by Kristopher | Dec 7, 2014 | Review
The new movie Horns is based on the novel of the same name by Joe Hill. Given that Joe Hill is the son of Stephen King, it is no surprise that Horns – both the book and the film – is a difficult to classify mixture of genre and tone. Horns effortlessly straddles the...
by Kristopher | Dec 5, 2014 | Review
From The Booking Desk: As the hectic holiday season descends upon us, it can sometimes be difficult to find the time to read a novel. It seems to me that this is the perfect time for short stories. Typically taking only one sitting to read, a short story can cure that...
by Kristopher | Nov 21, 2014 | Review
There are three primary types of short story writers: Those that focus on the short story format and make a successful career within the field; those that are just starting their writerly journey and use the short story genre as a way to introduce readers to...
by Kristopher | Nov 7, 2014 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Followers of BOLO Books certainly know that I am a huge fan of Lisa Unger – in particular, I am a fan of her novels set in The Hollows. In the lead-up to her new full length novel, Lisa is releasing a series of short stories featuring the...
by Kristopher | Oct 31, 2014 | Review
Even if Stuart Neville never wrote another word after The Ghosts of Belfast (aka The Twelve), his name would still be firmly etched in the annals of crime fiction. As a debut novel, it is impossible to ask for more from a storyteller. Fortunately, Stuart Neville’s...
by Kristopher | Oct 24, 2014 | Review
Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven, for all intents and purposes, should be destined for failure. It is a futuristic, dystopian novel marketed to contemporary fiction readers rather than the typical sci-fi audience for such things. It features numerous characters,...
