Over the past couple of weeks it's been tough to turn anytime over to maintaining old Bloody Knucks due to wrapping up some long term projects. . .
But I wanted to come out of the Bat-cave for a few minutes tonight in order to pimp an event going down in St. Louis on August 2nd.
I'm, of course, talking about the Second edition of Noir at the Bar at the Delmar lounge!
You remember the first one right?
Well, Jed Aryes has set up another barn burner of a line up for this Sunday that is sure to please.
First up, one of my all time favorite hard-boiled perverts, Scott Phillips,
who will be reading his story, Ten Gallons of Infected Saliva, from Jen Jordan's spectacular new Bleak House anthology, Uncage Me. (and seriously, folks, if you haven't grabbed a copy yet, get your lazy, cheap ass to a book store or Amazon and pick up a copy, because the anthology is the absolute shit!!)
Next in the line up is Jed Aryes, who I'm sure will
be reading one of his standard pieces of filth.
Next is Chicago novelist Malachi Stone who will be reading from his novel, St Anges's Eve. I haven't read Mr. Stone, but since he's a associated with Scott and Jed, I'm sure he's hard-boiled to the core.
But the headliner of the show is really something special.
I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Schwegel a few weeks ago at the Poisoned Pen along with Megan Abbott. Now, I'll be the first to admitt that I'd never read Theresa, but I picked up her first two novels and after making it home from the appearance, I cracked opened her first one, Officer Down, and I plowed through it in a couple of hours.
My God. . . Seriously, Theresa writes cops the way I wish I could: Gritty, corrupt, and hard.
Theresa will be reading from her new novel, Last Known Address.
So, folks, if you're in the St. Louis area, make sure to drag your ass down to the Delmar Lounge for some high quality crime fiction and a few beers.
Okay, folks, now onto the geekiness, and further proof of my dorkiness.
In anticipation of Theresa's appearance at the Delmar, I had the pleasure of sitting down with her to give her a brief warning about meeting Jed for the first time.
By the way, I apologize ahead of time for the shakiness of my camera work and stumbling over my own tongue more than a few times. But I hope you enjoy it all the same.
"but since he's a associated with ..."
ReplyDeleteAnyone associated with Scott Phillips or Megan Abbott is OK by me. Man, this is fun. I won't be in St. Louis this weekend, but there are a couple of writers on my radar now who weren't there before.
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Is the shaky camera due to the fact that she is so attractive in person (and keeps mentioning that she is single - she did that in LA) or is it the heat? Too much coffee? (Duh!)
ReplyDeleteI missed Jason Starr last week because I was at a premiere party for a miniseries that I cut. Fun, star-studded but not Starr studded so I was bummed. Keep giving us these little glimpses with authors who come through. Next time, set the camera down....
Peter--I wish I could be in St. Louis for this one (and the last one to for that matter.) And Theresa is diffidently worth your time. (She actually beat Megan out for the Edgar with her novel Officer Down. She's a serious talent.)
ReplyDeleteEric--You freakin' Hollywood types with your big fancy red carpet premieres! Yeah, I think I would have missed out on the Starr appearance for that too. But Jason is an awesome guy and a great writer. I got to meet him a couple of years ago when he was touring with the Follower. I was hoping he would make it out here this year, but I think the heat scared him away.
As far as my nervousness with Theresa, well, partially it was the attractiveness, partially the heat,and more than a little bit of exhaustion from a busy week. Plus I'm a dork and a fanboy.
I will be continuing on with these interviews, next up is Sophie Littlefield and Sean Doolittle. (Yes, Megan Abbott footage is coming, I just have to upload it.)
Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteUh, will you still be on Jed's Christmas card list after this?
got me a new trench coat with deeep pockets and the wives are getting anxious for more help with the critters.
ReplyDeleteDoes it speak to the poverty of my charecter that I never thorght that you were very cool?
ReplyDelete:)
Cormac--Probably not, but then again it's kind of hard to write out a Christmas card when your hands are coated in Astroglide.
ReplyDeleteJed--Theresa seemed pretty anxious to produce some more flipper babies with you, bro, so have a good time with that. (BTW for you literal types, Jed actually only has one wife, and is probably one of the hardest working and most talented writer's I know.)
Gordon--Not at all, Gordon. I've started to openly embrace the nerd gene that's been coursing through my veins for a very long time; you should probably cuddle up to that idea about yourself as well