Excerpt: “It was an even more thrilling experience meeting Chris in person and hearing how Spoonful emerged at his book signing Wednesday night in Oak Park. Upon first meeting Mendius I was taken aback by his modest, nervous, demeanor. Yet throughout the interview he maintained that same energy and I quickly realized just how humble …
Monthly Archive: February 2012
Feb 14
Interview with Sebastian Gibson on Man of La Book
Excerpt: Q. What made you write a fictional satire about US politics? A. I can’t imagine not writing a satire about politics. The things that politicians do are hilarious for the most part. People say if it wasn’t so sad, it would be funny. Well, it’s both sad and funny. I don’t think I could …
Feb 14
Review of Nitt Witt Hill on Blogcritics
”In Nitt Witt Hill (named after Nitt Witt Ridge in California), Mr. Gibson leaves no political wing safe, he highlights the absurdity, corruption and idiocy of the political class (yes, class). While the situations in this books are twisted, they are also, unfortunately, sadly accurate.” For the full review, visit: BlogCritics.org
Feb 13
Review of Nitt Witt Hill on Daily Satire
“Nitt Witt Hill is the perfect antidote to 2012 election fever, and is bound to be the satirical novel of the year.” For the full review, visit: TheDailySatire.com
Feb 13
Interview with Daniel Pyne in The Hollywood Reporter
Excerpt: “The Hollywood Reporter: Where did the idea for the novel come from? Daniel Pyne: I never get single inspirations. The most obvious one is my brother actually bought a goldmine back in the nineties near a ski area. For some reason he decided to buy this gold mine and he opened it up and …
Feb 03
Excerpt from Dirty! Dirty! Dirty!
”Political speech is generally regarded as ‘the highest form’ of protected speech, and the best example is probably flag burning, which the Supreme Court has very specifically ruled on as being covered by the aegis of the First Amendment. And yet every few election cycles there is always some ill-educated rube who wants to run …
Feb 03
Interview with Mike Edison with Dr. Media, Bob Andelman
”People who try to claim the moral high ground, why is it they’re the first ones wearing silver cufflinks and being hauled off to the hoosegow? Why is it that the guys that scream loudest about morality… Look at Newt Gingrich! Hypocrisy is the default position of the Republican Party.” For the full interview, visit: http://ow.ly/8OY48
Feb 02
What I Write by Daniel Pyne
“Screenwriting is the art of visual storytelling embellished by dialogue – one picture followed by another, and another, until the story concludes. Television (I’m sorry) is radio with pictures. Short stories are almost impossibly hard. And novels live in the imagination of the reader, requiring a kind of painting with words. It hasn’t been that …
Feb 02
Review of Spoonful by Chris Mendius
“A superb tale of the druggie lifestyle, by a writer with talent to burn.” For the full review, visit: Kirkus Reviews
Feb 01
Interview with Chris Mendius
“The book’s title comes from an old blues tune by Willy Dixon. The song’s point is that everyone needs something to get through this world and will do whatever it takes to get it. I don’t draw moral distinctions, but, practically speaking, the particular drug you’re hooked on does make a big difference. Alcoholics can …