Hoosier Noir: Two, the anthology of Indiana crime stories, has been out for a few days. It features Serena Jayne, Don Stoll, Zakariah Johnson, Michael Bracken, C.W. Blackwell, Stephen J. Golds, Marianne Halber, and Joseph S. Walker.
Ever so often, I come across an article that I want to make sure you read. This is one of them. K.A. Laity’s “Folk Horror Noir?” is a fantastic essay weaving through Dorothy Hughes’s “Ride the Pink Horse” (1946), a definition of folk horror noir, and the “heteronormative male gaze”.
All Due Respect is accepting short story submissions. We’d love to publish more stories from women, writers of color, and other marginalized voices. We pay $25 upon publication. Submission guidelines here.
“Late Night Decisions”, photograph by J Stimp, CC BY
How did last week go for you? The objectivity of time is losing its battle against the subjective interpretation of time during the quarantine, last week was both fast and slow for me. No prose recap this week, only links collected throughout the week. There are articles, book reviews, assorted other media links, and a few featured books. My one complaint — oh, I have many —, but my one complaint I’ll voice here was my inability to carve out some space to read more short stories. Maybe this week. Maybe not.
Articles
“Roller Derby and Mystery” by A.J. Devlin (Do Some Damage)
“Thrillers Bring The Light” by James Scott Bell (Kill Zone)
“25 Classic But Lesser-Known Crime Novels to Read in Lockdown, From King Dido to the Sam Dean Series” by Sarah Hughes (inews)
Next stop for S.A. Cosby, the cover of Rolling Stone (Booklist)
“Legendary Paris bookshop reveals reading habits of illustrious clientele” by Alison Flood (The Guardian)
Submissions are open and what the editors are looking for (Longreads)
“‘This Is A Crazy Time, And It’s Okay If You’re Scared’ Says Man Burying Gagged Prisoner Alive” (The Onion)
“How I Hustled Hundreds of Dollars of Free Tacos for the Literary World” by MM Carrigan (Lit Hub)
More on Greil Marcus’s obsession with “The Great Gatsby” (The Baffler)
The First Two Pages: “Limited Liability” by Sarah Weinman (Art Taylor, Writer)
“Violence, Waffle House, and Nigel Bird – Small Crimes: Friday Reads” features The Exquisite Corpse, Jeff Strand, Robert Stone, Writer Types, and much more.
Article: Colman Keane interview Nigel Bird, author of “Let it Snow” (Col’s Criminal Library)
Article: “Conflict Without Violence: How to Add More Depth To Your Fiction” by Autumn Christian (LitReactor)
Article: “Tales From the Waffle House and other 24/7 Adventures” by Eve Fisher (SleuthSayers)
Article: “A Day in the Life of a Detective” by Garry Rogers (Kill Zone)
Article: Chapters by Ron Earl Phillips, Todd Morr, and Joseph S. Walker (The Exquisite Corpse)
Article: “Robert Stone’s Bad Trips” by Scott Bradfield (The New Republic)
Article: Submissions call for PM Press (Damppebbles)
Article: I betcha that CrimeReads will continue to publish the old racist (Facebook)
