What began as a night of drinking and Mystery Science Theater 3000-esque commentary on Stephen King’s The Shining grew into something so much more for New York writer Joe Lovero, who set to work on creating what would become his first musical. Redrum – which is murder spelled backward, of course – […]
Shipwreck Makes the Leap from Stage to the Page in Loose Lips: Fanfiction Parodies of Great (and Terrible) Literature
Loose Lips Editors: Amy Stephenson and Casey A. Childers Release Date: September 27, 2016 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Genre(s): Humor, Parody, Literature, Fanfiction Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon If you haven’t heard of Shipwreck then you are missing out. An erotic fanfiction contest hosted regularly at the Booksmith bookstore in San Francisco, it’s a […]
Book Review: Literary Starbucks Makes the Jump from Tumblr Blog to Book Stands!
Literary Starbucks Author: Jill Poskanzer, Wilson Josephson, Nora Katz Illustrator: Harry Bliss Release Date: August 23, 2016 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Genre(s): Humor, Parody, Classics Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon What happens when your simple little Tumblr blog explodes and garners tens of thousands of followers? If you’re lucky like the folks behind Literary Starbucks, […]
Interview: Scott C. Brings ‘Great Showdowns: The Revenge’ to SDCC 2015
I’ve been a pretty big fan of Scott Campbell for a couple of years now so you can imagine how excited I was to have the opportunity to interview him this year at San Diego Comic-Con. Scott has a very unique and adorable way of reimagining iconic scenes from movies […]
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Returns With The Empire Striketh Back
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back Author: Ian Doescher Series: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars #2 Release Date: March 18, 2014 Publisher: Quirk Books Source: Quirk Books Genre(s): Parody, Science Fiction, Media Tie-In Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon William Shakespeare’s Star Wars was probably my favorite book of 2013. I’m not even exaggerating when […]
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