Myth is bloody business. Bright Air Black is a retelling of parts of Jason and the Argonauts, from the point of view of Medea. It is….poetic…grisly…tragicomic…eerie…chilling at times. And although it allegedly weighs in at 288 pages, I read it …
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Black Sails, Disco Inferno
(I am not making this up) A book premised on a 1970s, disco-laden Noir retelling of the medieval Tristan and Isolde legend. Sign me up. I wanted to like it. Great title, intriguing cover art, interesting premise. A retelling of …
A Conversation with Jim Fusilli, author of CRIME + MUSIC: Twenty Stories of Music-Themed Noir
As I’ve previously written, Books & Music go together so naturally it’s hard to imagine them separately. But that pairing is usually implicit. So it’s a pleasure to stumble on an anthology of Noir short stories grounded in the world …
Dark Star, by Alan Furst — a music playlist
Here at The Hawaii Project, we love music almost as much as we love books. The experience of reading a great book, combined with appropriate music, can be transporting. We’re currently reading Dark Star, by Alan Furst. Think Casablanca in …
So you want to learn about Jazz…
The best way to learn about jazz is to listen to jazz. That said, put some jazz on your playlist WHILE you read some books about jazz. Here’s a link to a classic jazz playlist on Spotify to get you …
Snow Angels, by James Thompson
On the plane down to my parents house for a visit, on the way out of the house I grab a random book for the plane out of my gargantuan TBR pile. It’s Snow Angels, by James Thompson. I honestly …
Anatomy of a Hack – Books, Music & CODEX
Awhile back I randomly found out about CODEX Hackathon, a “literary hackathon” mashing up books and technology, and I knew I had to get involved. I started by registering to attend, but realized pretty quickly I wanted to do more. …
Books & Music: Like Wine & Chocolate
Books and music go together like, well, wine & chocolate. Settling down on the couch with a great book, a glass of wine, and some great music has to be one of life’s guiltiest pleasures. Heck there’s even a quiz …