Comments on: The Best Writer You Don't Know

The Best Writer You Don't Know

braun_richard — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:03:53 -0800

Have you heard of Will Christopher Baer? He writes twisty, noir fiction. His trilogy of Phineas Poe books (Kiss Me, Judas, Penny Dreadful, and Hell's Half Acre) have just been re-released, and Kiss Me, Judas was optioned for a movie. (more inside)

By: braun_richard

braun_richard — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:05:09 -0800

The link above goes to his Misc. page, where you can find short stories, novel excerpts, some non-fiction. I would have linked to the first chapter of "Sometimes Rachel" but you have to keep going back to the Misc page to click on each chapter.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:09:17 -0800

It's funny, I'd never heard of him but just picked up Hell's Half Acre at the library, and I've been wondering if I'm gonna read it for about a week now. Do you have to read the trilogy in order?

By: braun_richard

braun_richard — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:12:27 -0800

Yeah, I would read them in order, since they involve many of the same characters (and certain things that happen to certain characters that are important later on).

By: dmo

dmo — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:32:01 -0800

Have you heard of metafilter's guidelines for what makes a good post?

By: braun_richard

braun_richard — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:40:18 -0800

most people haven't seen it before Check. there is something interesting about the content on the page Check. and it might warrant discussion from others. Check.

By: dmo

dmo — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:08:25 -0800

Sorry. That wasn't constructive. I just wish you had done something to liven up your post - added a review or two or made comparisons to other authors.

By: jennyjenny

jennyjenny — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:21:52 -0800

I went to school with him! An absolutely fantastic writer, and a hell of a guy.