Lyndsay Faye (The Paragon Hotel, January), Gerald Seymour (Battle Site Zero, January), Don Winslow (The Border, February), Jane Harper (The Lost Man, February), Bill Crider (That […]
The iconic 60-plus year old New York weekly, The Village Voice, has ceased editorial operations. From The Columbia Journalism Review, who also broke the story: THE VILLAGE VOICE IS SUSPENDING ALL EDITORIAL CONTENT and will lay off half its staff effective immediately, according to a member of the staff. Peter Barbey, who bought the famed alt-weekly from Voice Media Group in 2015, announced the decision today in a conference call. CJR acquired audio of the […]
In the tradition of the very best of overnight sensations, Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland Island and Vera Stanhope novels, was an overnight sensation. It’s just that it took 20 years. labored away in relative obscurity for a long time before being recognized as one of crime fiction’s leading voices. Cleeves’ first novel, A Bird in the Hand, was published in 1986, so she’s been at the game a very long time. The Seagull, […]
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