Tag: Noir

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Episode 231 – Jonathan Edward Durham

Jonathan Edward Durham did something so awesome we had to reach out and bring him in to talk about it. He self-published Winterset Hollow, and was so very successful with it that he got a big publisher re-release! We sit down with Jonathan to shriek with delight over his bloodthirsty but adorable anthropomorphized animal characters, and the deep roots of fairy tales and complicated individual reactions to grief and loss as represented by the sinister activity of Barley Day. … Continue…Episode 231 – Jonathan Edward Durham

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Episode 163 – Interview with Laura Anne Gilman

Laura Anne Gilman is a delightfully prolific author with a bent for the detective story, the noir in any setting from fantasy, sci fi, historic fiction – you name it. Urban supernatural sleuths chase elusive (and sometimes equally supernatural) victims and perps alike through history and fantasy, and Laura Anne’s world building immerses the reader deep within her vision. Her latest book, Uncanny Times, is coming out shortly and we can’t wait to read it! … Continue…Episode 163 – Interview with Laura Anne Gilman

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Episode 133 – The Noir Snap Brim

In the shadows of both the beeriest and brightest cities in America lurk crime and corruption. One well dress civilized man wearing a snap brim fedora fights against the forces of evil. Who is this man?

David S. Pedersen has written some wonderful noir detective stories, and been short listed for the Lambda awards. He is an amateur architect, and doesn’t know why they are called snap brim fedoras either. These, and other questions are discussed in episode 133 of Writers Drinking Coffee. … Continue…Episode 133 – The Noir Snap Brim