by Jason Bovberg | Mar 3, 2015 | Blog, Interviews, Journalism
I’ve been reading Grant Jerkins for years, as evidenced in my interview piece “Grant Jerkins Is Poised for Bestsellerdom.” That article follows his publishing travails through his first three novels, A Very Simple Crime, At the End of the Road, and...
by Jason Bovberg | Nov 15, 2014 | Journalism
When I arrived for my very first Barnes & Noble booksigning back in early October, I was stunned to actually find a line of people waiting for me. Granted, it was a modest line. There were 5 or 6 people. But it was a heart-warming line nonetheless. A small-time,...
by Jason Bovberg | Oct 11, 2014 | Journalism
My wife and I have our preferred ways of reading books, and we’re both pretty passionate about that chosen methodology. Me? Well, if you read this column (particularly my cranky “The End of Everything” installment”), you can certainly guess that I’m more of an...
by Jason Bovberg | Sep 11, 2014 | Journalism
Every two years, I like to check in on the realm of 3D filmmaking and exhibition, particularly as it relates to the home theater. In 2010, I wrote a column called “Why 3D Home Theater Will (and Should) Fail”, in which I talked about 3D in the age of James Cameron’s...
by Jason Bovberg | Jul 24, 2014 | Journalism
Amazon.com sure has been taking a lot of heat lately. I’ve dumped my share of complaints on the company, too. In my April 2014 article, “How Amazon Has Changed Your Connected Home,” I asked: Did you know that Amazon pressures its suppliers to provide certain discount...
by Jason Bovberg | Jul 3, 2014 | Journalism
Do you remember the first CD you ever bought? Mine was either Paul Simon’s “Graceland” or the soundtrack to “Back to the Future.” I was 18 years old, a budding audio/videophile, and I still remember listening to those discs in a state of awe, marveling over the purity...