Entertainment Weekly interview with Richard Chizmar about A Long December:

[Brian James Freeman]

Around here, at least, they're also mixing in songs that clearly are NOT Christmas songs, but someone decided "close enough" and went with it!

[Martin]

For those with Satellite radio a longer version of this interview is available On Demand on Entertainment Weekly Radio. It is on 'Behind the Scenes'.

[Brian861]

I'm sure we all have one of those stations that plays Christmas music from around Labor Day forward . . . I never realized just how much awful Christmas music there is. Especially from the 80s. I'm sorry Stevie Nicks - the coke wasn't good for you.

Yep, we have one of those stations here.

[Martin]

I'm sure we all have one of those stations that plays Christmas music from around Labor Day forward . . . I never realized just how much awful Christmas music there is. Especially from the 80s. I'm sorry Stevie Nicks - the coke wasn't good for you.

Sirius (Satellite Radio) always several different Christmas stations after Thanksgiving. I have tried to give each one a chance but a lot of the Christmas music out there is un-listenable for me.

[TacomaDiver]

I'm sure we all have one of those stations that plays Christmas music from around Labor Day forward . . . I never realized just how much awful Christmas music there is. Especially from the 80s. I'm sorry Stevie Nicks - the coke wasn't good for you.

Thanks for sharing, Martin. I found it funny how Richard and my wife have the same take on Christmas music. We were on the way to the grocery store the other day, said music comes over the radio, and my wife says, "I hate Christmas music. It's just so damn depressing"!

[Martin]

Great article! I'd skipped on the Long December initially, but maybe I will end up picking it up after all.

I ordered it right away but I think I forgot to send a note to Mindy to get Rich to personalize it.

[Martin]

Thanks for sharing, Martin. I found it funny how Richard and my wife have the same take on Christmas music. We were on the way to the grocery store the other day, said music comes over the radio, and my wife says, "I hate Christmas music. It's just so damn depressing"!

I agree with that sentiment completely and feel the same way about most children's stories.

[Theli]

Great article! I'd skipped on the Long December initially, but maybe I will end up picking it up after all.

[Brian861]

Thanks for sharing, Martin. I found it funny how Richard and my wife have the same take on Christmas music. We were on the way to the grocery store the other day, said music comes over the radio, and my wife says, "I hate Christmas music. It's just so damn depressing"!

[RonClinton]

It's a terrific collection...just finished it and enjoyed it a great deal.

[Martin]

Entertainment Weekly has a new interview with Richard Chizmar about A Long December and the direction of Cemetery Dance Magazine.

I have been looking forward to receiving A Long December but the stories mentioned in this interview have moved this one to the top of my list. The stories mentioned sound fantastic. I believe I have read one of them before but am not sure.

Richard also talks about the direction for Cemetery Dance going forward.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/16...cemetery-dance