Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Random thoughts...
Collapse
X
-
Thanks, Mike -- and I can't agree more: of all things Centipede has done and plans to do, their Woolrich books are near -- if not 'at' -- the top of my list.
-
Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
I don't believe I ever followed up and posted what this special item was, so if I did forgive my redundancy, but if I didn't, this is what made my year (and then some): a Cornell Woolrich signed letter to his sometimes agent, Harold Swanson, which he not only signs it w/ an accompanying handwritten postscript, but references THE BRIDE WORE BLACK, the novel that in the year of this letter would launch Woolrich’s career as the 20th century’s finest novelist of suspense and noir -- and one of my favorite authors of all time.
letter.jpeg
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
Speaking of mail, I received today via FedEx an item that I've been after for...well, for as long as I can recall, but certainly with a dedicated focus for at least a decade. It always seemed like I was finding variations of this item after the fact...a day late and a dollar short, so to speak. But at last one is in my hands, though it didn't come particularly cheap...but then gold never is. I've been so wrapped up in real estate stuff (we're selling our current home, buying another out-of-state) today that I haven't even had a chance to open the box yet...I've just been staring at the box for a couple hours. But even that feels satisfying...to know it's in there and it's mine. Once I bask privately in the utter glory of this item for a day or two, I'll post a pic of it here and on X. I'm certain many will not understand or share my excitement as it's not a book per se, but it is, for me, one of the most exciting acquisitions I've secured in a good long time.
letter.jpeg
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by saginawhorror View PostSafely arrived. I guessed right it was lividian and all 3 were new to me.ÂÂÂÂ
Dog Stars by Peter HellerÂÂÂÂ
Where They Wait by Scott Carson
Elsewhere by Dean Koontz
All numbered editions
Leave a comment:
-
Safely arrived. I guessed right it was lividian and all 3 were new to me.ÂÂ
Dog Stars by Peter HellerÂÂ
Where They Wait by Scott Carson
Elsewhere by Dean Koontz
All numbered editionsLast edited by saginawhorror; 07-29-2024, 08:35 PM.
Leave a comment:
-
Mine are stuck in "pre-shipment" status, so who knows when they will arrive, but happy to have the notice!
Leave a comment:
-
I will scheduled for Monday. Hoping for Saturday. Only a couple dozen more BVs left.Â
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by saginawhorror View PostI did. Got my shipping notice yesterday. I had some credit to use.
Leave a comment:
-
I did. Got my shipping notice yesterday. I had some credit to use.
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by Sock Monkey View PostAny jump on CD's recent Out of Print Other Publisher's Grab Bag offered yesterday? I have a bunch of CD credit that I've been waiting to use on something and this felt like a relatively safe bet.I just received my shipping notices, so I'm eager to see what I get.
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by sholloman81 View PostEvery now and then, I like to hop on Scamazon and check out future release dates for books/authors that I enjoy so that I can leave myself reminders for the must-haves. Anyway, today, I happened to notice that on November 12th, "Bright Segments: The Complete Short Fiction of James Sallis" comes out and that it evens has 12 exclusive stories. I'm sure the size of this book is going to be a monster at 864 pages, but I am so excited for this book. James Sallis is one of my all-time favorite crime writers. His prose is just fantastic, and it will be awesome to have his short stuff collected in one place. God, I wish Centipede was doing this book!Â
Leave a comment:
-
I am struggling a bit with watching things on new televisions and at the theater. I'm not sure if it's frame rates, 4K HD (or whatever), but whatever the new tech messes with my eyesight.
It's a little bit as if I'm in The Matrix and there are little glitches. I do not have this issue watching things at home on my older television.
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
I think DRIVE is his best book, and THE KILLER IS DYING is definitely in his Top Five. I would give DRIVEN a pass...as much as I *loved* DRIVE -- and, inevitably, perhaps because of that blinding affection -- I really felt DRIVEN fell far short of the bar established by its prequel. A true disappointment.
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by mhatchett View Post
I enjoyed this omnibus volume What You Have Left: The Turner Trilogy (John Turner Series)
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by sholloman81 View Post
Drive & Driven are probably his most famous recent books as Drive was made into a movie with Ryan Gosling. It truly is a great book and a good place to start. The Killer Is Dying is also a great newer book. I also love his early "Lew Griffin" series of books.
Leave a comment:
Leave a comment: