Books And Booze

B&B Ep 91 Rob W. Hart

In Books and Booze episode 91 things get New Yorked with Rob W. Hart. Not really, instead we talk nachos and pizza, have some laughs, get real deep, and then bring it all around again to fun. We're proud to be the first to interview Rob after the announcement that New Yorked is getting a sequel, and you can hear all about that in this episode, too!

NEW YORKED - JANUARY 2015

CITY OF ROSE - JUST ANNOUNCED!

The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap

Music: There's My Dini! by Ovlov

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B&B EP 90 MICHAEL PAUL GONZALEZ

She's ugly, clumsy, disabled, and addicted to drugs - and she's AWESOME. In Episode 90 of Books and Booze we talk vengeance, murder, badass women protagonists, monkeys, amnesia and more with returning guest, Michael Paul Gonzalez. Tune in for updates on what's coming from Thunderdome Press and please be aware that when Renee starts talking about Game of Thrones she gives a spoiler, because Renee can be inconsiderate like that.



Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights
Dead Until Dark: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel
Kill Bill: Volume 1

Thunderdome Press
MUSIC BY: TROPICAL POPSICLE
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B&B Ep 89 Chris Irvin

In Books and Booze episode 89 we hang out with Chris Irvin, author of Federales and editor at Shotgun Honey. We talk about the Mexican drug war, "food noir", rejecting crappy stories, comic books, and as always - MORE! 



SHOTGUN HONEYEXPATRIATE

STUFF WE TALKED ABOUT:
MARIA SANTOS-GORROSTIETAWHITEY BULGEREL CHAPOTHUGLIT Issue 9 FLASH FICTION OFFENSIVE

Punisher MAX

Batman

Criminal GRUB STREETRICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ
MUSIC BY: TYLER LYLE "WEREWOLF"
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B&B Ep 88 JOSHUA NEWETT

In Books and Booze episode 88 we chat with Joshua Newett about all the important things in life - politics, religion, Bill Murray, and how they are all interconnected...


 

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Ghostbusters
Groundhog Day
What About Bob?
Stripes
The 'Burbs
Music: Hiccups by Motherfolk
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B&B Ep 87 Mike McCrary

In Books and Booze episode 87 we welcome another crime writer, this time - Mike McCrary! A screenwriter and novelist with the Gutter Books family, things go predictably on and off topic. We talk REMO WENT ROGUE, Tarantino movies, blood, guts, and violence. Realism in crime writing - if you pull out ALL the tropes, is it possible to have a crime novel left at the end? And we answer the two big questions on everyone's mind - what's the difference between Mike and Charlie Kaufman? And - Is Joe Clifford really that funny?

Music provided by: Oh Nickel, "A Proper Introduction".

GUTTER BOOKS

STUFF WE DISCUSSED:

Johnnie Cochran

Booked. Podcast

David Berkowitz - Arise and Shine

Tarantino

Robert Rodriguez

The Usual Suspects

Jurassic Park
Fight Club
Mallrats

Muppets Most Wanted

Swingers
Lethal Weapon
Adaptation
St. Elmo's Fire

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B&B Ep 86 TRAVIS RICHARDSON

In Books and Booze episode 86 we chat with Travis Richardson about crime, drugs, baseball, small towns, the media, and the time that Renee didn't buy him a drink.

Travis and a friend read and review one Chekov story every weekday at CHEKOV'S SHORTSTRAVIS ON THE WEB

STUFF WE DISCUSSED:
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big
The Outsiders The LAST PICTURE SHOW : A Novel
Dispatches from the Edge

CORRECTION: RICHARD RAMIREZ WAS NOT A CONTESTANT ON THE DATING GAME. THE SERIAL KILLER THAT APPEARED ON THE SHOW WAS RODNEY JAMES ALCALA

MUSIC: MOKE HILL "HONEST MAN"

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B&B Ep 85 Chris Kelso

In Books and Booze episode 85 Chris Kelso joins us from Scotland! In addition to talking about his writing process, we talk about shitting in front of libraries, being Facebook friends with Nick Hornby, the fact that Chris is a pervert. PLUS! Chris and Renee choose sides in the centuries old rivalry between the Scottish and people who are married to people who are English expats.

Episode 1 of Escaping The Crimson Sphere on Pantheon MagazineImperial Youth ReviewBizarro Pulp Press
SOME THINGS WE DISCUSSED:

Philip K. Dick
Dangerous Visions - Harlan Ellison
Samuel R. Delaney
Nick Hornby
A Humument Nova Express
Carlton Mellick
Cameron Pierce
Vincenzo Bilof
Music: Remember, Forget by Parsley Flakes

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B&B 84 Laura Lee Bahr

In episode 84 of Books and Booze things get wild with horror author Laura Lee Bahr. We talk about her wild book Haunt, we drink too much. We confuse ourselves. We discover that things we thought we knew were false all along. Laura raps for us. More things happen. A laugh a minute? No, many more than that!

The Little Death excerpt on Vimeo
THINGS WE DISCUSSED:
My Dark Places - James Ellroy
The Dark Tower
Jeremy Robert Johnson On Books And Booze
Gutmouth
Art Is The Devil - John Skipp
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WILL BE HOSTING MUSICIANS PLAYING MUSIC INSPIRED BY LAURA'S BOOK, HAUNT. Click link above to stay tuned for more information.
The music on this week's episode was:

"Bath Salts" by Highly Suspect
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B&B Ep 83 Tony McMillen

In this jam-packed extra hilarious episode of Books and Booze we chat with Tony McMillen about everything from David Lee Roth to Teen Wolf, but in between we discuss Tony's novel, Nefarious Twit, and the familiar yet foreign feel of the book, the humor, the fancy, the made-up cultures, and why Tony might go down in history as a jerk who once wrote a great book. 

VEKSUSS Free Download! DAVID LEE ROTH: GANGSTA RAPPERMOUSTACHE/MUSTACHEWORLD'S END
TOUCH THE WONDER: RADIO

OTHER THINGS WE DISCUSSED:Henry Rollins' DLR Story (full video is about Van Halen, but the story we talked about takes place between 6:30 and 9:50)

The HobbitThe Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Vonnegut
Where the Sidewalk Ends
The Giving Tree
RoboCop 2
Good Sex, Great Prayers
BOOKED.The History of Future Folk 




MUSIC:FEVER THE GHOSTS, "A PARLIAMENT OF OWLS DETERMINE THE FATES OF GREATER MEN NO LESS THAN FIVE STORIES ABOVE US"

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B&B Ep 82 Joe Clifford & Tom Pitts

In Books and Booze episode 82, we throw caution to the wind and welcome the Flash Fiction Offensive team in to talk AT THE SAME TIME. Joe Clifford and Tom Pitts talk about their special friendship, their projects, editing, the best burritos in San Francisco, and how Bruce Springsteen doesn't sing "Little Pink Houses."

FLASH FICTION OFFENSIVE
"Feast of Feathers" by Jeff Weddle

Bob Witter Foundation
Candy's Room - Chris Leek

HUSTLE
LAMENTATION
Other stuff we discussed:

What Happens In Reno - Mike MonsonNo Country For Old Men David Corbett All Due RespectThe Chronology of Water: A Memoir