For a film that exists solely because of it's high concept, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is far better than it has any right to b...

Deadly Delivery , the first young adult novel I wrote as Michael August, has just become available as an audiobook from Crossroad Press. ...

I was chatting about Ray Bradbury with someone just the other day. When I mentioned that I was thinking of including discussion on his work...

The last few days, I've been driving across the Southeast by day and continuing my reading and re-reading of mystery and weird ficti...

I've  been reading, re-reading and seeking out new things as I prepare for my teaching gig. I'm thinking of  a Serverus Snape w...

Long ago, my freshman English comp teacher told me if I decided to pursue teaching, I should look at a special focus. He didn't use the...

I can't really testify as to the reading experience. Christine is the BlackBerry user in our household, but Campfire has released the gr...

(Disclosure: I received a review copy of the British edition of 77 Shadow Street. This look inside includes mild spoilers, though no more th...

(I actually got tagged twice - drop by the blog of Robin Ashe also) Jalisa Blackman (@J_M_Blackman) hit me with an interesting meme arrow...

My dark fantasy novel Gnelfs is now available as an audiobook . It's read by Derek Hames. If you have an Audible credit, spend it now. ...

Got to talking e-book reading on different devices with a guy the other day. Before the iPad or the Kindle, I used to read e-books using...

I haven't done an update on my cat, Miss Daisy, for a while now. She was diagnosed with kidney disease a few years back . Hard to ...

I heard talk of " Awake " a few weeks back. It's an NBC series starring the great Jason Isaacs of Harry Potter etc. Until re...

Years ago I was in St. Louis to cover a meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention as a reporter. I didn't make it to the arch because ...

A lot of hidden object games exist for the iPad and tablet universe. I've picked that up even though I'm fairly new to this magical ...

<br><br><br><br><br>a sho<br> I was fortunate to see The Woman in Black in a Carmike Cinema "BigD...

The Boy Who Shoots Crows by Randall Silvis is set in a small Pennsylvania town, but its style and grim tone make me think of atmospheric Br...

(Since festival time is approaching in Louisiana, this seemed like it might be a fun prompt.) The local museum is offering an exhibit of M...

Midnight Eyes is featured on The Indy Spotlight today with a brief Q&A. View it here .

I probably read about Nero Wolfe and his leg man Archie Goodwin long before I ever read a Wolfe story. Sherlock Holmes was plentiful in s...