Author Archives: Jared Sandman

Two things today: One comes from the first World Fantasy Convention (1975) in Providence, Rhode Island.  It’s a clip of Robert Bloch speaking on a writing panel.  Audio interviews with Bloch are rare; in fact, I’ve never heard him speak before.  … Continue reading →

Forbes published an article earlier this week about the continuing struggles at Barnes & Noble.  It goes into detail about why Amazon is spanking B&N in the marketplace, and what can be done to pull them out of a tailspin. In other news, Amazon released … Continue reading →

I stumbled across a great interview about Charles Beaumont.  Beaumont, for those who don’t know, was a fabulous SF writer who died tragically in the ’60s of what today we’d call early onset Alzheimer’s.  The interview is from 1987, to commemorate … Continue reading →

Macmillan has finally reached an agreement with Overdrive, to supply libraries with ebooks.  They’d held out until now, which hadn’t hurt anyone but readers.  I think the terms are smart — 26 lends or 24 months, whichever comes first — in a deal that … Continue reading →

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Barnes & Noble is planning to shutter about one-third of its stores over the next decade.  The Nook e-reader hasn’t been the sales driver the company expected, among several other issues from which … Continue reading →

Over the weekend the Bram Stoker Award preliminary ballot was announced.  If you’re looking for a reading list of great work published over the past year, this is your starting point.  These works aren’t yet nominated, mind you; that doesn’t come … Continue reading →

I hope everyone had a happy, healthy holiday season.  Last year my New Year’s resolution was to post more here on the site, which I accomplished (84 posts in 2012 vs. 68 in 2011).  I shall up the ante again, … Continue reading →

In time for the holidays, I put The Wild Hunt on sale earlier this week.  The e-book is only $ .99, so snag a copy while you can.  Since the book takes place over the yuletide, I’ll run the special price … Continue reading →

While today (Dec. 21, 2012) is not the end of the world, it may as well be for the 156,000 people on earth who will die today.  Just sayin’.  Last year I wrote a movie review for a new classic, … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting interview with Richard Christian Matheson that was conducted last year.  R.C. is Richard Matheson’s son, and a helluva writer in his own right.  He works primarily in television and movies, though he has one novel and couple … Continue reading →