http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:41:07 -0700 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:30 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Blood-and-coffee-drench-the-capital-city?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner This October 17th several noted independent names in horror literature will gather in in the funky, dark confines of one of the coolest new coffee bars, Kick Butt Coffee, in Austin, Texas for an exciting afternoon of spine-tingling readings. From vam... horror fiction event Austin book signing book reading books author zombies small press vampires werewolves Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Blood-and-coffee-drench-the-capital-city?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Shop-Book-People-on-August-29th-and-support-SCARE-for-a-CURE?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner Next Saturday, August 29th, from 9am to 11pm, the Austin, Texas bookstore Book People (603 North Lamar) will be hosting a shopping day for the SCARE for a CURE charity organization, an annual haunted house event in Austin, Texas which raises money fo... event bookstore book signing book reading books Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:24:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Shop-Book-People-on-August-29th-and-support-SCARE-for-a-CURE?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Armadillocon-31-in-Austin-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner The science fiction and fantasy convention, Armadillcon, is celebrating its thirty-first year in Austin, Texas this weekend, August 14th through the 16th. ArmadilloCon is a literary science fiction convention held annually in Austin, with several hun... festival event Austin science fiction fantasy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:33:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Armadillocon-31-in-Austin-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d24-Special-screening-of-Bubba-HoTep?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner Writer/director, actor, stuntman legend, special effects guru, and production manager Gary Kent will be screening one of the many films he has worked on over his expansive career in indie film, Bubba Ho-Tep, on Sunday, July 26th, at Dan's Silverleaf ... horror fiction event thriller bookstore book signing book reading books action adventure author autobiography small press Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:14:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d24-Special-screening-of-Bubba-HoTep?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d24-An-Occupation-of-Angels?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner Apex Publishing, the innovative publisher behind such titles as THE APEX BOOK OF WORLD SF and the Stoker Award-nominated MAMA’S BOY collection, recently acquired Lavie Tidhar’s, the author of the linked-story collection HebrewPunk, novell... horror fiction international suspense thriller fantasy publishing book deals books small press Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:52:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d24-An-Occupation-of-Angels?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Digital-comic-book-applications-unveiled-at-ComicCon?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner While comic book artists and publishers are still trying to wrap their minds around how to properly format their layouts to fit into the tiny iPhone and Kindle screens, companies such as Iconology Inc. are barreling ahead with the launch of their lat... horror international science fiction fantasy publishing small press technology comic books Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:32:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Digital-comic-book-applications-unveiled-at-ComicCon?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Gary-Kent-reads-from-his-autobiography-Shadows--Light?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner Last Wednesday, July 15th, stuntman legend/filmmaker Gary Kent celebrated the release of his long awaited autobiography Shadows & Light: Journeys with Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood. Accompanied by a sizable crowd that included such iconic fi... event Austin bookstore book signing nonfiction book reading books author autobiography Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:20:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Gary-Kent-reads-from-his-autobiography-Shadows--Light?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Walter-Cronkite-goodnight?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner On Friday, July 17th, the news of Walter Cronkite's death caused the world to pause and bow its head in remembrance of the legendary journalist's legacy. Cronkite's imprint on, not only American but world journalistic integrity, is profound, his hone... international nonfiction politics Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:53:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Walter-Cronkite-goodnight?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Vampire-vs-Werewolves-at-Eerie-Books-July-18th?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner Eerie Books in Wylie, Texas, will be hosting the inaugural Vampire vs. Werewolf smackdown between vampire authoress Gabrielle S. Faust and werewolf master Steven E. Wedel! The battle will begin at Noon on July 18th, ending when the last werewolf or v... horror fiction event bookstore book signing book reading books author vampires werewolves Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:56:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Vampire-vs-Werewolves-at-Eerie-Books-July-18th?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Craving-a-new-zombie-novella?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner Permuted Press has quickly established itself over the past few years as the leading small press specializing in zombie literature with authors such as Dr. Kim Paffenroth, J. L. Bourne and Derek Gunn. Always seeking new ways to deliver to its ravenou... horror fiction books novella zombies small press Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:32:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Craving-a-new-zombie-novella?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d9-A-QA-with-stuntman-legend-Gary-Kent?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner Before the July 8th screening of his film PSYCH-OUT, author/filmmaker/stuntman legend Gary Kent addressed the audience at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz in Austin, Texas. The host of Wierd Wednesday, Lars Nielsen, interviewed Kent about his participation ... event Austin suspense thriller books action adventure western interview author autobiography Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:35:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d9-A-QA-with-stuntman-legend-Gary-Kent?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Thicker-Than-Water-presents-a-new-take-on-the-vampire-myth?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner When I mention the title The Vampire Diaries do not, for even a fleeting moment, confuse this film with the watered down teen angst soon to be unleashed upon unwitting CW Network viewers of the same name. Banish anything of that nature from your mind... horror screenwriting review Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:09:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Thicker-Than-Water-presents-a-new-take-on-the-vampire-myth?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d3-The-literary-contributions-of-American-Presidents?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner American presidents not only change the face of the world with their personal political and moral visions of how modern civilization should rise, and sometimes fall, but often their contributions to the evolution of society reaches us, beyond their d... nonfiction books holidays biography politics autobiography Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:36:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d3-The-literary-contributions-of-American-Presidents?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Special-screening-of-Bubba-HoTep-accompanies-Gary-Kent-book-signing?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner Writer/director, actor, stuntman legend, special effects guru, and production manager Gary Kent will be screening one of the many films he has worked on over his expansive career in indie film, Bubba Ho-Tep, on Sunday July 26th at Dan's Silverleaf in... event bookstore book signing books Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:29:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Special-screening-of-Bubba-HoTep-accompanies-Gary-Kent-book-signing?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d26-2009-Agents-Conference-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner If you're a writer in search of an agent you might want to check out the 2009 Agents Conference happening this weekend in Austin at the Austin Sheraton Hilton, (701 East 11th St.). Sponsored by the Writers League of Texas, ... horror fiction poetry event Austin suspense thriller science fiction fantasy nonfiction publishing books mystery western young adult historical fiction screenwriting Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:49:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d26-2009-Agents-Conference-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d25-JD-Salinger-sues-Swedish-copy-cat?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner After nearly half a century in reclusion J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, has emerged at the age of 90 to file a lawsuit against a writer calling himself J.D. California. The book in question, entitled 60 Years Later: Coming Through t... fiction international publishing books Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:02:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d25-JD-Salinger-sues-Swedish-copy-cat?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d25-NEA-awards-3-million-in-grants-for-2009-The-Big-Read?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner The National Endowment for the Arts will be awarding grants totaling over $3 million to 269 organizations as part of its latest The Big Read initiative. The program, which was launched in 2006, has grown to one of the largest of its kind promoting li... awards books literacy programs Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:08:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d25-NEA-awards-3-million-in-grants-for-2009-The-Big-Read?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Author-interview-Trent-Zelazny?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner Trent Zelazny is the author of the novel Destination Unknown, to be released by Brick Tower Press in December of 2009.  He is also the author of the collection of thriller/horror short stories entitled The Day the Leash Gave Way and Other Storie... horror fiction suspense thriller interview author Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:16:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Author-interview-Trent-Zelazny?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d22-World-Horror-Convention-Austin-announces-new-guests?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner The World Horror Convention Austin is proud to announce the additions of legendary author Joe R. Lansdale and bestselling author Brian Keene to the lineup for its 2011 convention.  Lansdale, the master of mojo storytelling, will be taking on the... horror fiction festival event international Austin Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:35:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d22-World-Horror-Convention-Austin-announces-new-guests?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Joe-McKinney-releases-Quarantined?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner San Antonio author Joe McKinney is celebrating the release of his new horror novel Quarantined this month! If you missed the author interview conducted for the Examiner a couple of weeks ago, click here. Specializing in horror, crime and science fict... horror fiction Austin thriller books author Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:30:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5418-Austin-Literary-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Joe-McKinney-releases-Quarantined?cid=exrss-Austin-Literary-Examiner