Agony Column http://www.trashotron.com/agony The Agony Column Book Reviews, News and Commentary en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT New and Notable from Night Shade http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-news.htm#n070209 'Bar None' by Tim Lebbon and 'The Mall of Cthulhu' by Seamus Cooper Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-news.htm#n070209 SF in SF Panel from June 20, 2009 – Pat Murphy, Lisa Goldstein, and Michaela Roessner Hosted by Rick Kleffel http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070209 Transformative Literature Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070209 A Review of 'The Angel's Game' by Carlos Ruiz Zafón http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-news.htm#n070109 Write to Win Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-news.htm#n070109 Agony Column Podcast New Report : Michaela Roessner Interviewed at SF in SF on June 20, 2009 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070109 "I'm a research junkie" Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070109 David Rabe Literary Double http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-news.htm#n063009 'The Black Monk' and melborP goD ehT Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-news.htm#n063009 Agony Column Podcast New Report : Pat Murphy Interviewed at SF in SF http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast063009 June 20, 2009 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast063009 "C.C." Finlay Is No 'Traitor to the Crown' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-news.htm#n062909 A Supernatural Revolution Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-news.htm#n062909 A 2009 Interview with China Mieville http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast062909 "I don’t think crime is a realist genre at all" Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast062909 I, Frankenstein http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062609 Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Charles Robinson and Peter Ackroyd Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062609 A Podcast Frankenstein : Pat Murphy Reads "Clap If You Believe" in 2008 and 2009 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062609 Pat Murphy Reads "Clap If You Believe" in 2008 and 2009 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062609 A Review of Carlos Ruiz Zafón's 'The Shadow of the Wind' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062409 A Memory of Books Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062409 Agony Column Podcast News Report: Michaela Roessner Reads at SF in SF http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062409 Fish Story Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062409 Joe R. Lansdale Takes a 'Vanilla Ride' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062509 The Books (and Lingerie) We Can't Put Down Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062509 Agony Column Podcast News Report: Pat Murphy Reads at SF in SF http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062509 Clap If You Believe Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062509 A Review of 'The City and The City' by China Mieville http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062309 City Limits Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062309 Agony Column Podcast News Report: Lisa Goldstein Reads at SF in SF http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062309 A Family Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062309 Greer Gilman Stirs 'Cloud and Ashes' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062209 Conjuring Myth With Words Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-news.htm#n062209 A 2009 Interview with Amy Stewart http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062209 "A very poisonous plant, and that is not to say that you should not grow it in your yard" Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062209 'Son of Retro Pulp Tales' edited by Joe R. Lansdale and Keith Lansdale http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061909 Ellison Not Only Lives, He Writes! Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061909 Agony Column Exclusive -- (Around) Three Books With Alan Cheuse http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061909 'Every Man Dies Alone' by Hans Fallada and 'The Sleepwalkers' by Hermann Broch Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061909 Amy Stewart Discovers 'Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061809 Deadly Bouquet Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061809 Agony Column Podcast News Report – Jeff VanderMeer at Shared Worlds http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061809 Speculative Fiction Camp for Teens Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061809 Charles De Lint and Charles Vess Venture Down 'Medicine Road' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061709 Two of a Perfect Pair Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061709 Agony Column Broadcast Radio Show, March 1, 2009 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061709 Deborah Grabien, Michael Boatman and Janis Bell Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061709 Mario Guslandi Reviews 'Madder Mysteries' By Reggie Oliver http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061609 Ex Occidente Press New Work from Romania Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061609 A 2009 Interview with Jedediah Berry, Part 2 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061609 "It is those characters who are shown to have a real power to change things" Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061609 Review of 'The Manual of Detection' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061509 Dreams of the City Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-news.htm#n061509 A 2009 Interview with Jedediah Berry, Part 1 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061509 "It also has an interest that goes beyond solving mysteries" Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061509 Sharpen Your Sensibilities with 'Single Scene Short Stories' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-news.htm#n061309 There and Not There Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-news.htm#n061309 Alan Cheuse and 'Single Scene Short Stories' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061309 One Book, Many Lessons Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061309 Find Your Travel Muse with Museyon http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-news.htm#n061109 The World is Your Movie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-news.htm#n061109 Anne Ishii Speaks to Her Museyon http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061109 Curating the Travel Guide Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061109 Kentaro Kobayashi Offers 'Noodle Comfort' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-news.htm#n061009 Most-Used New Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-news.htm#n061009 Agony Column Podcast News Report - Agony Column Broadcast Show from February 22, 2009 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061009 Michael Katakis and Xinran Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061009 A Review of 'The Strain' by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-news.htm#n060809 Welcome To Your Nightmares Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-news.htm#n060809 A 2009 Interview with Guillermo Del Toro http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast060809 "They are essentially vermin" Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast060809 Douglas Clegg Takes the Vanguard With Isis http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060509 Small Big Press, Big Small Book Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060509 Agony Column Podcast News Report - The BEA with Alan Cheuse http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060509 The Death of the Book and Other Bodily Parts Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060509 China Mieville Resides in 'The City and The City' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060409 A Hard-Boiled Imagination Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060409 Agony Column Podcast News Report : Richard Kadrey Interviewed at SF in SF on May 16, 2009 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060409 "What I realized I had to do for this character is throw out everything" Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060409 For Richard Cytowic, M. D. and David M. Eagleman, M. D. 'Wednesday is Indigo Blue' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060309 'Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia' Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060309 Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Look at Ramayana from Mount Madonna School http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060309 Epics and Students Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060309 Marjane Satrapi Versus Jim Butcher http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060209 Graphic Novels Step Up Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060209 Agony Column Podcast News Report : Heather Shaw Interviewed at SF in SF on May 16, 2009 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060209 Flytrap Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060209 Mark Teppo's 'Lightbreaker' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060109 Cracking the Codex of Souls Sun, 31 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-news.htm#n060109 A 2009 Interview with Colson Whitehead http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060109 Live at KUSP Sun, 31 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060109 Brendan Burford is 'Syncopated' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052909 'An Anthology of Non-Fiction Picto-Essays' Thu, 28 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052909 Agony Column Podcast News Report – Three Books With Alan Cheuse http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052909 A Moveable Feast, Restored Edition by Ernest Hemingway; American Rust by Philip Meyer; The Strain, by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan Thu, 28 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052909 James O'Neal Peels Back 'The Human Disguise' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052809 SF Noir Wed, 27 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052809 Agony Column Podcast News Report - UCSC Students Protest Budget Cuts http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052809 Hunger Strike Wed, 27 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052809 Katha Pollitt Considers 'The Mind-Body Problem' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052709 Old Sonnets and New Poems Tue, 26 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052709 Agony Column Podcast News Report - – Robert Scheer On Obama and the War http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052709 "Who's gonna win the war?" Tue, 26 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052709 Jean Thompson Suggests 'Do Not Deny Me' http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052609 A Common Brilliance Mon, 25 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052609 Agony Column Podcast News Report - Terry Bisson, Richard Kadrey and Heather Shaw at SF in SF, May 16, 2009 http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052609 Panel Discussion Mon, 25 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052609 'Either You're In, Or You're In the Way' by Noah and Logan Miller http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052509 Love, Honor and Succeed Sun, 24 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-news.htm#n052509 A 2009 Interview with Logan and Noah Miller http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052509 "We put our laptop on this greasy dumpster" Sun, 24 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052509