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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 11:36
Hollywood Outbreak reviews Mickey Cohen

Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster, by Tere Tereba, was reviewed on the website Hollywood Outbreak. In the review, Greg Srisavasdi called the book an "absorbing and gritty account of Cohen’s rise from a tough as nails pugilist from East L.A. to a seemingly untouchable gangster."

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 14:45
Literary Treats reviews The Dead Kid Detective Agency

Evan Munday's The Dead Kid Detective Agency was reviewed recently on Literary Treats, a fantastic book blog. In her review Jaclyn wrote, "hilarious, geeky pop culture fun and surprisingly touching, Dead Kid Detective Agency was an absolute joy to read. And any writer who says about Jackie Chan that readers should drop his book and watch Chan’s 'Hong Kong stuff' makes an immediate fan of me. I finished this book on a Sunday afternoon and already look forward to Book 2."

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 13:51
The Weekender reviews Instruction Manual for Swallowing

Adam Marek's short story collection, Instruction Manual for Swallowing, was positively reviewed by The Weekender's Stephanie DeBalko. In her review, DeBalko wrote, "Marek invites the reader into a world of total whimsy, one where the grotesque becomes commonplace and normalcy becomes relative."

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 12:31
Tony Burgess is a finalist for the Trillium Book Award

Congratulations go out to Tony Burgess who has been shortlisted for the 25th Annual Trillium Book Award! Tony is nominated for Idaho Winter, which Brian Bethune of Maclean's Magazine called "one the finest parodies ever penned of the stereotypically didactic young adult (YA) novel," in a review from June, 2011. 

The Trillium shortlist was revelaed yesterday afternoon, and the winners will be announced on June 20, 2012. 

Tony has also authored The Hellmouths of Bewdley, Pontypool Changes Everything, Caesarea, and Fiction for Lovers, which won the ReLit Award. In 2008, acclaimed director Bruce McDonald adapted Pontypool into film and Tony was nominated for a Genie Award, and won a Chlotrudis Award, for best adapted screenplay.

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 11:54