Check out the biggest Auralia’s Colors sighting yet. Amy writes: In case he wasn’t aware of it (and I’m sure he is), this one is for Jeffrey Overstreet, whose first novel, Auralia’s Colors, is being published by Waterbrook this fall. The book, which, from the first chapter seems to be excellent, is getting nice exposure at the show… In fact, Amy… I didn’t know it was getting exposure like THAT. Thanks so much for noticing! I also noticed Auralia’s Colors... Read more
You can listen in on the conversation I had with Kim Jeffries on her show Along the Way. My part starts after some talk about hip-hop and the West Nile Virus. (I don’t think I’m supposed to draw any conclusions from that.) In fact, I’ve started stopping by that show monthly, just to chat about movies with Kim. Thanks to Kim and also to Kelly Lynn for setting this up and making me feel welcome. Read more
Two reviews by mainstream film reviewers have been published: Kenneth Turan and A.O. Scott. Meanwhile, the rest of the reviewers seem to be following the rules that they agreed to follow before they were given the privilege of an advance screening. (It bugs me that I have to respect the studio’s instructions about when to publish my review, or face the consequences, while the big shots just publish whenever they please, and they don’t even get a slap on the wrist. This embargo... Read more
More people are discovering Auralia. Will you? Read Chapter One and let me know what you think. Some responses will be excerpted and answered at Auralia’s blog… Read more
“I don’t want to waste your time with music you don’t need,” sing Karin Bergquist at the beginning of Over the Rhine’s new album The Trumpet Child. No worries, Karin. We need this kind of glory, passion, and delight in the world. (more…) Read more
Sunday, July 8 – 8:00pm EST… Hear The Trumpet Child in its entirety for the first time, all around the world. Sunday July 8th at 8:00pm, gather the family around the computer and turn the lights down low, or invite some friends over, and open a bottle of wine. Heck, throw a barbecue and invite the whole neighborhood over! But whatever you do, be sure to be listening at 8pm Eastern Time (5pm Pacific) as Over the Rhine Radio goes... Read more
Okay, it’s very late, I’m immersed in writing one of the last chapters in my current fiction project. But all I’ve had to drink is tea and I’m thinking fairly clearly. So I think I’m clear-headed enough to say this with some confidence: I’m listening to the new Cowboy Junkies album, At the End of Paths Taken, and… either I’m just really starved for some good music, or this is the best album they’ve released since The Trinity Sessions, and... Read more
Jeff Berryman the power of a rat in the kitchen Sean Gaffney points out three serious problems with Ratatouille. Who can argue with such scathing criticism? Okay, enough kidding around. Carissa Turner Smith really does have a problem with Ratatouille, even though she enjoyed it. – J. Robert Parks has posted a tribute to Edward Yang at FramingDevice.org. Read more
  CrimsonLine over at artsandfaith.com writes: I saw it with some friends last night, and as an adult, channeling my inner eight-year-old, I liked it. Great robot action, cool military stuff, and some funny bits. About halfway through it stopped making sense, and a lot of the dialogue in the second half was incredibly clunky. But the bulk of it was big, loud, and fun. For me, as an adult. But I watched it also through the lens of my... Read more
I just spent the evening writing a scene in which two of my favorite characters meet in a hand-to-hand struggle that lasts almost ten pages. This is a turning point in Cyndere’s Midnight, the sequel to Auralia’s Colors, which I’m turning in to the publisher next week. (more…) Read more
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