{"product_id":"conversations-with-joe-r-lansdale-9781496842299","title":"Conversations with Joe R. Lansdale","description":"Joe R. Lansdale (b. 1951), the award-winning author of such novels as \u003ci\u003eCold in July\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) and \u003ci\u003eThe Bottoms\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), as well as the popular Hap and Leonard series, has been publishing novels since 1981. Lansdale has developed a tremendous cult audience willing to follow him into any genre he chooses to write in, including horror, western, crime, adventure, and fantasy. Within these genres, his stories, novels, and novellas explore friendship, race, and life in East Texas. His distinctive voice is often funny and always unique, as characterized by such works as \u003ci\u003eBubba Ho-Tep \u003c\/i\u003e(1994), a novella that centers on Elvis Presley, his friend who believes himself to be John F. Kennedy, and a soul-sucking ancient mummy. This same novella won a Bram Stoker Award, one of the ten Bram Stoker Awards given to Lansdale thus far in his illustrious career. Wielding a talent that extends beyond the page to the screen, Landsdale has also written episodes for \u003ci\u003eBatman: The Animated Series \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSuperman: The Animated Series\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eConversations with Joe R. Lansdale\u003c\/i\u003e brings together interviews from newspapers, magazines, and podcasts conducted throughout the prolific author's career. The collection includes conversations between Lansdale and other noted peers like Robert McCammon and James Grady; two podcast transcripts that have never before appeared in print; and a brand-new interview, exclusive to the volume. In addition to shedding light on his body of literary work and process as a writer, this collection also shares Lansdale's thoughts on comics, atheism, and martial arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew J. Rausch\u003c\/b\u003e is a film journalist and author of nearly fifty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Cinematic Misadventures of Ed Wood\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Stephen King: Conversations with Authors, Experts and Collaborators\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an online editor at \u003ci\u003eDiabolique \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and writes a recurring column for \u003ci\u003eScreem \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. \u003cb\u003eMark Slade\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eYardbird \u003c\/i\u003eand the Barry London novels. He has written audiodramas for Para-X Radio and Chronosphere Fiction and is one of the founding members of Screaming Eye Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388959920402,"sku":"9781496842299","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a4f6f12-847a-4a4a-927e-138e6c69a8c7.jpg?v=1728913050","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/conversations-with-joe-r-lansdale-9781496842299","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}