Books And Booze

B&B Ep 51 Eric Beetner

Books and Booze is excited to bring you our incredibly fun interview with crime writer Eric Beetner. We talk about everything from the perfect hot chocolate, the Hardcore scene, homosexuality in crime fiction, reality TV and yanking your friend's finger off. Eric's website Dig Two Graves Shotgun Opera - Victor Gishler The Craving (The Pack) -- Jason Starr The Boondock Saints [Blu-ray] Bouquet of Bullets Black Flag Fear Factor: The First Season Best of the Bachelor Taking Your Life (Eric's film) The Devil Doesn't Want Me: A Dutton Guilt Edged Mystery Noir at the Bar L.A. Music by: Fever Dream from their new demo, LIKE their facebook to find out more!

B&B Ep 50 Tom Pitts

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls! Welcome to the FIFTIETH episode of Books and Booze! We are joined with Tom Pitts, who takes the opportunity to call Renee out on some of her more unsavory internet practices. We chat about Piggyback, how his story links in with former guest's Joe Clifford, drugs, criminals, and all the great stuff you'd expect from a milestone episode of Books and Booze. Piggyback No Country for Old Men (Vintage International) Nobody Move: A Novel Junkie Love Pulp Fiction Mike Monson Gutter Books A Wind of Knives Eric Beetner Flash Fiction Offensive Lip Service West @ Beast Crawl Weekend At Bernie's 2:  Salvatore Pane's International Twitter Celebration Music by: The Agrarians

BOOKS AND BOOZE LIVE IN ST. LOUIS TEASER EPISODE!

So, you were broke. You were too far away. You were lame. Whatever the reason, you MISSED Books and Booze Live in St. Louis. Unfortunate. But we're looking out for you. While we are hard at work editing the video from the night, we prepared a special preview, featuring the introductions and the one best story from each reader's set. Keep an eye on the Books and Booze Facebook to see when the videos go up on our YouTube channel! We DID do some Q&A with the readers post-show, but the sound quality wasn't so awesome. There may be some highlights of that in the future. Enjoy these stories and watch for the rest! The Samaritan Last Call in the City of Bridges Low Down Death Right Easy Fish Bites Cop! Stories To Bash Authorities Flashover Amsterdamned if You Do: An Anthology about Setting And for more about the awesome venue, check out Cicero's in St. Louis!

B&B Ep 48 Joe Meno

In episode 48 of Books and Booze we interview Joe Meno! We talk about the miracle of the late 90s, stories as photographs, masturbating with a vacuum cleaner, the power of outlines, his life as a punk rocker, and more! Office Girl Joe Meno Jean-Luc Godard (Three-Disc Collector's Edition) Nadja Cody Hudson Todd Baxter Dave Eggers Zadie Smith Franny and Zooey Adaptation Good Bad Not Evil Music by: Rations

B&B Ep 47 Ruth Ramsden

Ruth Ramsden joins us for Books and Booze episode 47 to talk about her book and all the stuff inside it. We talk about murder mystery, BDSM, transvestites, art, color, tarot, misogyny and more. This is a kick ass interview with an author from across the pond and you don't want to miss it! Blue Murder at the Pink Parrot Fifty Shades Trilogy: Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed 3-volume Boxed Set Ruth's Tarot Art Chuck Wendig: 25 Things To Know About Sexism & Misogyny in Writing & Publishing Ann Agguire: This Week in SF Deliliah S. Dawson: On Sexism in Publishing, or Why I'm Writing This Now Instead of Two Days Ago Music by: HATE Noise

B&B Ep 46 Matthew Dexter

In Books and Booze episode 46 we interview Matthew Dexter, author of The Ritalin Orgy. We tackle the serious issues like Ritalin and Adderall abuse, and teachers with inappropriate student relationships, but never fear-- we also have some fun discussing the worst teacher stories we know, and our "guilty pleasure" books. The Ritalin Orgy NYT Article on Prescription Drug Deaths The Catcher in the Rye Old School by Tobias Wolf Prep: A Novel Guilty Pleasures: Stephen King Sophie Kinsella On the Road Dan Brown Sookie Stackhouse Books True Blood Sundays at Tiffany's By James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet The Proposal (Single-Disc Edition) Goosebumps / Find R.L. Stine on Twitter The Hardy Boys Starter Set (5 Volume Set) Nancy Drew Box Set (Books 1-5) I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell Music by: Silence is Sexy

B&B Ep 45 Eli Wilde

In Books and Booze episode 45 we interview Eli Wilde and cover everything from multiple personalities (okay, pennames), animal abuse in writing, superheros, Neil Gaiman, and more. We forgot to mention the contest inspired by Eli and Napoleon Xylophone over at Revolt Daily, so check the links to find out more about it (contest ends soon, so hurry!). Bushmills Whiskey Cruel Napoleon Xylophone The Sound of Loneliness The Dark Knight Trilogy (Batman Begins / The Dark Knight / The Dark Knight Rises) [Blu-ray] Stephen King Season 7 Trailer Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (Episodes IV - VI) [Blu-ray] A Different Kind of Superhero Contest at Revolt Daily Whizz Kidz Music by: Johnny Salvage

B&B Ep 44 Ken Leek

In Books and Booze episode 44 we interview Ken Leek and things get straight up strange. We talk about the real life experiences that lead to some of the weirdest parts of his book, The Origins of Disgust, Self-Hatred and Hostility, fan fiction, The Ramones, smurf porn, farm animal rescue, and as always, much more. The Origins of Disgust, Self-Hatred, and Hostility Ken Leek on the web Craig Clevenger's 200 Proof John Scalzi on Amazon Worlds Ferdinand's Familia Music provided by guest: The Heart by Pig Life

B&B Ep 43 J David Osborne

In Books and Booze episode 43 we interview J David Osborne after a harrowing, suspense filled battle with a poisonous spider. We cover everything from tattoos to comic books, the places to avoid on cross country road trips, and the reasons people get violent. J David Osborne is one of our readers at Books and Booze: LIVE In St. Louis, so listen up and get pumped! Low Down Death Right Easy By The Time We Leave Here, We'll Be Friends J David Osborne on the web, find God$ Fare No Better here. Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I, Volume II, Volume III Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition), Blu-Ray Edition Alix Lambert's The Mark of Cain Downward-Facing Death Neal Pollack Haters Make Me Famous The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxed Set The 25 Most Racist Tweets About The Hunger Games Ted Nugent Tila Tequila A Midwestern Review Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1: Superman and the Men of Steel Batman Grant Morrison Alan Moore's Neonomicon Women In Refrigerators Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) Infinite Jest To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition Reservoir Dogs (15th Anniversary Edition) Music By: Sros Lords

B&B Ep 42 Dan Holloway

Dan Holloway joins us to talk about poetry, numbers and masturbation, fist fighting Roman poets and Ernest Hemingway, art in London, and so much more. This is a great interview you don't want to miss. Dan's Website I Cannot Bring Myself To Look At Walls In Case You Have Graffitied Them With Love Poetry Evie and Guy (FREE PDF) (Paperback) Ginsburg Kerouac Blood and Pudding by Katelan Foisy The Poems of Catullus Hemingway Knocked Wallace Stevens into a Puddle and Bragged About It Jonny Gibbings 1984: 60th-Anniversary Edition (Plume) Who Is Killing The Great Capes of Heropa? Facebook When Escapism Isn't What You Need (article by Dan) Praise of Motherhood Eight Cuts Gallery Music by: Growing Pains