Andy Henion's Blog, page 8
June 29, 2015
"Silence" in Forty-Two by Dustin M. Hoffman in SmokeLong Quarterly
He pushes his fingers into his ears, and hears his heart throb. Does she hear this part or is her blood mute? Read story here.
June 27, 2015
"10 Best Noir Novels" by Ken Bruen in Publishers Weekly
6. A Swollen Red Sun by Matthew McBride - One of the new breed of young guns storming out of factories and streets—no Ivy League privilege for these razor-sharp kids. This novel has it all: guns, corruption, immorality, all fused together in a blistering narrative. ... See list here.June 23, 2015
"10 of the Best Noir Novels of the 21st Century' by Eric Beetner in criminalelement.com
Yikes! I haven't read any of these. Warm up the Kindle ...A blazing, first-person narrative that gleefully takes you into the gutter with Josephine, recovering drug addict and newly minted amateur P.I. Set in the 1950s, this one could have been plucked off the shelves in that decade just as easily as now, except Gran is more honest, more brutal, and more unforgiving than many classic pulp writers. No happy endings here. But this is noir, so that’s no spoiler. -- For Dope by Sara Gran (2006)
Read complete list here.
June 22, 2015
"Just Like Dillinger" by Bill Baber in Shotgun Honey
But if I want to be honest, I can only blame myself. Being a fuck up just seemed to require less effort than anything else. Read story here.
June 21, 2015
"Would You Ask A Librarian For A Lap Dance?" by Roz Warren in Fictionaut
Unusual Patron Requests proved to be a hot topic. Within a day, I had over 100 responses, as librarians shared stories about that special patron who: Brought in a mounted wildebeest head and asked if we could store it in the archives for the summer.
Read story here.
"Would You Ask A Librarian For A Lap Dance?" by Roz Warren
Unusual Patron Requests proved to be a hot topic. Within a day, I had over 100 responses, as librarians shared stories about that special patron who: Brought in a mounted wildebeest head and asked if we could store it in the archives for the summer.
Read story here.
June 18, 2015
"Side Effects" by Aeryn Rudel in The Molotov Cocktail
The itchiness in his throat was growing. He opened his mouth wide and looked inside. At first he saw nothing but the pale-pink flesh of his tongue and gums—and then the first set of legs appeared at the back of his throat. Read story here.
June 15, 2015
"Snakeskins" featured on Weird Westerns blog
Paul Green is all about Weird Westerns (he's currently working on the 2nd edition of his "Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns" for McFarland). Today on his blog, he highlights THE DEVIL IN SNAKESKINS ...
"The Other California: A Don Winslow Primer" by Keith Rawson in LitReactor
When you think crime fiction and California, the first city to jump to mind is Los Angeles. L.A. is a staple: Chandler, McDonald, Wambaugh, Connelly, Ellroy, and Parker are among just a few to base their greatest creations out of the City Of Angels. ... But what about the rest of California? Drive south down the coast, and suddenly the greasy brown haze of Los Angeles gives way to pristine coastlines, comfortable suburbs, and multi-million dollar homes nestled away in deep canyons. ... This pristine air-conditioned nightmare is the playground for one of America’s best (If not the best, but that’s the kind of thing that’ll have to be settled between Winslow and James Ellroy in a knife fight) crime novelists, Don Winslow. Read piece here.
