Category Archives: Books

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

In NEON MANIACS the monsters emerge from a portal at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge. This odd structure on the Bay Ridge side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was the inspiration for that demonic portal. (at Verrazano–Narrows Bridge)

Portrait of a man who liked True Detective Season 2 Episode 1 (at 14th Street – Union Square (New York City Subway))