by Jason Bovberg | Aug 10, 2021 | Publishing, Reviews
The publication of a new James Lee Burke novel is always cause for celebration. I’ve been reading and collecting Burke for decades—an eye-opening proposition, as he recently marked the release of his fortieth book. Burke is perhaps best known for his series of Dave...
by Jason Bovberg | Aug 5, 2021 | Interviews, Loser Baby, Publishing
Hey all, here’s an interview I did about LOSER BABY for the fledgling website WriteStart. You can see it in its original form at the WriteStart site. The writer of the interview poses similar questions to various writers, getting various takes on the same...
by Jason Bovberg | Aug 3, 2021 | Books, Loser Baby, Noir, Publishing
Hey folks, well, after a long lead-up, my crime thriller Loser Baby is finally on shelves, both physical and virtual. You can order the paperback from any bookstore, including Barnes & Noble and Amazon, and you can download the ebook from Amazon or Smashwords. You...
by Jason Bovberg | Aug 1, 2021 | Publishing, Reviews
There’s a sultry, dreamlike quality to Megan Abbott’s more recent books, bringing to mind the gauzy images of, oh, Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides or Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock. Watching Abbott’s extended interview in the Criterion Channel’s Adventures in...
by Jason Bovberg | Jul 19, 2021 | Horror, Publishing, Reviews
Let’s get this out of the way, right here at the start: You’re going to feel a strong Near Dark vibe in Richard Lange’s excellent neo-western vampire novel Rovers. The book is awash in the same kind of gritty, sunbaked, sweaty supernatural grime that...
by Jason Bovberg | Jul 8, 2021 | Loser Baby, Publishing
There’s a certain bestselling writer out there who’s a head-hopper. That’s right. He’s hopping heads like nobody’s business, and I see only a few readers calling him out on it. It’s one of the most infuriating and disorienting writing mistakes in fiction today, and...