Friday, October 17, 2008

NPR interview: "Charles Ardai: Hard Case Shows a Soft Spot for Pulp"

May 5, 2008: Chris hears an NPR interview with Charles Ardai, the founder of Hard Case Crime. [What's that, you ask? Why, re-read this post to find out: http://thehouseofgordon.blogspot.com/2008/05/hard-case-crime.html]

May 30, 2008: the first shipment of books arrives at the House of Gordon.

October 17, 2008: a repeat of the interview is played this afternoon on NPR's Fresh Air.

The 30-minute interview:
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=90183296&m=95822697

The House of Gordon collection so far:
They're a LOT of fun!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Chris,

I think you should include a routine of Hard Case Crime book reviews in this b(ah)-log space.

Especially any titles that are heavy laden with cheese and overripe with coincidence.

Your recent selection about the elongated bus ride where every stop is an opportunity to kill.

I know you declare that one to be a crisp read and good basic escapist fun, but it seemed really laughable. And not in the on-purpose way.

But don't get me wrong. I love the pulp.

J.