Mannequins, Elk, Chainsaws, & Muskrats:
https://litreactor.com/columns/march-madness-8-books-that-will-mess-with-your-head https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2552-our-speculative-fiction-mood-ring-find-your-next-read https://jamesdavisnicoll.com//review/shiver-in-my-bones https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/final-girls-and-fantasies-on-stephen-graham-joness-my-heart-is-a-chainsaw/ https://boywithletters.blogspot.com/2022/06/el-unico-indio-bueno.html In Review: Earthdivers #3 https://www.scifipulse.net/in-review-earthdivers-6/
Reaper fun
https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-dont-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen-graham-jones/ https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2023/3/9/dont-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen-graham-jones https://robsaucedo.substack.com/p/that-reminds-me-of-a-movie Don’t Fear the Reaper ⋆ Curiosity Killed the Bookworm http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/226976/dont-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen-graham-jones-read-by-isabella-star-lablanc-jane-levy/ https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-final-girl-returns-home-on-stephen-graham-joness-dont-fear-the-reaper/ https://michaelpatrickhicks.substack.com/p/review-dont-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/03/14/new-horror-thrillers-scarier-scream? https://www.scarymommy.com/entertainment/best-thriller-books-2023
Tulsa
Guess I’m a little late to get this on the site—happened a month ago, at least?—better now than never:
LA Times Book Festival 2023
Couldn’t have been a better time: Snapped a shot of the crowd from my angle, too (this is after the Q&A, after a few folks had stepped out): And here we are after it was over: And then it was one hour-long signing line followed immediately by another hour-long signing at the Mysterious Galaxy booth.
Best Reads from Lately
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/in-retrospect-the-theme-for-chads-4th-birthday-party-should-not-have-been-stanford-prison-experiment (https://twitter.com/mcsweeneys/status/1632929056978001920?s=46&t=mhZCLAE0iAiaHztioYOVjA) Jenna Ortega Changed Wednesday Scripts: ‘The Character Made No Sense’ – Variety Researchers Examine 3,500-Year-Old Brown Bear Preserved in Siberian Permafrost | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/20/false-star ‘Marsupial sabertooth’ had massive canines that grew over its skull | CNN Stone tools accidentally made by Thai monkeys are surprisingly similar to those made by
AWP 2023
Such a good time. Hadn’t been in . . . maybe eleven years? Nice being back. And, Seattle’s always cool—caught Between Two Knees AND Scream 6 there, and slouched past the Space Needle Two Moons climbed once upon a story. And? Had one of those Chipotle-for-lunch and Chipotle-for-dinner days, which are pretty much the best
Don’t Fear the Reaper roundup
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g37676766/scary-horror-books/ https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g42800682/best-sci-fi-fantasy-books-2023/ https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/dont-fear-the-reaper https://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/second-book-in-indiana-lake-trilogy-continues-homage-to-slasher-films/XIZLMOFD7JHADDL2DHM632ADCQ/ https://www.shelf-awareness.com/sar-issue.html?issue=1162 https://katelynwrites.medium.com/book-review-stephen-graham-jones-don-t-fear-the-reaper-743bce36112e http://megsbookrack.com/review-dont-fear-the-reaper-the-lake-witch-trilogy-2-by-stephen-graham-jones/ https://thereadingraccoon.com/f/book-review-don’t-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen-graham-jones http://bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2023/02/review-dont-fear-reaper-by-stephen.html https://thesouthernbooksellerreview.org/book-buzz-dont-fear-the-reaper/ https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/books/oklahoma-bestsellers-for-feb-19-2023/article_be66d71e-ae29-11ed-affa-53d17a35cf79.html
Best Reads from Lately
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/king-of-the-hill-revival-hulu-2-1235507813/ Who made the first stone tools? Discovery sheds light on mystery | CNN https://writinginthedarktw.blogspot.com/2023/01/an-open-letter-to-my-fellow-old-white.html Neanderthal genes may have helped early humans adapt to differences in Eurasian daylight hours https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/how-did-neanderthals-hunt https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/world/maya-civilization-causeways-lidar-discovery-scn/index.html Cruise ship stumbles on a rare sight: a gathering of 1,000 whales https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-you-give-a-bear-cocaine https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/severe-weather-coverage-for-sunday-february-26/