The micro genre of crime poetry can be a mixed bag with a lot of it falling into the prose …Read the Rest
Archive for April, 2011
Poontang and Other Poems by Charles Willeford – review
Because it’s a small book of poetry it’s a quick read. I read it over a cup of coffee. I’m …Read the Rest
Fear and Loathing at The Edgars Part Two
Dawn. A weak sun breaks over the teeming city, downtown Manhattan. Horns honk, jackhammers prattle but inside Room 1665, the …Read the Rest
Ballistics by Billy Collins – review
In this age of instant, push-button publishing the art of the carefully chosen word can sometimes feel lost. Poetry isn’t …Read the Rest
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Bellman & True by Desmond Lowden
Rare Treasures: Bellman & True By David Corbett What is it about the rare and obscure that inspires such devout …Read the Rest
Fear and Loathing at the Edgar Awards
by Elaine Ash and Albert Tucher Dateline April 29th 2:45 A.M. Spinetingler Press Bunker, Room 1665, Grand Hyatt Hotel, New …Read the Rest
Edgars Results
The winners are bolded after the jump and this post will continue to be updated as the winners are announced. …Read the Rest
Our Edgars coverage
For up-to-the-minute Edgar Awards coverage stay right here at Spinetingler. All the awards will be announced as they happen right …Read the Rest
Justified – “Reckoning” – review
The way shit was winding down towards the end of “The Reckoning” I was starting to think that maybe I miscounted …Read the Rest
The Terror of Living by Urban Waite – review
The Terror of Living begins with fifty-something ex-con Phil Hunt trekking into the wilds of northern Washington State on horseback to …Read the Rest
Years of Red Dust by Qiu Xiaolong – review
The author of the Inspector Chen series, which usually portrayed incisive pictures of Chinese culture and politics, turns his attention …Read the Rest
Worth Dying For By Lee Child – review
It should perhaps be noted at the outset that readers waiting for the other shoe to drop, so to speak, …Read the Rest
The Reversal by Michael Connelly – review
The book’s title has a double meaning: the Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller, normally a defense attorney, is asked in this …Read the Rest
Djibouti by Elmore Leonard – review
We have become accustomed to certain characteristics in an Elmore Leonard novel: kooky characters, an offbeat plot, visual and visceral …Read the Rest
Conversations with the Bookless: Todd Robinson
Does Big Daddy Thug even need an introduction at this point? I’ll do one anyway. The web and all of …Read the Rest
On transcending the genre…
[This post originally appeared on my old, now defunct blog and is reprinted in it's entirety here.] …or a brief, …Read the Rest
Justified – “Full Commitment”
The “previously on Justified” segment that precedes the show made all viewers feel purty’ smart this week, way smarter than …Read the Rest
Conversations with the Bookless: Chad Eagleton
Today’s Conversations is with Chad Eagleton. Check it out after the jump…. Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler …Read the Rest
Conversations with the Bookless: Malachi Stone
Today’s Conversations with the Bookless features Malachi Stone. After the jump check out the interview… Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction …Read the Rest
Conversations with the Bookless: Steve Weddle
Steve Weddle is in the running for the title of hardest working man in crime fiction. From blogging to short …Read the Rest
