I’ve always loved college campuses during the summer. (at UC San Diego)
Reading at Book Soup
In addition to Wednesday’s reading at Gatsby’s Books in Long Beach, I’ll be reading Saturday night at Book Soup with Nathan Deuel, James Claffey, Garrett Socol and Ron Parsons. This event will be hosted by Tia Reeser in collaboration with Aqueous Books, Ampersand Books and Prick of the Spindle.
Never forget. #SanDiego #Oops
Flyer for the first Black Flag show at the Moose Lodge in Redondo Beach, 1979.
Reading at Gatsby’s Books
Looking forward to reading some new work at Bud Smith’s book launch at Gatsby’s Books in Long Beach next week with Ben Loory, Janice Lee, Erin Parker and Ashley Perez. Confession: I’ve never read The Great Gatsby (and I probably never will). Does that make me a bad person?
Reviewing the Evidence
Forest of Fortune was featured in Reviewing the Evidence, which focuses on crime and mystery fiction. An excerpt.
Ruland takes us on a wild ride of sex, drugs, and indie rap music as we watch these lives and those of all the minor characters around them spiral out of control, leading to a dramatic climax and a not-unhappy ending. Yes, even in this bleak, lawless world, there are a few glimmers of hope – and plenty of reasons to applaud Ruland’s debut novel.
Yes, indie rap music. Read the rest of the review.
