With the book release coming on Sept, 26th 2006 and the movie scheduled for
2007, there is quite a bit of interest in the press regarding this long awaited
new novel from Don Winslow.
Here are some of the articles:
Ocean’s 13 Writers Take on Winter
De Niro takes on the Mob
De Niro in The Winter of Frankie Machine
Brian Koppelman and David Levien Writing The Winter of Frankie Machine
On Tuesday, September 26th, Don will be at Mysterious Galaxies in San Diego at 7:00 PM for book signing, meet and greet, and perhaps even a reading. Mysterious Galaxies is a great book store, focusing on Science Fiction, Fantasy and Mystery stories. I’m not sure how long they have been around, but I discovered them back in the early 90’s. If you are in the San Diego area, get on their mailing list, because they have some great authors coming around every month. The staff is great as well. I don’t know how many times I’ve gone in there with a “feeling” and came out with a great book to scratch that itch.
Mysterious Galaxies also has a new page on MySpace for even more information regarding coming events.
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Robert De Niro has picked up the rights to Winter of Frankie machine, and will play the part of Frankie, which is scheduled for film release in 2007. Script writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien have been chosen to bring Don Winslow’s novel to the screen.
The two writers have worked together on several projects, including Rounders, Oceans Thirteen, The Illusionist, Runaway Jury and Knockaround Guys.
The novel Winter of Frankie Machine is due out on Sept 26th. No firm date has been set for the film. Keep checking back, we’ll let you know when it happens.
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Looking for a sneak peak at The Winter of Frankie Machine? Well, here it is. The book is scheduled to be on sale Sept 26th, 2006.
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It’s a lot of work being me.
Is what Frank Machianno thinks when the alarm goes off at 3:45 in the morning. He rolls right out of the rack and feels the cold wooden floor on his feet.
He’s right.
It is a lot of work being him.
Frank pads across the wooden floor, which he personally sanded and varnished, and gets into the shower. It only takes him a minute to shower, which is one reason that he keeps his silver hair cut short.
“So it doesn’t take long to wash it” is what he tells Donna when she complains about it.
It takes him thirty seconds to dry off; then he wraps the towel around his waist—of which there’s a little more these days than he’d like—shaves, and brushes his teeth. His route to the kitchen takes him through his living room, where he picks up a remote, hits a button, and speakers start to blast “Che gelida manina.” One of the nice things about living alone—maybe the only good thing about living alone, Frank thinks—is that you can play opera at 4:00 a.m. and not bother anyone. And the house is solid, with thick walls like they used to build in the old days, so Frank’s early morning arias don’t disturb the neighbors, either.
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The Winter of Frankie Machine is scheduled to be on sale Sept 26, 2006.
Here is a list of Don Winslow’s scheduled events for book signings and readings.
Pages Magazine will also have an interview with Don, done by Jill Marr. This interview is scheduled to print in their September/October issue.
We look forward to seeing you at these events!
Sunday, September 17
2:30 pm — West Hollywood Book Fair,
West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd
Don will participate on a panel titled Bloody Side Roads: Rural Crime
in California to be moderated by Christopher Rice, Other panelists to include
Susan Straight and Deanne Stillman.
Tuesday, September 26
7:00 pm — Mysterious Galaxy, 7051
Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite 302, San Diego, CA 92111. Local Phone: 858.268.4747
The Winter of Frankie Machine — Signing
Thursday, September 28
BOUCHERCON 2006
Power of the Dog is nominated for the Macavity Award, given by Mystery Writers International
Power of the Dog is also nominated for a Barry Award, given by Deadly Pleasures Magazine
Friday, September 29
BOUCHERCON 2006
9:00 a.m.– Three Guys Talking, panel discussion with Kent Krueger, Ken Bruen and Don.
Saturday, September 30
BOUCHERCON 2006
Tuesday, October 3
7:00 pm — M is for Mystery, 86 East
Third Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401. 888-405-8077
Reading and signing
Wednesday, October 4
7:00 p.m. — Barnes
& Noble Marina Pacifica, 6326 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach,
CA 90803.
The Winter of Frankie Machine — Reading and signing
Tuesday, October 10
7:00 p.m.– Poisoned Pen, 4014 N Goldwater
Blvd. Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
The Winter of Frankie Machine — Reading/Talk and booksigning.
Wednesday, October 11
6:30 p.m.– Murder by the Book, 2342
Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005. 713-524-8597
The Winter of Frankie Machine — Talk and booksigning.
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John Harvey, author of the jazz-influenced Charlie Resnick crime novels, put together and edited a collection of short stories from some of the best crime novelists out there today. His theme was the rites of passage, the paths and choices boys face to become men, what men face to become fathers, and what a man has to do to keep being a man. He came up with 17 short stories from authors all over the world, writing about vastly different environments; the plains of Texas, the alleys of London, Hell’s Kitchen NY, Boardwalks, backrooms, poker, and guns.
Don Winslow’s ‘Douggie Doughnuts’ was included in the anthology. I just checked on Amazon and it appears the book may not be available from the publisher any longer, but I’m sure you can find a used copy if you are interested. If you like short story collections, this one is certainly worth the effort of browsing a used books store or two.
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