Joe R. Lansdale Interviewed By Keith Rawson at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, AZ
Publisher of Crimefactory Magazine, Keith Rawson, sits down with Joe R. Lansdale to discuss his latest novel, Devil Red, his upcoming YA novels, and his upcoming projects with Mulholland Books at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsadale, AZ
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Founded in 1997 by Robert Rosenwald, Barbara Peters, and their daughter Susan Malling, Poisoned Pen Press is an independent publisher that delights in bringing you new mysteries several times a month. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Poisoned Pen Press is one of the largest publishers of hardcover mysteries in the world. Our authors and staff of devoted mystery readers is what makes us different, and we’re led by Robert Rosenwald (President and Founder), Barbara Peters (Editor-in-Chief), and Jessica Tribble (Publisher).
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Author Douglas Preston Signs 4000 Books
Douglas Preston spent a day at The Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale signing 4,000 copies of 'The Obsidian Chamber,' his new book co-authored with Lincoln Child. We had some fun with it.
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Music 'Flight of the Bumblebee' via archive.org
Special thanks to Jeff K., Barbara and all the employees at The Poisoned Pen.
Lawrence Goldstone: Inherently Unequal
Lawrence Goldstone recounts the Supreme Court renouncement of the Civil Rights Act in 1883. The Court, by an 8-1 vote, deemed the Act unconstitutional and by doing so muted the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment. Mr. Goldstone examines the Court's proceedings and the Jim Crow era that followed. Lawrence Goldstone discusses his book at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona.
All the Earth Thrown to the Sky- Reading by Joe R. Lansdale
All the Earth Thrown to the Sky- Reading by Joe R. Lansdale
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A&B AZ / GTN Presents: Ace Boogie vs Konshis Pilot
BATTLE BETWEEN THE REAL ACE BOOGIE AND KONSHIS PILOT @ CLUB AFTERLIFE IN SCOTTSDALE 9/4/11
BookTV: Barrett Tillman, Enterprise
Military historian Barrett Tillman presents a history of the American aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, the most decorated military ship in U.S. history. Commissioned in 1938, the Enterprise, was involved in twenty battles in World War II's Pacific theater, which included battles at Midway, Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima.
Mr. Tillman recounts the ship's numerous assignments during the War, from December 1941 to May 1945, and profiles several of the soldiers that served onboard. Barrett Tillman speaks at Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Dead Coyotes Hanging On Fence
You may have seen this before ... coyotes killed by ranchers and left hanging on fence posts. Why?
Coyotes (Canis latrans) are the most damaging livestock predators in western North America. The U.S. government routinely shoots, poisons, traps and kills about 90,000 coyotes each year to protect livestock. Coyotes have an extensive range across the United States and have slowly filled the void left by declining population of wolves. They are extremely intelligent predators that shift their hunting techniques in accordance with their prey. Despite being extensively hunted, the coyote is one of the few medium-sized animals that has enlarged its range since human encroachment began.
It's easy to understand why ranchers hate coyotes, but why do they hang dead coyotes on fence posts? According to some sources, the practice started during the mid 1900s as proof of kill to ranchers who paid a bounty for coyotes that were killed on their ranches by selected hunters. Other explanations are that this practice provides a visible warning to coyotes that they are not welcome and will be killed. Are their additional reasons for this practice?
What are your thoughts? I don't have an opinion and am interested in knowing more about the practice.
Videography by Ken Kramm 2013, Central Texas, USA; Public Domain photo of Cowboy 1888; Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 photo of Coyote Showdown by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a CC Attribution 3.0.
Andrew Vachss talks about anthologies
In this excerpt from the Family of Choice webcast (01/14/2009), author and children's attorney Andrew Vachss answers a reader's question, Your website, The Zero, has a great list of authors that you like. Any chance you could get ten of those to write a new short story for an anthology that you'll edit? [Q36]
Joe Lansdale at ArmadilloCon, 2008
Joe talks about his books.
The Funky Werepig Lansdale pt3
Host Greg Hall talks with author Joe Lansdale. Part 3 of 3
Child Bite Is Stoked As Hell To Tour With Lord Dying, Black Fast & Joel Grind
Watch as Shawn from Child Bite gets a last minute tattoo before hitting the road with Lord Dying, Black Fast, and Joel Grind. Tattoo by Matt Hessler at Iconic (Detroit, MI). August 2016.
Piper's wish to be an author and publish her book
Writing about brave heroes and evil villains comes easily for Piper, who is fighting a benign brain tumor at 14 years old.
“Piper has an acoustic neuroma on the right side of her brain that was the size of a tennis ball at the time she was diagnosed,” said her mom, Marina.
“She’s had two surgeries where doctors removed the hearing and balance component of her right ear, and it’s affected mobility on the right side of her face and functions like being able to write and draw.”
This adjustment was devastating for Piper, who is a natural writer and a talented artist.
“Piper’s condition is something she will have to live with forever, and she began to have some very deep and serious thoughts about what her future holds,” said her dad, Nick. “During the worst and darkest time of our lives, Make-A-Wish Arizona came in to restore our hope and showed that there is so much good in the world.”
Piper’s eyes lit up when she discovered her wish to publish a book was possible.
“I’ve wanted to be an author for a really long time and I’ve been working on the idea for this book since I was in sixth grade,” said Piper. “I love dystopian styles and my novel is about four teenagers who pretty much save the world.”
Instead of letting her medical challenges define her, Piper draws from the adversity she’s faced in her own life to create the characters in her first novel, Paradox.
“There’s a character named Z who is inspired by my brother, he’s like the really extreme version of him. Then, I created a character named Blossom, who kind of represents a version of myself that I would want to be like,” she continued.
To help Piper with her writing, Make-A-Wish Arizona enlisted the help of Dr. James Blasingame – Dr. B for short - a creative writing professor with 40-years’ experience and a focus in Young Adult literature at Arizona State University.
“Piper was a little nervous both to have someone critique her work and to be meeting with a college professor, but within moments he had her at ease and into a really great conversation,” said Nick. “He was so supportive in an authentic way that really boosted Piper up and he’s been meeting with her once a week to help her with her story.”
“It’s really fun writing and working with him to edit my story and I like hearing what someone else has to say about my ideas,” said Piper.
Throughout the past few months, Piper’s parents have observed a huge change in her attitude and energy level because of her wish.
“This has given her purpose and hope in a way that’s been all positive and I think her wish has been one of the biggest components of her recovery so far,” said Nick.
“It’s been a supplement to her therapy and really helped her emotional state,” said Marina. “It’s given her something to focus on instead of the tough news we often get from doctors and it’s truly helped her heal.”
In addition to the book itself, Piper has a reveal party and book signing planned at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore for her family and friends.
“I hope it will be a book that teenagers can really relate to and I think it’s something that can help boost my confidence as well,” said Piper.
“So many people donated their time and energy so Piper’s wish could be possible, and I think a wish really makes a difference in a child’s recovery and how they view their illness,” Marina continued. “Make-A-Wish Arizona took Piper’s vision and turned it into something that we could never have imagined in our wildest dreams.”
Joe Lansdale Explains Dread Island
Joe R. Lansdale Gets inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame
Joe R. Lansdale gets inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of fame on july 23rd 2011 in Addison, Tx.
Episode 64 - Vapegate: Special Report
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Mainstream media are blaming one culprit for the illnesses and deaths from tainted vapor cartridges, but journalist Foster Winans reports that there's another, more common, deadly agent that is being overlooked.
The epidemic of casualties from vaporizing black market cannabis oils is scary, lethal and, according to the CDC, on the rise. The lung tissues of patients exposed to these oils resemble chemical burn injuries that you would see on the lungs of people exposed to industrial toxic chemical spills, according to Dr. Brandon T. Larsen, a surgical pathologist at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ.
The possible cause of these illnesses has so far been blamed on a thickening agent, Vitamin E acetate, that unscrupulous manufacturers have been putting into knock off cartridges and dumping on the market for half the price of legal and tested products. But this interview with journalist Foster Winans points to another possible culprit, the fungicide myclobutanil. When heated above 400F in a vapor pen, myclobutanil decomposes into hydrogen cyanide – the same deadly poison the Nazi’s used in gas chambers.
Interestingly and problematically, myclobutanil is legal and in wide use on a wide range of crops, fruit trees, and vines in the US and China. (It’s commonly used to prevent mold and fungus on wine grapes, which are grown in conditions similar to cannabis in California). Myclobutanil is deemed safe because it is washed off after produce is harvested.
The problem with using it on cannabis is that harvested buds are not washed. So when the THC in contaminated marijuana is concentrated, so are the poisons Winans has reported that a lab in California found that some of the illegal oils have 7,300 times California’s limit for myclobutanil on marijuana. Once these toxic oils are inserted into vapor cartridges, they are packaged to imitate popular brands and sold by underground dealers at a big discount. Prime target markets are high school and college-aged men.
In this illuminating podcast Winans describes how he learned about the myclobutanil poisoning and why California regulators aren’t doing much to stop its spread. (One reason: lack of federal legalization makes it almost impossible for state regulators to track tainted black market cannabis products that make their way across the country).
PLEASE SHARE THIS PODCAST AND WINANS’ OTHER REPORTING WITH YOUR NETWORKS AND ANY NEWS OUTLETS YOU ARE IN TOUCH WITH. MAINSTREAM MEDIA ARE NOT FOLLOWING THIS POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE LEAD.
Camp Lansdale 15 -- Shen Chuan - Get in Touch, stay in touch
October 8, 2011
Nacogdoches, Texas
SDCC 2010: ComicsOnline interviews Joe Lansdale from DC
Matt from ComicsOnline interviews DC Comics Writer Joe Lansdale about the Jonah Hex DC Showcase Short at Comic-Con 2010!
EAST TEXAS IN STORY AND SONG: with Joe R. Lansdale, Wes Ferguson, and Kasey Lansdale
This special Wittliff Collections event features Joe R. Lansdale, celebrated author and “Champion Mojo Storyteller.” Lansdale is a major contributor to the Wittliff’s Southwestern Writers Collection archives. Join him as he shares tales of East Texas along with Wes Ferguson, author of “Running the River: Secrets of the Sabine.” Also on the bill is Joe’s daughter, singer-songwriter Kasey Lansdale, who performs a song inspired by a Joe R. Lansdale novel.
The Wittliff Collections
Alkek Library, Texas State University
OCTOBER 9, 2014
Joe Lansdale on East Texas and good vs. evil
The author talks to students from Austin Community College.