by Jason Bovberg | Aug 1, 2021 | Publishing, Reviews
There’s a sultry, dreamlike quality to Megan Abbott’s more recent books, bringing to mind the gauzy images of, oh, Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides or Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock. Watching Abbott’s extended interview in the Criterion Channel’s Adventures in...
by Jason Bovberg | Jul 19, 2021 | Horror, Publishing, Reviews
Let’s get this out of the way, right here at the start: You’re going to feel a strong Near Dark vibe in Richard Lange’s excellent neo-western vampire novel Rovers. The book is awash in the same kind of gritty, sunbaked, sweaty supernatural grime that...
by Jason Bovberg | Jul 8, 2021 | Loser Baby, Publishing
There’s a certain bestselling writer out there who’s a head-hopper. That’s right. He’s hopping heads like nobody’s business, and I see only a few readers calling him out on it. It’s one of the most infuriating and disorienting writing mistakes in fiction today, and...
by Jason Bovberg | Jun 21, 2021 | Publishing, Reviews
S.A. Cosby rocketed to crime-fiction stardom in 2020, despite the pandemic’s blistering effect on publishing, with his novel Blacktop Wasteland, a visceral heist novel that offers a twist on the crime-fiction convention of the down-and-out criminal embarking—against a...
by Jason Bovberg | Jun 14, 2021 | Books, Loser Baby, Publishing
Yeah, I’d really like to convince you to pre-order my LOSER BABY today, so here’s the first chapter. When you have a few minutes, whether you’re on a break at work or on the train/subway or lounging around your home one evening, kindly give this a...
by Jason Bovberg | May 24, 2021 | Books, Loser Baby, Publishing
So Loser Baby is now available for preorder on Amazon! Put your order in now, and help me generate early buzz! I’m already set up for early events for launch week (more on those later), but little guys like me could surely benefit from some preorder action! You...