Tag Archives: book review

Quirky Mysteries

Posted on 07/10/2018 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Renowned fictional comic book artist Mike Mason and alternate universe former Vice-President Joe Biden have very little in common. The commonalty is listlessness and set into a life which needs a bit of excitement. That very little exists though and … Continue reading →

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Peculiar Children are the best kind

Posted on 05/22/2015 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

With the film in production and a soon to come cover reveal on the forthcoming third book, I felt I needed to truly finally get my thoughts around Ransom Riggs‘ series from my mind to the page. To explain something … Continue reading →

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The Lies We Tell Ourselves (Little Black Lies review)

Posted on 03/31/2015 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Psychiatry has long be a part of some of my favorite TV shows and sometimes they’ve coincided with murder mysteries. From Private Pr active to more recently Perception, the secrets hidden in the brain that have been studied by the practices … Continue reading →

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100 Ghosts is a lot of Ghosts, The Perfect Amount

Posted on 09/02/2013 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Here is a Twitter conversation I had with Doogie Horner in response to a questions I had about his forthcoming book 100 GHOSTS and working on the review: Doogie Horner: “Writing about ghosts is like dancing about architecture.” –the ghost … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How I Slept My Way to the Middle by Kevin Pollak

Posted on 11/05/2012 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

I probably first took notice of Kevin Pollak when he played one of two brownies in the Ron Howard directed fantasy comedy WILLOW, opposite Rick Overton. I have since stayed a fan and tend to enjoy everyone of his performances. … Continue reading →

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Antoine Wilson’s Panorama City: Book Review

Posted on 08/16/2012 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

When one grows up insulated and with not much world experience, you would assume that the world will both be an oyster and possibly swallow that person whole at the same time. I personally can’t say that is something I’ll … Continue reading →

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Book Expo America 2012 – Day 1

Posted on 06/08/2012 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

My first official day of Book Expo America was to keep it simply, monumental. I got to the Javits Center at 6 AM in preperation for insanity in procuring tickets for day one events, but it wasn’t as big a … Continue reading →

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She Went to Hell and took us with her

Posted on 10/02/2011 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Hello, Chuck Palahniuk, it’s me Reid Harris Cooper. I just wanted to let you know that your newest book is compelling and successfully fills many of the holes it creates along the way, creating interesting characters and a vivid image … Continue reading →

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A Bad Company, A Fun Book

Posted on 06/14/2011 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

The Hart Family is one of the most celebrated and possibly the first (there are timeline arguments to be made)  first families of professional wrestling/sports entertainment.  There have been quite a few books written about and by the Hart family, … Continue reading →

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Made for Each Other – Having a monster for a boyfriend

Posted on 05/23/2011 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

High School romances are a tricky practice. Telling quality stories about Highschool romance are an even trickier practice. They’re set-up to be hokey automatically. Looking at any of the best romantic comedy films movies about people in High School and … Continue reading →

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