"You know what? The bastard blows me out of the water. This guy writes Maine like Ardai writes New York. If you're not reading him, you don't know what you're missing." --Chris F. Holm, author of "The Collector" series, The Killing Kind, and Red Right Hand.

"A refreshingly new voice in noir." --Ed Kurtz, author of Nothing You Can Do and The Rib From Which I Remake the World.

"A glorious boilermaker of noir and East Coast gothic. The action is taut as a sprung snare and Bagley tightens the screws with every page." -- Laird Barron, author of Swift to Chase and Blood Standard.




Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Name That Blog Contest

I keep getting free books from publicists and authors who want me to review them here at Bitter Water Blog. That's not what this space is all about, so I'm starting a new blog that will feature reviews of crime/mystery novels and anthologies, author interviews, guest posts and other writerly bullshit. But it needs a name. That's where you people come in. If you have a good idea (hell, even a bad idea's better than what I've come up with so far), post your blog title suggestion in the comments section here. I'll choose the winner (by which I mean the one I think sounds coolest) on November 30.

Now don't worry...I wouldn't ask you to wrack your brain without due compensation. The lucky winner will receive a copy of Sam Millar's latest Karl Kane novel, The Dark Place. If you dig Irish noir, you'll love this guy. If you don't dig Irish noir, there's something wrong with you.

Bitter Water Blog will still be the place to come for all my blatant (if sporadic) self-promotion.

Okay now: start thinkin'.

12 comments:

Paul D Brazill said...

Bag O' Books!

Unknown said...

IT'S IN THE BAG

FROM A DARK PLACE

LAST BLOG ON THE LEFT

Yeah, I like free shit, and Sam's new book looks awesome.

Kieran Shea said...

I'm gonna rip off that cool little used bookshop down in Camden, next to the lobster roll stand...

STONE-SOUP-BLOG

or BOOK-CABBAGE, LETTER-FRIED, or THE DARK CORNER REVIEW.

shit, i must be hungry. plus i can always use another book, amigo.

ewr04976 said...

The Booking Desk
Book 'Em

jedidiah ayres said...

Tuesdays With Noiree

Kieran Shea said...

I'm going again:

The Shot House Review

Patrick Shawn Bagley said...

Sorry about the hold up. The jury of one is still out...

Alan Griffiths said...

Sorry I'm a bit late with these but I could not resist...

Cover to Cover.

Dogeared Crime.

Crime Autopsy.

Off Pat.

The Jury's In.

Alan Griffiths said...

Another one that has just popped into my head:

The Cracked Spine

Brian Lindenmuth said...

Or you can join Nerd, Keith, and myself over at BSC (and other places).

The offer is always open so keep it in mind.

And yes, even Gerald So and Scott Parker (though they write TV reviews) are at BSC.

Patrick Shawn Bagley said...

Brian, I just might take you up on that offer. Thanks.

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