Television writer Michael Dempsey turned novelist with NECROPOLIS, a sci-fi/noir blend published by Night Shade Books. Its protagonist is alcoholic NYPD detective Paul Donner, who, after dying … well, let’s let the author take it from here in this guest feature:
Paul Donner was a Brooklyn police detective who got dead — shot to death in a “random” crime. But 50 years later, Donner was back — revived courtesy of the Shift, a process whereby inanimate DNA was re-activated. This new “reborn” underclass was not only alive again, they were growing younger, destined for a second childhood. The freakish side-effect of a retroviral attack on New York, the Shift had turned the world upside down.
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Kurt Kamm’s new novel, CODE BLOOD, tracks rookie fire paramedic Colt Lewis through the corridors of high-stakes medical research laboratories, the shadow world of body parts dealers and the underground Goth clubs of Los Angeles, in which he uncovers a tangled maze of needles, drugs and maniacal ritual, all of which lead to death. But what led to writing the book? Here, Kamm gives us the lowdown.
In 2008, I moved to Malibu, California. The city is well known for its beautiful beaches, beautiful people and multimillion-dollar homes. What is less known is that Malibu suffers devastating wildfires on a regular basis. Twelve months of warmth and sunshine every year results in incredible brush growth in the hills.
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Best-selling author Steve Alten knows about the Mayan Calendar and its doomsday prophecy. His DOMAIN series has sold millions of copies worldwide. But it is Alten’s new release through Tor/Forge, PHOBOS: MAYAN FEAR, that he says provides details of an actual threat to humanity that could have many readers hiding under the covers on the Dec. 21, 2012, date … not that it will matter. Here’s more from the author on the theories that fuel his new novel.
The Mayan culture began around 500 BC, and is believed to be an off shoot of the Olmec, which lived in Central America and MesoAmerica. The apex of Mayan society occurred around 900 AD in the Yucatan Peninsula. This was the time of Kukulcan, a mysterious wise man and teacher who arrived in Chichen Itza possessing a wealth of knowledge of astronomy, engineering and agriculture.
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Since the Oct. 3 release of TREASURE HUNTER: CACHES, CURSES, AND DEADLY CONFRONTATIONS, a number of media outlets have requested interviews. Normally reclusive and not inclined to answer such requests, noted treasure hunter and author W.C. Jameson has agreed to use this space to respond to selected questions.
BOOKGASM: TREASURE HUNTER is an adventure memoir of some of your most memorable expeditions. Why did you write it?
JAMESON: At first, I did not want to write TREASURE HUNTER. The principal reason is related to the fact that one of the best advantages a professional treasure hunter can have is anonymity. The truth is, most of what I do as a professional treasure hunter is illegal; therefore, the less that is known about me and what I am involved with, the better.
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Just in time for the comedy act’s 75th anniversary is THREE STOOGES FAQ: EVERYTHING LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE EYE-POKING, FACE-SLAPPING, HEAD-THUMPING GENIUSES by David J. Hogan. In this excerpt from the Applause Theatre & Cinema Books release, coming out Oct. 15, the Stooges learn about “the fairer sex” …
In 1934, at the beginning of the Stooges’ tenure at Columbia—and for one film only—executives were not completely sure of how to showcase them. As we’ve seen, Columbia was a “minor major” that hadn’t the resources to make use of the boys’ talents in the MGM manner. But Columbia had established a “Musical Novelty” shorts series in 1933, and had the services of a vivacious blonde starlet named Marjorie White.
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