Library of Alexandria
The Burning of the Library of Alexandria, the Historical Reality Behind the Mythsby Steven WilliamsThe Royal Library of Alexandria, more commonly known as the Ancient Library of Alexandria, in...
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Perceptive and Vivid Accounts of Tudor Era England by Alison Weirby Steven WilliamsAlison Weir, born in London in 1937, currently lives in Surrey, England. Weir's formal education was in history at a...
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V is for Verbal Violenceby Jonathan MillsJonathan Mills examines how Alan Moore and David Lloyd's V for Vendetta creates a unified language of words and images.A bulky stumbling block in the
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Corn Pone, Corn Domestication in the Americas, and Nixtamalizationby Steven WilliamsIndian Pone(also known as Corn Pone)"Put on one quart of water in a pot, as soon as it boils stir in as much Indian...
View ArticleJon Scieszka part 1
Jon Scieszka's Trucktown Series and His Literacy Program Guys Readby Steven WilliamsJon Scieszka (rhymes with Fresca and means 'path' in Polish) was born in Flint, Michigan on September 8th, 1954. He...
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Vampires in Folklore,How Early Vampire Literature Shaped Today's Vampires,andA Short History of Bram Stokerby C. T. ThompsonVampires in FolkloreVampires are fantastic villains and appear throughout...
View ArticleKathy Reichs
Blending Forensic Anthropology, Montreal's Québecois Culture, and the Carolinasby Steven WilliamsKathy Reighs was born in 1950 in Chicago. She is both a crime writer and professional forensic...
View ArticlePulp Sensibilities
Camera Obscura, Writing and Reading with a Pulp Sensibilityby Jonathan Mills with additional editorial material by Steven WilliamsComics may have superseded the written pulp, but there are still
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Jon Scieszka's Time Warp Trio Series, Learning History and Culture can be Funby Steven WilliamsThe Time Warp Trio is a series of stories written by Jon Scieszka, originally illustrated by Lane Smith...
View ArticleThe Fall by Brubaker and Lutes
The Fall by Brubaker and LutesA Review by Nick BrownlowCan comics do short fiction? Are anthologies worth your time? The answer lies in the pages of The Fall, an essential crime noir from the people
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Sara Paretsky and the Transformation of Crime Fiction WomenSara Paretsky (born June 8, 1947) is a modern American author of detective fiction.Life and careerParetsky was born in Ames, Iowa and raised...
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Berlin: City of Stones, a review by John Fellowswith additional editorial material by Steven WilliamsWhat are comics capable of? In the hands of a creator as accomplished as Jason Lutes, it seems
View ArticleGuillermo Arriaga
Guillermo Arriaga, Noted Mexican Author, Screenwriter, Director and ProducerGuillermo Arriaga Jordán (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎermo aˈrjaɣa]) (born 13 March 1958) is a Mexican author, screenwriter,...
View ArticleThe Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime, a Reviewby John Fellows with additional editorial material by Steven WilliamsA Little Piece of Goodnight is that rare throwback - a genuine detective comic from Detective Comics.
View ArticleOatmeal Pie and Sweet Potato Soup
Oatmeal Pie and Sweet Potato Soup======================Sweet Potato Soup======================Creamy Sweet Potato SoupIngredients:2 Tbsp. canola oil1 large sweet onion, sliced2 tsp. ground cumin3 sweet...
View ArticleElvis Must Die
Club Forteana, a Review by Alasdair Stuart of Elvis Must Die by Neil R. KingDon your blue suede shoes and erase all suspicion from your minds. Ninth Art has got some good rockin' tonight as we join
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Lucha Corpi, a Groundbreaking Writer of Latina Mystery FictionLucha Corpi is a poet, novelist, and children's book author. She has written three mystery novels featuring Gloria Damasco, the first...
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Flesh Colored Horror, the early work of Japanese Manga horror writer Junji Itoby Rob Vollmar with additional editorial material by Steven Williams<To complement Rob Vollmar's recently launched
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Sarah Cortez: Policing, Poetry, and ProseSarah Cortez is a police officer, poet, writer, and editor. Author of the poetry collection How to Undress a Cop (Arte Público Press, 2000), Cortez was the 1999...
View ArticleStory Bored
Story Bored, Comics as a Perfect Storytelling Mediumby Nick LockingWhy can't comics be more like prose? Why can't they be more like film? Well, why the hell should they be? Comics are such a perfect
View ArticleAlicia Gaspar de Alba
Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Chicana Scholar, Novelist and PoetAlicia Gaspar de Alba is a scholar, cultural critic, novelist, and poet whose works include historical novels and scholarly studies on Chicana/o...
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Mincemeat Recipes and Mincemeat Historyby Steven WilliamsTraditional mincemeat aka mince-meat was basically a mixture of fruits and spices that was cooked with minced meat and or beef suet and doused...
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Brad Thor, Creator of Bestselling, Fantastic Antiterrorism Thrillersby Steven WilliamsBrad is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he studied creative writing under author T. C....
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Don Winslow, gripping thrillers and good writingby Steven WilliamsDon Winslow was born in New York on Halloween in 1953 but grew up in Rhode Island. In describing his life and the influences that lead...
View ArticleMargaret Coel part 1
Margaret Coel part 1, the non-fiction of a noted mystery authorby Steven WilliamsMargaret Coel is a fourth generation native Coloradan noted for her series of mysteries, the Wind River mysteries. She...
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