TV Review: SMASH
February 2, 2012 – 10:05 pm | 7 Comments

Yeah, yeah, it’s exec produced by Steven Spielberg, stars Anjelica Huston and Debra Messing, has big musical numbers…but is it any good? Well, it’s technically impressive, but after finishing the pilot episode of Smash (premiering Monday, …

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Reaction to THE KILLING Finale
June 20, 2011 – 12:58 am | 10 Comments
Reaction to THE KILLING Finale

OK, hands up—how many of you shouted profanities and shook your fists at the TV when The Killing finale ended last night? If you haven’t seen it, may I divert your attention to a variety …

Book Review: THE TWO DEATHS OF DANIEL HAYES by Marcus Sakey
June 18, 2011 – 10:57 pm | 3 Comments
Book Review: THE TWO DEATHS OF DANIEL HAYES by Marcus Sakey

Because it’s Sunday and Father’s Day, I’m going to be lazy and reprint—with permission and encouragement—my review of Marcus Sakey’s The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes that ran in the Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers …

Short Nerdy Bits
June 17, 2011 – 12:22 pm | 6 Comments
Short Nerdy Bits

Just wanted to point out a couple of quick things before you start your weekend. Danielle over at There’s a Book alerted me to the new website, Pottermore, and the official J.K. Rowling YouTube channel …

Book Review: ALICE BLISS by Laura Harrington
June 15, 2011 – 5:31 pm | 20 Comments
Book Review: ALICE BLISS by Laura Harrington

As I started this review, I wished I had a rating system in place to adequately express how special Laura Harrington’s Alice Bliss is. If I went by stars, I’d give it twelve. If I …

Nerd Chat with SHAKEN Authors
June 13, 2011 – 2:26 am | 4 Comments
Nerd Chat with SHAKEN Authors

When I heard about Shaken: Stories for Japan, the first ever charitable e-book, I knew I wanted to help spread the word. Like everyone else, I was horrified by the disasters in Japan and, because …

Stalker Award Winners
June 9, 2011 – 7:37 pm | 13 Comments
Stalker Award Winners

I’m happy to announce the winners of the inaugural Stalker Awards, given to crime fiction books and authors readers are obsessed with, voted on by genre fans at large. The races were extremely tight, with …

Movie Review: SUPER 8
June 8, 2011 – 1:24 am | 9 Comments
Movie Review: SUPER 8

*No spoilers*
When I read this article on Deadline.com yesterday that reported J.J. Abrams’s Super 8 is tracking softly because he’s being so secretive about it, I found it ridiculous. Moviegoers are supposedly not eager to …

Book Review: BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP by S.J. Watson
June 6, 2011 – 9:58 pm | 10 Comments
Book Review: BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP by S.J. Watson

Despite this novel’s title, do not read it at bedtime. Because you won’t sleep. Next thing you know, it’ll be 5 a.m. and you’ll be wondering how the night had vanished.
In S.J. Watson’s debut thriller, …

Nerdy Links
June 2, 2011 – 9:25 pm | 13 Comments
Nerdy Links

Got lazy busy this week despite (because of?) the short week so I’ll just post or link to a few things I found interesting around the web.
Here’s the international poster for David Fincher’s adaptation of …

The Demons He Knows: Guest Post by Author Bill Loehfelm + Giveaway
May 31, 2011 – 11:00 pm | 8 Comments
The Demons He Knows: Guest Post by Author Bill Loehfelm + Giveaway

Today I’m happy to welcome Bill Loehfelm (pronounced Lów-felm), author of The Devil She Knows, to PCN. Devil, which was just released last week, has received stellar reviews, including stars from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. …

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