2 April '08

Sainthood Sourcebook version 1.1

The most interesting thing about the 2,000 page report on Pope John Paul II submitted to the Vatican's Congregation for the "Causes of Saints" (great name) is the saint-making process. One miracle is required for beatification, and a second is required for canonization, which presents the question...

8 April '08

Quietude

I'm antsy these days, after a year that saw me finish two novels and slog through edits. It might be the weather--the gray days of March in Boston lend credence to that childhood nonsense about lions and lambs. But gray days or not, my persistent ennui is a symptom of an author's most dreaded time...

14 April '08
Gothic Tweed, more Jack ramblings, and Tim Schafer

My next book may be a return to the world of prep schools and precocious teens. It won’t be another “Gothic Tweed” tale as The Buffalo News labeled my first book…

16 April '08

In Defense of Terrible Films

The aesthetic of the absurd provides a clearer critical lens than most cinemaphiles are willing to gaze through. It's a shame, because for all the criticisms labeling the publishing world as conservative and befuddled, genre continues to rescue the book industry from the highbrow monopoly...

25 April '08

Comic-Con

It's long overdue, but I'm finally attending this year's San Diego Comic-Con, which makes me realize how long I've wanted to go. I tend to avoid conventions; my first was the BookExpo America in 2005...