Agony Column http://www.trashotron.com/agony The Agony Column Book Reviews, News and Commentary en-us Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT Mario Guslandi Reviews 'Seven Deadly Pleasures' by Michael Aronovitz http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-news.htm#n031610 Dark Mainstream Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-news.htm#n031610 SF in SF, Saturday, March 13, 2010 : Malinda Lo Reads at SF in SF http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031610 Ash Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031610 Elif Shafak Reveals 'The Forty Rules of Love' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-news.htm#n031510 Intimacy and Centuries Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-news.htm#n031510 A 2010 Interview with Elif Shafak http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031510 "I know that culture that exists in my country, that is carried on by women, generations of women." Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031510 Karl Marlantes Scales the 'Matterhorn' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n031210 World-Building in the Past Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n031210 A Conversation with Thomas Frank http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031210 Playing Monopoly and Revising History Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031210 Otto Penzler Scans 'The Lineup' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n031110 Behind Imaginary Badges Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n031110 Lou Anders, Pyr at Five, and DragonCon http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031110 Vampire Fang Installation Nightmares Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031110 Thomas Ligotti Reveals 'The Conspiracy Against the Human Race' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n031010 MALIGNANTLY USELESS, From Arthur Schopenhauer to Peter Zappfe Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n031010 A 2010 Interview With Rusty Morrison and Ken Keegan http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031010 OmniDawn Rises Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031010 Paul McHugh Meets 'Deadlines' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n030910 Murdering the California Coast Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n030910 A 2010 Interview with Paul McHugh http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast030910 "..the strengths of good writing go all the way, across all the genres..." Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast030910 Joe Hill Grows 'Horns' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n030810 Devil and Detail Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-news.htm#n030810 A 2010 Interview with Joe Hill http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast030810 "Eventually, the wicked and the unworthy will get their just desserts on the business end of the Devil's pitchfork." Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast030810 Henry Porter Calls 'The Bell Ringers' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030510 It Takes The Village Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030510 Four Books With Alan Cheuse http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030510 Thrillers Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030510 Jo Nesbo Earns 'The Devil's Star' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030410 Rewind Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030410 A 2010 Interview with Victoria Blake http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030410 Something pithy this way comes Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030410 Underland Press and Joe R. Lansdale Present 'The Complete Drive In' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030310 Coming Soon to a Bookstore Near You Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030310 A 2010 Interview with Joe R. Lansdale http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030310 Riding the Drive In Omnibus Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030310 Stephen S. Hall Exhibits 'Wisdom' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030210 From Philosophy to Neuroscience Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030210 Laurie R. King, Jedediah Berry and Terry Bisson at SF in SF http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030210 Beyond BoucherCon Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030210 Adam Haslett Invests With 'Union Atlantic' : Abstract Power Abstracts Absolutely http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030110 Abstract Power Abstracts Absolutely Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-news.htm#n030110 A 2010 Interview with Adam Haslett http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030110 "With her, and with each character, how does the rhythm create a kind of musical argument?" Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030110 Dan Simmons Heads for the 'Black Hills' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022610 Unstuck in Life Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022610 A 2010 Interview with Dan Simmons http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022610 "Is this one fiction? Is that one fiction?" Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022610 Henning Mankel Introduces 'The Man from Beijing' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022510 Standalone Frozen Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022510 A 2010 Interview with Keith Thomson http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022510 "They hate the word 'drone,' but they're losing that battle." Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022510 Chaz Brenchley Stars as Daniel Fox in 'Dragon in Chains' and 'Jade Man's Skin' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022410 Fantasy and Feudal China Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022410 Laurie R. King Interviewed at SF in SF on February 13, 2010 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022410 "Is this one fiction? Is that one fiction?" Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022410 Adam Haslett Knows 'You Are No Stranger Here' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022310 Stories from Strangers' Shoes Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022310 Jedediah Berry Interviewed at SF in SF, February 13, 2010 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022310 "...being at Small Beer has actually introduced whole worlds to me ..." Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022310 Graeme Gibson's 'The Bedside Book of Birds' and 'The Bedside Book of Beasts' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022210 A Feast for Your Mind, Your Eyes and Your Mind's Eye Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-news.htm#n022210 A 2009 Interview with Graeme Gibson http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022210 "Our common humanity, our common culture, will help make the connections." Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022210 Ralph Waldo Ellison 'Three Days Before the Shooting ...' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-news.htm#n021910 One Book, Many Stories Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-news.htm#n021910 John Callahan and Adam Bradley and 'Three Days before the Shooting' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021910 "I've moved through the phases of my own life, and I find those phases mirrored in the characters of this novel." – John Callahan "...capable of brilliance, eloquence and power; that's how I understand the second novel, as we see it in Three Days Before the Shooting, and that's certainly how I understand, and I think how Ellison understood, America." – Adam Bradley. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021910 George Mann Scares Up 'The Ghosts of Manhattan' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-news.htm#n021810 Hard Core Pulp Action Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-news.htm#n021810 Speaking Frankly With Thomas Frank : From Tea to Shining Tea http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021810 "When I think about what I'm saying, it's so depressing..." Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast0219810 Thomas More, Clarence Miller and 'Utopia' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-news.htm#n021710 Politics, Satire, Fantasy Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-news.htm#n021710 Laurie R. King Reads at SF in SF on February 13, 2010 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021710 "...as real as Sherlock Holmes..." Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021710 Patrick Lee Steps Through 'The Breach' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-news.htm#n021610 American Cheese Done Right Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-news.htm#n021610