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Q&A w/Robin Spano, A fresh face for detective/crime novels.
07.27.10 | Permalink | Comment?

I recently read a pre-release copy of Robin Spano’s “Dead Politician Society”, ready for sale at your favorite book retailer on September 1st.

On Goodreads.com, Spano is keeping a close eye on what her fans and detractors are saying, this led to some chit chat between us. I realized, “HEYwaitaminnit… i am askin questions here.. i wonder…”

Needless to say, I asked Robin if she would be down for a an email onslaught of Q&A. To my surprise, she gladly agreed!

Thanks Robin for taking the time to work with me! I appreciate your taking time out to do so :)

Read on for a mixed bag of questions!

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Erisian (E)- Tell me a little about yourself. Just general likes, dislikes, bank account numbers, you know the important stuff.

Robin Spano (RS) - How about if you tell me your bank account numbers first and

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Geeky Stuff, Kick Ass, Music
Audio Compilation – [erisian] 2010 – Murdrum
07.26.10 | Permalink | 8 Comments

Skip to the bottom for a download link.

I miss the days of cassette mix-tapes. I am a firm believer that unless you put it in a concrete order and spend the time to make a cover for it, it is nothing more than a generic playlist. not the same as making a tape, but it is a creative outlet i have always and will likely always enjoy, regardless of the medium available. As such, I spend a fair amount of time each year, making compilations that i personally enjoy, and them make them available for other music lovers..

In case anyone is interested, newest compilation is available via this post. it will be online for maybe a month or so (post to be edited once i remove it)..

Just a little something to help break up the work week.

Music varies from punk to electropop.
Definitely has more… Read the rest
Books / Articles, Reviews
Review: Dead Politician Society – Mulligan stew with red herring
07.22.10 | Permalink | Comment?

Robin Spano’s “Dead Politician Society”.. How to put this.. I was happy but not surprised.

Let me explain.

Dead Politician Society (DPS) is an undercover detective novel. The Mayor is poisoned and dies on stage during a speech. A cryptic untraceable email from the killer is received by the Toronto star, it is signed by a rumored Utopian secret society on the local college campus. The police send in Clare under cover to see if she can fish for more details. they have no other leads.

Clare really leads the novel. She is very likable. Working her first undercover job, she is prone to some understandable mistakes. Clare drinks, smokes, rides a motorbike. She juggles guys and overall does what needs to be done to get the job in the can. I really enjoyed her as a character and am glad this is geared to be a series.

With… Read the rest
Books / Articles, Douche Baggery, Geeky Stuff
Summer Slimdown & how I am an absolute failure at it.
07.20.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

i fail at “slimming down”..

I PROMISE THAT I AM OFFICIALLY STARTING AS OF TODAY!!

for anyone interested in the 2010 Summer Slimdown, check out Carina’s site.. and feel free to mock me.. i deserve it this time..

Yesterday, Ken Coffman sent me not only a dead-tree copy of ‘Exchange’ by Dale Cozort, but he also included a copy of his own book, “Steel Waters” which i am greatly looking forward to reading..

the whole point of the Slimdown challenge was to NOT buy any new books, instead, focus on the books in my to be read pile and clean some of them out… instead, i bought 17 new books.

i compounded this issue significantly…

last week i opened my mailbox and found a pleasant little note from Powells.com advising me that they were having 4 days where they would cover all shipping costs. because i live… Read the rest
Books / Articles, Old Subject Matter
ReadingThroughLife.ca – Reading Roots
07.20.10 | Permalink | Comment?
I participated in a fun little interview Carina at RTL is doing. She highlights different reader/reviewer blogs that she follows and gets info on the site admin’s reading habits when they were growing up.

check it out if you are interested. If you are friend or family,. you probably already know what it says regarding me though…

“Blah blah blah, read read read, jason quit making that annoying noise, read read read”

well, all except the bit about annoying noises..
though that would have been an accurate description of me as a child as well.

Reading through Life, Reading Roots – Jason from FNORDinc

Thanks Carina!

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If you are interested in other folks who have also been interviewed, check out the below sites. I personally read a couple of these sites weekly, so it is nice to see where everyone’s habits formed.
1. Reading Roots: Jennifer from
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Books / Articles, Reviews
Review, like a broken ceiling fan on a very hot day…
07.19.10 | Permalink | Comment?

Review: Our Tragic Universe, Scarlett Thomas

– Forewarning, this is a positive review though I can see where it might not appear that way. It was just a very hard book to write about! –

Our Tragic Universe (originally to be titled ‘Death of the Author’) is a nonstandard plot. Part time writer Meg is living in a small town England. She is living unhappily with her long term boyfriend and her dog, barely scraping by. Meg is continually trying to write her “Real Novel”, editing and paring down her words, never able to solidify where she wants to take it. In the meantime, she takes on the grunt work of the literary world, reviews of trash novels for a newspaper, and ghost writing teen fiction using formulaic methods.

Meg is caught in an interesting kludge of personal issues. Her best friend is having an affair that is messy.… Read the rest
Books / Articles, Reviews, comics
Review: Gogo Monster, Taiyo Matsumoto
07.15.10 | Permalink | Comment?

Yuki is in third grade. He has no friends, other kids think he is bizarre and rarely talk to him. This is not surprising as he talks to “imaginary” beings like Superstar.

Superstar is a being who lives on the third floor of his school, off limits to students due to some unspoken danger. Occasionally he (or other beings) coming down to create havoc, steal things, and generally stir up trouble. the closer that Yuki gets to the world that Superstar rules, the hard it is for him to differentiate our reality from this other one.

I really enjoyed this graphic novel. It is presented fully translated, but in classic manga format ( read from right to left). It comes with a corrugated cardboard sleeve protecting the book itself. The art work is very European with multiple interpretations to the meanings of various panels. text is sparse throughout the… Read the rest