Monthly Archives: December 2010
Richard’s Top 10 Books of the Year: 2010
Posted on December 31, 2010 4 Comments
Well, there are so many books that I didn’t get to, and I know I’ll be reading a ton in January, but here is my list of the top ten books that I read in 2010. They all totally blew my mind. They are in no particular order. The Physics of Imaginary Objects by Tina […]
Benjamin Percy’s The Wilding
Posted on December 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
So my review is now up at TNB. Go check it out, peeps. If you haven’t read Ben’s work, well, you need to go do that. I can’t remember the last time I found a new voice that captivated me as much as Ben Percy. It started with the story, “Refresh, Refresh” in an issue […]
Stay God, the debut neo-noir thriller by Nik Korpon IS OUT RIGHT NOW!
Posted on December 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
“Someone stabbed the sun. It’s dripping onto Baltimore, seeping through gauze clouds onto the cobblestone street, reflecting off wet tire tracks in pinpoint sparks like the ones that follow a two-by-four across the nose. It’s dimming, dying, falling in slow motion, but the city is oblivious. Couples in matching jackets and complementary scarves walk arm-in-arm […]
Redesign The Velvet – A good cause is up at IndieGoGo – GO NOW!
Posted on December 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Velvet is home to three talented authors that have greatly shaped my work. Will Christopher Baer is one of the best neo-noir authors around, and has been the great influence on my work. His trilogy (Kiss Me, Judas; Penny Dreadful; Hell’s Half Acre) is a perfect example of the voice, the mood, the tone […]
- Richard Thomas - 