Ep 25 Book to Movie: Running Man by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
Show Notes The Running Man is a 1982 novel by Richard Bachman (a pseudonym for author Stephen King). The book was the last of four novels King wrote under the Bachman pseudonym before his identity was revealed. These novels were later collected in an omnibus titled The Bachman Books in 1985. The Running Man is set in
Ep 24 Book to Movie: The Coldest City (Atomic Blonde) by Antony Johnston
Show Notes The Coldest City is a 2012 graphic novel by Antony Johnston, with artwork by Sam Hart. It was made into a movie in 2017, starring Charlize Theron. In this episode, Matt Kelland and I discuss the adaption and the differences between the noir style black and white comic vs the full-color, punk style
Ep 20 – J.R.R. Tolkien’s “On Fairy Stories” – Special Guest: Chen Malul
This episode features a discussion with Israeli writer, Chen Malul, of J.R.R. Tolkien’s essay, “On Fairy Stories“. Tolkien originally wrote the essay as a speech he delivered as part of the Andrew Lang lectures for St. Andrews College in Scotland. Later, after the publication of The Lord of the Rings and its massive success, Tolkien
Ep 1 – Introduction to the Show & Ace Doubles
In our first episode, Paperback Show host/producer Ricky Lee Grove introduces the Paperback Show Podcast. He shares the story of his first paperback purchase at the age of 12 years old. At a local used paperback shop, he picked up an Ace Double paperback which contained Philip E. High’s Reality Forbidden and A. Bertram Chandler’s Contraband