by vjbooks | Mar 16, 2011 | We're Talking Books!
Some 25 years ago, in what I call my “dark period,” I was deeply into horror fiction. Of course Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and others lined my shelves, but it was a British author, Ramsey Campbell that truly inspired night chills. Incarnate, his 1983 masterpiece went...
by vjbooks | Mar 17, 2010 | We're Talking Books!
When Anne Rice exploded onto the literary scene with the tales of the vampire Lestat, a new genre took flight. Her series dominated the bestseller charts for the years that followed, until she abandoned her New Orleans mansion, and the dark tales that haunted those...
by vjbooks | Apr 28, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America declares young adult book, Powers, novel of the year Ursula K Le Guin has added a sixth Nebula award to her trophy cabinet after winning the best novel prize at this weekend’s awards ceremony. Le Guin picked up...
by vjbooks | Feb 19, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(baltimoresun.com, Feb. 15, Diane Scharper) For the 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birth, the Mystery Writers of America have published this collection of 16 of Poe’s best works with often-insightful commentary by well-known mystery writers. As...
by vjbooks | Feb 16, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(news.cincinnati.com, Jan. 21, Dinesh Ramde) “In the Shadow of the Master” (William Morrow, 416 pages), edited by Michael Connelly: The beating of the telltale heart still echoes beneath the floorboards. The cask of amontillado still eludes the wretched...
by vjbooks | Jan 26, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(blogs.thetimes.co.za, Nov. 26) Forbes Magazine has released its list of the world’s highest paid authors. In a year when financial returns are a great source of consternation, some writers have still managed to rake in the cash. Top of the list is unsurprisingly J.K...
by vjbooks | Jan 26, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
Clive Barker is widely considered to be a driving force in the world of modern horror. His earliest works, a collection of short stories entitled Books of Blood, drew praise from some of the masters of the genre. Upon reading his work, Stephen King stated, “I...
by vjbooks | Dec 22, 2008 | Books to Movies, We're Talking Books!
With the upcoming He Is Legend limited edition tribute to Sci-Fi’s literary godfather (featuring both Stephen King and his son Joe Hill going head to head), let’s take a look at Richard Matheson. (LA’s the Place, M.R. Hunter, “Six Degrees of...
by vjbooks | Dec 1, 2008 | Children and YA, Collecting, We're Talking Books!
(marketwatch.com, Nov 20) Mystery Writers of America (MWA) has announced that the organization will name James Lee Burke and Sue Grafton its 2009 Grand Masters in honor of the Bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe’s birth next year. Not since 1978 has the organization...
