LIBRARY LOUNGE LIZARD CONTEST!

LIBRARY LOUNGE LIZARD CONTEST!

YOU CAN WIN A BEAUTIFUL SIGNED HARDBACK COPY OF THE VINYL PRINCESS BY YVONNE PRINZ BY ENTERING THE LIBRARY LOUNGE LIZARD'S LATEST CONTEST!

THE LIBRARY LOUNGE LIZARD IS A TERRIFFIC BLOG FEATURING Y/A NOVELS AND OTHER GREAT READING!

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LEGENDS: THE ENCHANTED #0!

LEGENDS: THE ENCHANTED #0!

WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY NICK PERCIVAL

Radical Publishing presents a special $1 introductory issue for the upcoming hardcover graphic novel by award-winning illustrator Nick Percival (Dead of Night).

You think you know them… Think again!

Violently ripped from the pages of folklore emerge the Enchanted, supernatural immortals living in a dark, steampunk, creature-infested world where nature, technology and foul magic are in constant conflict. When the twisted, burnt remains of the half-wooden, half-mechanical warrior, Pinocchio are discovered, wolf-hunter Red Hood and giant-killer Jack realize the fragile rules of their existence have been shattered. With the help of the other Enchanted (the mercenary Goldilocks and psychic exterminators Hansel and Gretel), Jack and Red team up on an adventure to stop whatever, or whoever, is destroying their powers and murdering their kind.

The last time Radical debuted their $1 books, they quickly sold out and had to go to a second printing. Don’t miss out again on this limited, one-time-only event!

28-Pages, Full Color, $1.00

PUBLISHED BY RADICAL COMICS

NUNS WITH GUNS ~ WHO KNEW!

NUNS WITH GUNS ~ WHO KNEW!

WRITTEN BY JASON M. BURNS
DRAWN BY ERICH OWEN

The Church has done many things to fight evil over the centuries, and has many great warriors do battle in God’s name. But Sisters Marie, Francis, Wendy and Bertha are different than most; the majority of religion’s staunch defenders have always been men. It’s a new era in doing the Lord’s work, and these four nuns are just the ass-kickers to do the job. However, when a cult takes a stab at raising the Antichrist, even these mighty soldiers might just have more on their plate than they can handle.

PUBLISHED BY VIPER COMICS

FREE E-BOOK ~ A BOMB BUILT IN HELL!

FREE E-BOOK ~ A BOMB BUILT IN HELL!

ANDREW VACHSS

THIS IS A PREQUEL TO VACHSS’ BURKE NOVELS.

"... ticks with the inexorable deliberation of a bomb about to blow."

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FAVORITE Y/A COVER ART 2009!

THE BACHELOR PAD RADIO SHOW!

THE BACHELOR PAD RADIO SHOW!

TRACKLIST ~ 2/5/10 :

Esquivel—Mini Skirt (Theme Music)
Stan Kenton—Tequila
Xavier Cugat—Cuba Libre
Joey Altruda—A Martini For Mancini
The Martini Kings—Singapore Sling
Mel Torme with Billy May—Malaguena
Si Zentner—Throwin' Stones At The Sun
Bobby Darin—I Wanna Be Around
Milt Buckner—We'll Be Together Again
Eileen Farrell—The Man I Love
Don Swan & His Orchestra—Tico Tico
Vic Damone—Let's Fall in Love
Martini Kings—Lady Is A Tramp
Waitiki—Pineapple Lilt
Arthur Lyman Group—Cubana Chant
Terry Snyder—Orchids In The Moonlight
Henri Rene & His Orchestra—Whispering
Kirby Stone Four—I Love You
Esquivel—Chant To The Night
Enoch Light—My Heart Belongs To Daddy
Dean Martin—You I Love
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross—Popity Pop
Malcom Lockyer—Breaking Point
Vibes on Velvet—Topsy
Julie London—The Exciting Life
Joe Bucci Trio—Li'l Darlin'
Sonny Lester—Oasis
Don Tiki—Odd Man Out
Combustible Edison—Spy Vs. Spy
The Moon-Rays—Mysterioso
Les Baxter—The Left Arm Of Buddha
Perez Prado—Freeway Mambo
Sammy Davis Jr.—Too Close For Comfort
Jonah Jones—Tangerine
Nancy Wilson—Nice To Come Home To
Howard Roberts—Girl Talk
MGM Orchestra—Bachelor In Paradise

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THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR!

Y/A CORNER ~ HEIST SOCIETY STEALS BIG!

Y/A CORNER ~ HEIST SOCIETY STEALS BIG!

I’m right in the middle of enjoying this sparkling Y/A novel about Kat Bishop, a teen from a family of cat burglars and master jewel thieves, caught up in the heist of her life.

The great cover presents Kat as an Audrey Hepburn/Grace Kelly look-a-like, which is actually perfect for the almost retro, To Catch A Thief, vibe exuding from between the novel’s covers.

As a result I wasn’t surprised by the news Warner Bros. (Describing the tale as The Thomas Crown affair with teens,) has just won a multi-studio bidding war to option the film.

Admist the current glut of teen angst vampire / werewolf novels and paranormal/urban romances cluttering the bookshelves, Heist Society is a zesty, refreshing, suspensful tale that is actually fun – making for a great change!

KARAOKE KILLERS!

KARAOKE KILLERS!

SINATRA SONG OFTEN STRIKES DEADLY CHORD

NEW YORK TIMES ~ The authorities do not know exactly how many people have been killed warbling “My Way” in karaoke bars over the years in the Philippines, or how many fatal fights it has fueled. But the news media have recorded at least half a dozen victims in the past decade and includes them in a subcategory of crime dubbed the “My Way Killings.”

The killings have produced urban legends about the song and left Filipinos groping for answers. Are the killings the natural byproduct of the country’s culture of violence, drinking and machismo? Or is there something inherently sinister in the song?

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A BIG THANKS TO BILL CRIDER FOR TIPPING BISH’S BEAT TO THIS LOUNGE CLASSIC TID-BIT!

THE CAT'S MEOW!

COCKTAIL NATION 112 ~ JULIE O'HARA!

COCKTAIL NATION 112 ~ JULIE O'HARA!

Koop Kooper is a bit tired this week after hunting through charity stores in the south of Sydney, but it’s also been a week with two cool rumours Koop’s spies have dug up to tell us about. Back again this week are all the usual segments, like the look at the world of swank and Ask Koop. Also back again, a gal Koop played last week who reminds him of a female Chet Baker ~ her name is Julie O’hara and Koop will chat to her, plus take a look at a magnificent album dedicated to Mancini by another Australian canary who he spoke to a few weeks ago by the name of Janet Seidel.

PLAYLIST:

Al Caiola ~ Thunderball
Blue Zombies ~ Call Me
Julie O'Hara ~ I fall in Love to Fast
SSS UnlimitedLa Casa Gialla
Esquivel ~ Flower Girl From Bordeaux
Janet Seidel ~ Days of Wine and Roses
Jackie Gleason ~ But Not for Me
Fiona Thorn ~ C'est Magnifique
Lena Horne ~ I Love To Love
Billy May ~ You're The Top
Cocktail Angst ~ Bates Motel
Xavier Cugat ~ Frenesi
Diana Krall ~ Quiet Nights
Don Tiki ~ Friendly Islands
Pink Martini ~ Temporido
Bob Thompson ~ The Song is you
Arthur Lyman Group ~ Quiet Village

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BEAT TO A PULP #60!

BEAT TO A PULP #60!

HBT BY NIK MORTON

Nik Morton has delivered some strong and very diverse content to BTAP. His “Spend It Now, Pay Later” warned of the futuristic dangers of making deals you're not prepared to deliver on. In the literary “I Celebrate Myself," your skin creeps as you crawl through the trash with our hero in search of a crying voice.

It turns out, third time's a charm for Nik and BTAP. This gifted writer pulls off a shocking little hat-trick with the entertaining HBT.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Writing as Ross Morton, Nik has three westerns published by Robert Hale: Death at Bethesda Falls, Last Chance Saloon and The $300 Man. He is the author of a crime thriller Pain Wears No Mask and two psychic spy Cold War thrillers The Prague Manuscript and The Tehran Transmission and the editor of A Fistful of Legends, 21 stories of the Old West (Express Westerns). Over 80 stories published, including "Spend It Now, Pay Later" and "I Celebrate Myself" in BTAP.

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FANTASY CORNER ~ WIZARD SQUARED!

FANTASY CORNER ~ WIZARD SQUARED!

K. E. MILLS

When the staff of Witches Incorporated receive a visitor from an alternate reality, they are shocked to learn that life in the parallel world next door is anything but a bed of roses ... and it's all because of Gerald Dunwoody.

At a crucial moment in time, their Gerald turned left ... but the alternate reality Gerald turned right. Now the parallel world next door is in the grip of terror, staring down the barrel of a thaumaturgical war -- a war that threatens to spill across the dimensions and plunge every reality into a nightmare.

The only person who can stop a rogue wizard gone mad is another rogue wizard. But what do you do when another rogue wizard can't be found?

WIZARD SQUARED is the conclusion to the Rogue Agent trilogy, from one of fantasy's newest stars.

THE GUILT EDGE!

THE GUILT EDGE!

ROBERT J. RANDISI

BOB RANDISI WRITES TO SAY HIS NEW SHORT STORY COLLECTION, GUILT EDGE IS OUT FROM PERFECT CRIME BOOKS AND AVALABLE ON AMAZON . . .

(There are) Henry Po stories, Truxton Lewis stories, Val O'Farrell stories and a few more, plus an intro from Ed Gorman. Perfect Crime Books is a small press just starting out, and I'm happy to support them with a collection, a novel ( coming soon), and pretty soon a two volume PWA collection of Shamus winning stories.

THE GUILT EDGE

14 hard-boiled stories by "one of the last true pulp writers." BOOKLIST

"He's one of the best." MICHAEL CONNELLY

"A masterful writer." JAMES W. HALL

232 pages
$12.95

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VINTAGE UNDERSTANDING!

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THINGS YOU'D LOVE TO BUY BUT CAN'T ANYMORE!

A TIP OF THE FEDORA TO PULP INTERNATIONAL

PULP FACTORY - 2009 AWARDS BALLOT ANNOUNCED!

PULP FACTORY - 2009 AWARDS BALLOT ANNOUNCED!

During the month of January, the fifty-two members of the Yahoo Pulp Factory group posted nominations for best new pulp fiction and artwork in four categories. The nominations were tallied and from them, those receiving the most nods were placed on the official ballot listed below. Members of the Pulp Factory have until midnight, March 31st to vote. Winners will be announced and awards presented at this year’s Windy City Pulp & Paper convention in Chicago.

The Pulp Factory is an informal group made up of both professional writers and artists and dedicated fans of the pulp genre. These awards were created to help recognize and promote new work, both fiction and art, in this classic American literary field. Ron Fortier is the group’s moderator. The Pulp Factory is not affiliated with any single publishing organization and many of its members have contributed to dozens of well known pulp markets.

“For too long the pulp community has only focused on rewarding old time creators,” Fortier said. “Yet in recent years we’ve seen a huge resurgence in new material by some of the brightest writers and artists working today. But no one was acknowledging their contributions and we thought it was time to remedy that omission.” The group hopes the awards will spur new interest in the genre and inspire other creators to enter the pulp world.

2009 PULP FACTORY AWARDS

BEST PULP NOVEL

SECRET AGENT X – THE SEA WRAITHS By Sean Ellis (Age of Adventure Press
THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU By William Maynard (Black Coat Press)
LOBSTER JOHNSON – THE SATAN FACTORY By Thomas E. Sniegoski (Dark Horse Press)
(Top three vote getters from eight nominations.)

BEST PULP SHORT STORY

HORROR IN CLAY By Adam Lance Garcia – from Green Lama Vol.One. (Airship 27 Prod.)
HEART OF THE CRUCIBLEBy Howard Hopkins – from The Avenger Chronicles (Moonstone Books)
THE ADVENTURE OF THE LOCKED ROOMBy Andrew Salmon – from Sherlock Holmes-Consulting Detective Vol. One. (Airship 27 Prod.)
(Top three vote getters from sixteen nominations.)

BEST PULP COVER

MIKE FYLES - for The Green Lama Vol. One. (Airship 27 Prod.)
CHAD HARDIN - for Jim Anthony Super Detective Vol.One (Airship 27 Prod.)
MARK MADDOX – for Captain Hazzard – Python Men of the Lost City (Airship 27 Prod.)
MARK MADDOX – for Sherlock Holmes – Consulting Detective Vol. One. (Airship 27 Prod.)
(Top four vote getters from sixteen nominations.)

BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Pedro Cruz – for Jim Anthony Super Detective Vol.One. (Airship 27 Prod.)
Rob Davis – for Sherlock Holmes – Consulting Detective Vol.One. (Airship 27 Prod.)
Jay Piscopo – for The Green Lama Vol.One. (Airship 27 Prod.)
(Top three vote getters from eleven nominations.)

FOR THE RECORD

For all four categories combined, a total of fifty-one nominees were offered.

These nominated artists and writers represented eleven different publishing houses.

PHANTOM DOUBLE SHOT #2: KGB NOIR!

PHANTOM DOUBLE SHOT #2: KGB NOIR!

A special Noir mini-series starring The Phantom with tectonic tie-in tales featuring Moonstone Books¹ best and brightest stars! After the events in #1, The Phantom falls into an explosive situation that may cost him his life, and begin the end of the world! The Hammer falls on The Phantom this issue! And in the second feature: Kolchak the Night Stalker tangles with a KGB up close and personal!

Written by Mike Bullock, Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith, art by Fernano Peniche, cover by Dennis Calero.

24 pages, black and white, $2.99.

MOONSTONE BOOKS

THE SPIDER #3!

THE SPIDER #3!

THE STRANGE CASE OF THE SPIDER AND MR. HYDE!

The Spider: the most violent and ruthless crime fighter of all time…A cloaked, fanged, borderline crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard justice with a pair of ‘45’s!

The man-creature, hands about the Spider’s wrists, hoisted him off his feet and slammed him against the stone wall. The beast was powerful, incredibly so, for he suspended the Spider in midair and shook him like a child’s rattle. Then he twisted, and hurled the Spider. Helpless, grasping consciousness by silken webs, Wentworth’s back crashed into the low marble railing running along the balcony. Momentum carried him over the railing and hurtling towards death upon the theater floor twenty feet below…

Story: Howard Hopkins; Art: Cortney Skinner; Cover: Gary Carbon
32 pages, b/w grayscale, $3.25

MOONSTONE BOOKS

MID-ATLANTIC NOSTALGIA CONVENTION!

AGE OF ACES PRESENTS!

AGE OF ACES PRESENTS!

DOWNLOADABLE PDF AIR WAR PULP STORIES!

NEW THIS WEEK FROM AGE OF ACES BOOKS:

MEDALS FOR JOSEPHINE BY OSCAR J. FRIEND
SUMMER 1943 ARMY-NAVY FLYING STORIES

To the brass hats Josephine was just a bomber in an American squadron cooperating with the R.A.F. in the Burma campaign. But to her crew she was a gallant old girl of the air who had been through many hazardous flying hours with her four boyfriends.

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CE,EBRATING 100 YEARS OF 'ADVENTURE!'

FANTASTIC PULPS!

THE CAT'S MEOW!

AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE #88!

AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE #88!

JOIN THE BIG W EVERY FRIDAY EVENING AS HE CONTINUES TO EXPLORE, WITH DRINK IN HAND, THE SPACE-AGE POP HI-FI MUSICAL SOUNDS OF THE 1950’S AND THE 1960’S IN LIVING STEREO!

PLAYLIST:

• All Right, Okay, You Win - Eydie Gormé
• It Ain’t Necessarily So - Barney Kessel
• A Bucket of Tears - Peggy Lee
• Brazil - Enoch Light
• I Love You - Kirby Stone Four
• The “In” Crowd - Floyd Cramer
• Don’t Rain On My Parade - Nancy Wilson
• Happiness Is - Count Basie
• Cheek to Cheek - Carmen McRae
• Help! - Hullabaloo Singers & Orchestra
• Michelle - Wayne Newton
• I Want To Be Your Man - Bob Leaper
• I Wish I Were In Love Again - Ella Fitzgerald
• A Summer Place - Percy Faith
• Together - Sinatra, Crosby & Martin
• Tequila - Marty Cooper Clan
• A Fine Romance - Lean Horne
• A Lover’s Concerto - Mrs. Miller
• Zippity Doo Dah - Henry Mancini
• Cabin In The Sky - Rosemary Clooney

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NEW BRITISH COMIC BLOG ~ CHAMP!

NEW BRITISH COMIC BLOG ~ CHAMP!

A NEW BLOG DEDICATED TO THE BRITISH BOYS COMIC, CHAMP, WHICH RAN DURING THE MID ‘80s AND WAS ONE OF THE LAST TRADITIONAL ADVENTURE WEEKLYS ~ A NICE MIX OF FOOTBALL, MYSTERY, AND SCHOOLBOY ADVENTURE, PLUS A HUMOUR SECTION.

The two major differences between this boys paper & any of its predecessors was the page count only 28 compared to the usual 32 found in more established titles like Victor,Warlord & Spike. Also no sign of any war strips which was quite refreshing. The main focus was the 10 page complete football stories every week following United football clubs climb back to the top . . We are United we are the greatest!

THE BLOG IS JUST GETTING STARTED, BUT TO CHECK IT OUT CLICK HERE

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE!

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE!

ALL ACTION FILM FANS SHOULD READ ROGER EBERT’S REVIEW OF THIS DISAPOINTING EUROPSPY FILM. EBERT ABSOLUTELY NAILS WHAT IS WRONG WITH CURRENT ACTION FILMS . . .

The fight construction is the same with most modern action movies. In past decades, studios went so far as to run fencing classes for swordfights. Stars like Buster Keaton, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Errol Flynn did their own stunts and made sure you could see them doing them. Most of the stunts in classic kung-fu movies, starring such stars as Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, really happen. Sure, they used camera angles, trampolines and wires, but you try it and see how easy it is.

CGI makes that unnecessary. The stunt work is done by computers and the editing process. I fear that classic action sequences would be too slow for today's impatient action fans, who have been schooled on impossibilities. The stunt driving done in such chase landmarks as "The French Connection" and "Bullitt," where you could observe real cars in real space and time, has been replaced by what is essentially animation.

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FORGOTTEN BOOKS ~ BLUE LINE MURDER!

FORGOTTEN BOOKS ~ BLUE LINE MURDER!

JAMES MOFFATT ~ FEATURING JOHNNY CANUCK

I discovered this gem, and I use the term loosely, hidden on my shelves while looking for something else. At the time I originally picked it up I was heavily collecting mysteries with sports backgrounds, and I think the only reason I hung onto it was it is a perfect example of a novel so bad it takes on a value all its own. Novice writers could use this title as encouragement of the if-this-can-get-published-then-I-can-get-published variety.

Private eye Johnny Canuck’s moniker, and the fact the fact he is investigating murder on a hockey team, would have you believing he’s Canadian, hey, but you’d be mistaken . . . Canuck is about as Canadian as the movie Rose Marie with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald.

Johnny Canuck’s hot blood is one quarter Sioux Indian, going back to his grandfather, who had fought with Sitting Bull at the Big Horn. Because he liked the white Canadians, he changed his name to John Canuck – the usual name for a Canadian. His son kept the name, and so did Johnny...a tough resourceful private eye who gets results where others have failed. And there are quite a few gorgeous dames who agree.

Blue Line Murder, the second Canuck novel, our P.I. is hired by professional hockey’s Lakeview Otters to investigate the murder of their star defenseman, Tex "Cowboy" Brandt (obviously, the police were not available). Everything from plot to characterization to dialogue gets overwritten while our heroic P.I. uses his Indian senses to solve the case and bed women.

I'd met dames like her before. They were borderline nymphomaniacs. An attraction triggered a deep-seated craving and they had to keep going until they subjugated the man.

Okay. Sure. I’m glad that’s out in the open now.

There were eight of these hack jobs published by Compact in the mid-sixties. Moffatt was clearly pumping these out, along with many other titles in pseudonymous series – including the Hank Janson tales – as he pursued his wordsmith career.

From the late-sixties until 1980 Moffatt wrote for New English Library under his own name and pseudonyms, including J. J. More, Etienne Aubin, Trudi Maxwell, Leslie McManus, James Taylor, Ray Ferrier, Johnny Douglas, Ron Cunningham and Richard Allen. That said, only the novels Moffatt wrote as Richard Allen have had any lasting impact.

Under the Allen pseudonym, Moffat ground out a series of youthspolitation novels starting with Skinhead in 1970 and ending with Mod Rule in 1980. These fictional chronicles detailed in salacious (often racist) terms the British youth cult scene. They sold very well and have since become quite collectable.

THE JOHNNY CANUCK NOVELS:

Blood Is a Personal Thing (1965)
Blue Line Murder (1965)
The Eighth Veil (1965)
Time for Sleeping (1965)
Course of Villainy (1966)
Curtain of Hate (1966)
Terror-Go-Round (1966)
The Twisted Thread (1966)

HITCHCOCK MAGAZINE!

HITCHCOCK MAGAZINE!

PERHAPS IF THEY HAD USED THESE FRENCH COVERS IN AMERICA, ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S MYSTERY MAGAZINE WOULD HAVE HAD A WIDER CIRCULATION . . . I'M JUST SAYING . . .

ICEBOX RADIO THEATER ~ 3 FUNERALS!

ICEBOX RADIO THEATER ~ 3 FUNERALS!

3 Funerals is poinant drama about lost love and lost hope inside a modern American church. Starring Jeffrey Adams, Aela Mackintosh, Dave and Piran Erwin, with music by the worship team of the International Falls Covenant Church.

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JAZZ MAGAZINE DOWNLOAD!

JAZZ MAGAZINE DOWNLOAD!

DOWNLOAD JAZZ INSIDE NY MAGAZINE’S THE PASSION ISSUE

FEBRUARY 2010

Anthony Braxton Cover Feature - 14 Artists Passionately Express Their Passions

Just in time for Valentine's Day, or perhaps, Valentine's Month, you can download your complimentary copy of The Passion Issue of Eric Nemeyer's Jazz Inside NY Magazine's February issue (80 pages).

Fourteen artists discuss how they discovered their passions and how they nurture and share them with others. Whether you've discovered your passion, or have the hope that discovery of your passion still awaits you – i.e. the irrepressible love for a special someone or something that takes you outside yourself – this diverse group of jazz musicians might help you find yours.

The February 2010 issue of Jazz Inside NY Magazine, features Anthony Braxton - The Wizard Unbound - on the cover in an exclusive interview by Ken Weiss, plus interviews with Claudio Roditi and fifteen others, 24 new CD reviews and much more. While 16 pages of the magazine provide comprehensive events listings for the number one jazz market, New York, the "NY" designation in the title belies the design of the magazine for jazz lovers worldwide.

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BURN NOTICE NEWSLETTER!

BURN NOTICE NEWSLETTER!

TONIGHT:

Michael is caught off guard by a visit from his drug-dealing neighbor Sugar. But to Michael's surprise, Sugar isn't looking for trouble — he needs Michael's help fending off a crew of notorious thieves.

Chris Vance and Spencer Garrett guest star in "Noble Causes", premiering tonight at 10/9C.

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THIS WEEK ON THE BURN NOTICE SITE

COVERT OPS: VEGAS HEIST - Help Nate Westen track down a missing friend in the all-new interactive game Covert Ops: Vegas Heist. Register and you could win weekly prizes, plus a chance at the grand prize: a brand new Hyundai Genesis Coupe! Play this week's mission — Thug Mansion — after tonight's episode!

GHOSTS OF MICHAEL'S PAST - Michael's past is still shrouded in mystery — a mystery that is slowly coming into focus as former associates and former enemies find their way to Miami to say hello. Take this quiz to see how much you know about Michael's life before he was burned.

SEE IT LIKE A SPY - Michael Westen has a knack for improvising gadgets, but how does your own spy savvy compare? We'll name a different gadget, and you'll have to decide which items will get the job done. This week: building a homemade Air Horn.

EPISODE COMMENTARY - Burn Notice creator Matt Nix reveals behind-the-scenes info on each new episode in these special video commentaries! Find out what he had to say about last week's episode, "Friendly Fire".

WATCH-TO-WIN SWEEPSTAKES - Want to win weekly prizes just by watching Burn Notice? Pay close attention during each new episode, then answer our weekly trivia question. You'll automatically be entered to win a prize pack that includes the Season 1 & 2 DVDs, a long-sleeved t-shirt, Burn Notice: The End Game book, and more!

Y/A CORNER ~ THE YOUNGEST TEMPLAR!

Y/A CORNER ~ THE YOUNGEST TEMPLAR!

MICHAEL SPRADLIN

BOOK ONE: KEEPER OF THE GRAIL

Left as a baby at a monastery, Tristan has spent the last 14 years working with the gentle monks and pondering his identity. Facts surrounding his arrival there seem to indicate he is of noble birth. Yet even these suspicions in no way prepare him for what’s in store with the arrival of Sir Thomas and a group of Knights Templar on their way to the Holy Land. In short order, Thomas makes Tristan his squire, Tristan makes an enemy of malevolent Sir Hugh, and the warriors, with Tristan now among their ranks, head to the Saracen stronghold of Acre.

Let the fighting begin! And so it does, with much of the book’s second half taken up with battles, skirmishes, and ambushes.

The deadly action, uncompromising in many of its descriptions, may take center stage, but Spradlin smartly doesn’t neglect story. Tristan is given an immense challenge and responsibility and meets new friends, whose names clever readers will find familiar. The stirring saga ends with a true cliff-hanger, priming fans for the next installment.

BOOK TWO: TRAIL OF FATE

The action and intrigue start right from the first page in this riveting sequel to Keeper of the Grail (Putnam, 2008). Shipwrecked and on his own, Tristan washes up on a beach on his way home from the Crusades. Instead of coming ashore in England, however, he lands in France, where a group of armed warriors take him prisoner. Celia, the leader of this band, appears to be in trouble, and her earnest desire to help her people, coupled with her pretty face, makes Tristan eager to do what he can for her.

Rejoined by his companions Robard Hode and Maryam, a Saracen assassin, he must choose between pursuing his original mission—returning the Holy Grail to Rosalyn Abbey in England—or aiding Celia against corrupt church leaders. In addition, a Templar who wants to claim the Grail for himself is still on Tristan's tail. Covering both action sequences and intrigue with the same brisk pacing, Spradlin gives audiences three appealing and sympathetic heroes to guide them through the strange and dangerous landscape.

The interplay between Robard and Maryam lightens the mood at tense moments, and the growing romance between them puts a brilliant spin on the traditional tales of Robin Hood and Maid Marian. Readers can jump into the series at this point, but the story has neither a beginning nor an ending; this second volume is a serial installment in a much larger tale.

FANTASY CORNER ~ THE THIEF TAKER’S APPRENTICE!

FANTASY CORNER ~ THE THIEF TAKER’S APPRENTICE!

STEPHEN DEAS (AUGUST 2010)

When Berren makes the mistake of stealing a purse from a thief-taker, it should have condemned him to a short and brutal life in the slave-mines. So when the thief-taker offers to train him as an apprentice instead, he can’t believe his luck. The thief-taker has secrets of his own, though, and Berren is soon sucked into a faraway war, filled with mercenary soldiers, necromancers who brew potions that can change your destiny, and a psychotic girl-princess with a penchant for cutting pieces out of her lovers’ souls.

Berren has lived in the city all his life. He has made his way as a thief, paying a little of what he earns to the Fagin like master of their band. But there is a twist to this tale of a thief. One day Berren goes to watch an execution of three thieves. He watches as the thief-taker takes his reward and decides to try and steal the prize. He fails. The young thief is taken. But the thief-taker spots something in Berren. And the boy reminds him of someone as well. Berren becomes his apprentice. And is introduced to a world of shadows, deceit and corruption behind the streets he thought he knew.

Full of richly observed life in a teeming fantasy city, a hectic progression of fights, flights and fancies and charting the fall of a boy into the dark world of political plotting and murder this marks the beginning of a new fantasy series for all lovers of fantasy - from fans of Kristin Cashore to Brent Weeks.

PAPERBACK FANATIC!

PAPERBACK FANATIC!

OUT NOW!

The usual eclectic, wildly entertaining celebration of the beautiful, beautifully ugly and just plain hideous paperbacks from the ’sixties and seventies. Anthology fans will particularly enjoy the overview of Panther’s Weird Tales heavy output, NEL freaks get the notorious Hells Angel poster magazines.

Beyond the Silver Sky- an overview of Ken Bulmer’s work from Ace Doubles to Dray Prescott

The House of Bulmer- Andreas Decker looks at the enduring popularity Ken enjoyed in Germany

Masero Lives! Johnny Mains interviews the classic cover artist

Death Merchant- Andreas Decker gives the inside story on the outrageous men’s adventure series

The Four Gringos- saddles up with blood-thirsty western series Breed, Herne and Crow

Weird Tales at Panther- a much expanded and heavily illustrated 8-page reworking of The Paperback Dungeon checklist

When the Vile Take Over- at last we cover NEL’s Hells Angels poster mags

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Jazz Inside Magazine, Jazz Inside NY

Dear Jazz Fans,

You're invited to download any or all of the 40 or so

MP3 tracks by leading and emerging artists that are

now available FRE.E at the new Jazz Inside Magazine's

Jazz Audio Wall - www.JazzAudioWall.com.

New MP3 tracks for complimentary download, and for your listening enjoyment will be added regularly. Just in case you missed downloading any of the MP3s, each month’s group will be archived for continuing download.

Bookmark the site so that you can revisit regularly to experience the music of our growing roster of artists and label participants.

Choose from a broad array of styles, tempos, repertoire. Just a couple of mouse clicks and you'll be able to download and listen to these tracks at your convenience.

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BUDDIES LOUNG VAULT!

BUDDIES LOUNG VAULT!

NEWS FROM BUDDIES LOUNGE . . .

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE NEW BUDDIES LOUNGE VAULT YET?

EACH WEEK WE WILL REPOST, IN ORDER, EVERY EPISODE OF “AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE” AND “BUDDIES LOUNGE BBQ BASH” FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD!

EVERY MONDAY – “AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE”

EVERY WEDNESDAY – “BUDDIES LOUNGE BBQ BASH”

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THE DEAD SHERIFF!

THE DEAD SHERIFF!

GREAT NEWS FROM PULP NOCTURNE BLOGGER MARK JUSTICE . . .

As the saying goes, there's a new sheriff in town.

A walking dead one.

According to legend, The Dead Sheriff was a lawman forced to watch the murders of his family before he was killed. His need for vengeance would not allow him to rest, and he rose from the grave to avenge himself upon his killers. Now he travels across the west, dispensing justice for those in need and sending the wicked to their graves.

He can never return to the grave until the western frontier is free of evil and tyranny.

The reality, however, is a little different….

So goes the premise of horror writer Mark Justice's new supernatural western tales of The Dead Sheriff, a multi-book series of fiction stories with echoes of the pulp and dime adventure novels of the old west.

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