Kevin Allman
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Job announcement
My postings here have been scarce of late, for a couple of reasons. The main one is this, which was announced this evening:I am very excited to post the following announcement, which will appear in next week’s edition of Gambit...
Review: Tom Piazza's "City of Refuge"
I have a review of Tom Piazza's new novel, City of Refuge, in today's Washington Post.This was a weird review to write for a few reasons. First, Piazza based his characters on some pretty recognizable folks, one of whom I...
The Rocky Mountain News liveblogs a toddler's funeral
Proving that they're on the cutting edge of social media, the Rocky Mountain News sent reporter Berny Morson to liveblog the funeral of a 3-year-old who was killed by an out-of-control car while he stood in line at an ice...
Communication breakdown
I'm back and safe and one of the fortunate few with electricity. Cellphones are still down, though, so the best way to whistle me up for a few days will be by email.In the meantime, I'll still be dispatching at...
Profile
- Hometown:
- New Orleans (now Portland, Oregon)
- About Me:
- I'm a writer, editor, and book critic, relocated from New Orleans to Portland, Oregon.
Tight Shot, my first novel, was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. Its sequel, Hot Shot, was roundly ignored by everyone, but was a far better book. These sought-after volumes are both available for $0.01 on Amazon. Get nominated for the Edgar, fail to figure out how to leverage it, and this can be you, too!
I'm also a member of the National Book Critics Circle, and a good percentage of my reviews are in the crime, mystery, and suspense fields.
Journamalistically speaking, my work has appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Globe & Mail (Canada), The Oregonian, The Times- Picayune (New Orleans), and Willamette Week, as well as in magazines including Details, Vogue, Publishers Weekly, and Portland Monthly. (And one "true confession" letter to Hustler that I did on a dare.)
I'm also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the ex-husband of Marilyn Monroe, and the spokesman for a popular line of coffeemakers. Oh, wait, that's not me.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer, Editor, Critic
- Website:
- http://www.kevinallman.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Not gonna say. I certainly have my preferences, but as a critic, I approach each book on its own terms.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Tube: The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, The Office (UK), Absolutely Fabulous, Fawlty Towers, The Rockford Files, Twin Peaks (season 1), Freaks and Geeks, Strangers With Candy, Wonder Showzen, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, In Living Color.
(Anybody else watching Mad Men on AMC? I'm still not sure where it's going, but it's pretty to look at.)
Screen: Alfred Hitchcock, Pedro Almodóvar, Russ Meyer, Sam Fuller, Mike Leigh, Douglas Sirk, Mike Judge, John Waters.
Enough about you; let's talk about me, me, me
Thanks for checking out this page. Please note I cannot accept ARCs, galleys, or completed copies of your book. I just can't. Wouldn't be ethical. As a member of the National Book Critics Circle, I wouldn't be able to review it if we had any sort of relationship, and God knows I wouldn't be able to face you in the morning. And neither of us wants that.
Then how do I get my ARCs, my galleys, my books for review? That will have to be my secret, I'm afraid. Like the Lord and Paris Hilton's legal team, I work in mysterious ways.
Because of this, I'll add anyone who asks as a Crimespace "friend" (except commercial concerns)...but please don't misconstrue that as an actual friendship.
Let's keep it superficial and electronic, less personal than a cocktail at Bouchercon. That way everything will stay ethical, and the press will continue to have the fine, fine reputation and respect it holds in the American eye.
Now that we have that out of the way, why not check out...
My webpage & blog, filled with fascinating opinions and spicy tales. Because there's just not enough blogs on the Internet.
My LinkedIn profile...where awkward professionals make hamhanded attempts to "network" and exchange virtual business cards. All the joylessness of a fern bar, none of the mojitos.
And while you're here, why not enjoy the virtual jukebox over there in the left column (no, not there...a little bit down...yeah, there). It's the perfect soundtrack for your criminal lifestyle.
Then how do I get my ARCs, my galleys, my books for review? That will have to be my secret, I'm afraid. Like the Lord and Paris Hilton's legal team, I work in mysterious ways.
Because of this, I'll add anyone who asks as a Crimespace "friend" (except commercial concerns)...but please don't misconstrue that as an actual friendship.
Let's keep it superficial and electronic, less personal than a cocktail at Bouchercon. That way everything will stay ethical, and the press will continue to have the fine, fine reputation and respect it holds in the American eye.
Now that we have that out of the way, why not check out...
My webpage & blog, filled with fascinating opinions and spicy tales. Because there's just not enough blogs on the Internet.
My LinkedIn profile...where awkward professionals make hamhanded attempts to "network" and exchange virtual business cards. All the joylessness of a fern bar, none of the mojitos.
And while you're here, why not enjoy the virtual jukebox over there in the left column (no, not there...a little bit down...yeah, there). It's the perfect soundtrack for your criminal lifestyle.
Kevin Allman's Blog
Blog posts are waaay down in the left column...please do take the time to read 'em...
Posted on August 27th, 2007 at 1:06pm —
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Sounds like you've been around the block.
Welcome to my little place here on the space. Please have a free read of my novel, FOUL SHOT, at my site, www.PVT-i.COM, where it's posted. If there's a problem bringing it up, as some are having, just go thru Google, write in PVT-i.COM, then click on the first, upper-most listing, "Dan Coleman's Something to Write About..."
If still a proble, and you're comfortable with it, I can send it over as a Word document with an email address, which won't go anywhere else.
Hope you can enjoy it.
Dan
Congrats on your activities.
Love the Edgar thing.
Promise not to try to hustle you for a review.
Thanks,
Rick Mofina
Badly written fiction would drive me up the wall but badly written academic stuff is just as bad - and no they also don't like you to correct things and make suggestions. The good part is articles are at the most 5-8,000 words long which has to be better than 100's of pages I would think.
Nice "meeting" you!
Cheryl, who writes romances but always with dead bodies thrown in *LOL*
I like the crew cut, though. Makes you look a little older, but still distinguished. ;)
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