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Though he is of the rock generation, it is well known that...

Though he is of the rock generation, it is well known that Terrence listens only to jazz. This is seen as an affectation, a detail in the professorial character he has assembled for himself within the intelligence community.

When the world threatens sensory overload, Jae retreats to the...

When the world threatens sensory overload, Jae retreats to the desert to drink tequila, eat peyote, and play with her robots. What does she listen to out there? Willie Nelson, of course.

mares-nest-x:Handmade book 25x21 cmIt’s like the demon...

mares-nest-x:

Handmade book 25x21cm

It’s like the demon children’s version of the Necronomicon.

Events | The Secret Headquarters

Events | The Secret Headquarters:

But, Charlie, I can’t make it to the SKINNER release at Mysterious Galaxy on July 9th nor your SKINNER appearance at Skylight Books on July 10th, and not even Dark Delicacies on the afternoon of July 13th. What about me?

Well, you could always come to the SKINNER party at The Secret Headquarters the evening of July 13th.

Recapping: The events at Mysterious Galaxy, Skylight Books, and Dark Delicacies will be more intimate and offer greater opportunities to chat...

Dark Delicacies

Dark Delicacies:

Charlie, man, I’m traveling on the 9th and the 10th. That puts me out for Mysterious Galaxy on the 9th and Skylight Books on the 10th. Where can I go to have you sign my book this week?

Hmm, well, you could drop by Dark Delicacies in Burbank on the afternoon of July 13th. I’ll be there.

CHARLIE HUSTON reads from SKINNER | Skylight Books

CHARLIE HUSTON reads from SKINNER | Skylight Books:

Can’t make it to Redondo Beach on the July 9th release date for SKINNER? That’s okay. I’ll be in Los Angeles at Skylight Books the following evening.

Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore

Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore:

SKINNER release at Mysterious Galaxy in Redondo Beach.

I’ll do a quick reading, answer questions, sign things.

In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A.

In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A.:

With the secret FISA court’s approval, the National Security Agency is collecting data not only on terrorism cases but also other foreign intelligence issues like nuclear proliferation and cyberattacks.

I’m going to drift off topic for a moment, back into the realm of politics, because this article is the closest thing I’ve read, post-Snowden, to a reasonably objective perspective about the profound fucked-upness of the NSA’s secret data colle...

Smog’s (Bill Callahan’s) “River Guard" is not...

Smog’s (Bill Callahan’s) “River Guard" is not a song I listened to especially while writing SKINNER. But it is a song that Skinner the character would listen to.

Charlie Huston - Powell's Books

Charlie Huston - Powell's Books:

kellysue:

Hey, this is what I’m doing on my birthday. You should come.

Skinner founded his career in “asset protection" on fear. To touch anyone under his protection was to invite destruction. A savagely effective methodology, until Skinner’s CIA handlers began to fear him as much as his enemies did and banished him to the hinterlands of the intelligence community. Now, an ornate and evolving cyberterrorist attack is about to end that long exile. His asset is Ja...