Pressed & Bound

We may or may not have had a post recently about the 10th anniversary of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, a novel we discussed on Episode 70. Now here’s some more news to shove down your brainpipe. According to The Hollywood Reporter, none other than Tom Hanks’s (Hanx) production studio will be producing a television series based on the story.

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Neil Gaiman is not a name that is unfamiliar around these parts. Since doing the show we have discussed three of his novels and one film based on one of his novels. Soon, in cities far cooler than where I call home, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the Dr. Who-episode-writing author and maybe even get a signed copy of American Gods at one of the tour stops.

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Episode 87 of Pressed & Bound is online! That tree back there is so fake. In this week’s episode we discuss:

Books:

• The Graveyard Book

Movies:

• A Simple Plan

Right click and download the eighty-seventh episode here:

• MP4 261mb

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This message was posted very recently to Twitter by our very own Andrew:

RT from @neilhimself: For all of you doing NaNoWriMo, or just writing a book: http://bit.ly/jvSNO was the letter of encouragement I wrote.

It turns out that Neil Gaiman at points has doubts on his own work. We’ve finally solved the mystery, he IS human. You’re not the only one who gets stuck writing, don’t worry. A couple of years ago, Gaiman sent this letter to NaNoWriMo as encouragement for would be writers. Here’s an excerpt:

You don’t know why you started your novel, you no longer remember why you imagined that anyone would want to read it, and you’re pretty sure that even if you finish it it won’t have been worth the time or energy and every time you stop long enough to compare it to the thing that you had in your head when you began—a glittering, brilliant, wonderful novel, in which every word spits fire and burns, a book as good or better than the best book you ever read—it falls so painfully short that you’re pretty sure that it would be a mercy simply to delete the whole thing.

Welcome to the club.

Check out the whole thing, it’s worth a read, and definitely helps. I was honestly not feeling too hot about churning out 1,600 words today, but after reading his letter it’s helped to ease the pain a little.

p.s. I’m up to 5,000 words! Have to hit 6,667 tonight.

Episode 77 of Pressed & Bound is online! In this week’s episode we discuss:

Books:

• Coraline

Movies:

• Coraline (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy w/ 3D) [Blu-ray]
• Eastbound & Down: The Complete First Season

Right click and download the seventy-seventh episode here:

• MP4 279mb

Comments or questions? Email us at: pnbfans(at)gmail(dot)com

Or watch online by clicking here!

Episode 70 of Pressed & Bound is online! In this week’s episode we review:

Books:

• American Gods: A Novel

Movies:

• La Femme Nikita [Blu-ray]

Right click and download the seventieth episode here:

• MP4 257mb

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I spent a few days trying to figure out what I wanted to buy with the two free books offered by the Audible deal posted a few days ago. The experience of getting books in the audio format was somewhat strange, I must say.

It was really kind of difficult to find something that I wanted simply because I wasn’t standing somewhere holding it in my hand. Call me old fashioned, but I do like to physically hold and open and flip through a book before buying it, as it will be my compatriot in the hours it and I will spend together. While I don’t think my difficulties with finding something is a fault of Audible at all, I do like the experience and steps one has to go through with buying traditional novels. I like going to the store and wading through isles to find that one novel that looks the best. Buying the same literature online in the fashion that Audible presents feels very sterile and uninteresting.

I did, however, find two novels that I had somewhat on my periphery: Coraline and The Graveyard Book. I’ve been on a Gaiman kick lately. We’ll see how they go. I hope to have some impressions on the show here in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned!

Episode 67 of Pressed & Bound is online! In this week’s episode we review:

Books:

• Stardust

Movies:

• Stardust (Widescreen Edition)
• Pickup on South Street – Criterion Collection

Right click and download the sixty-seventh episode here:

• MP4 293mb

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Happy Oktoberfest, everyone!  I’m drinking hefeweisen on an empty stomach.  Let’s see how it affects my spelling and word choice.  This is Part the Third of the three-part Gaiman-thing! Once again, I am borrowing my girlfriend’s copy of this week’s book.  I have left mine at my parent’s house.  For God’s sake, please don’t tell her. Read more…

Welcome to Part the Second of the three-part Gaiman-tacular! In this riveting installment, we take a look at one of my absolute favorite books, Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman. Read more…