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Murder Slim Press Updates: 2015

Murder Slim Press: Updates Mark SaFranko's Books Robert McGowan's Books UV Ray's Books Seymour Shubin's Books Jeffrey Frye's Books Steve Hussy's Books Tommy Trantino's Books The Savage Kick Issues Richard Watts' Books Return to MurderSlim.com

Hell, we've now been running Murder Slim Press for a decade. Time flies, huh? Here's our history of MSP in 2015.
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DECEMBER 2015
--- Last post of 2015 is a review of the Eddie Bunker movie adaptation STRAIGHT TIME. It would have been Bunker's 82nd Birthday today. See you in 2016 with more reviews and - above all - books.
--- Jeffrey Frye is still in "The Hole" (Solitary Confinement) in prison so getting out blogposts is challenging at the moment. But, as his latest story "Orange Is The New Tan" shows, you can't keep a good bank robber down.

NOVEMBER 2015
--- Sorry for the delay in getting back about submissions for THE SAVAGE KICK. I haven't died yet, I'm just catching up on the backlog. And it'd be great if people actually read the submission guidelines beforehand, or stumped up some cash to buy at least one MSP book.

OCTOBER 2015
--- My interview about Murder Slim Press is now available on Martin Applby's Lit Fiend:
--- The funny-as-hell "Czech Mate" is the latest superb entry in Jeffrey P. Frye's ongoing Bank Robber's Blog.
--- Savage Kick #2 is now sold out. Fittingly, I handed the last copy to Doug Stanhope in the "Bukowski Grill" myself before his O2 Brixton Academy gig.

SEPTEMBER 2015
--- Great new review of u.v. ray's The Migrant... Abbie Foxton has great taste.
--- Check out the excellent Paper & Ink Magazine. The new issue 6 features Steve Hussy, and previous issues feature Mark SaFranko and u.v. ray. All the issues feature a strong range of writing and I love the 80s' punk zine look.
--- Submissions for The Savage Kick will be closed for a month or so after October 1st while I catch up on old email subs. I'm also putting together SK#8 and SK#9, which are now full.

AUGUST 2015
--- Colman Keane selected Mark SaFranko's The Favor as his pick of the month.
--- Jeffrey Frye's latest Bank Robber's Blogpost is
"Our Own Cell," which links the concept of the hell of being around someone to that hell that lives in all of us. Don't worry, some jokes are included too.
--- Carson Mell - who appears in SK#7 - has a new Tarantula episode up on YouTube. I love it and you will too. Give up three minutes to check it out.

JULY 2015
--- Reviews added for a key documentary (Gonzo), a great Hunter S. Thompson adaptation (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) and a Bukowski book (Shakespeare Never Did This) which has some great photos. We spoil you.
--- I've updated my art page with portraits of Hunter S. Thompson, Jim Goad and Jeffrey P. Frye. I'll continue to do more to celebrate great writers' birthdays.
--- Capsula kindly provided the music for the release video for u.v. ray's The Migrant. Enjoy it on YouTube.

JUNE 2015
--- u.v. ray narrowly missed out on winning the Saboteur Award for Best Novella. His Murder Slim Press book The Migrant finished second. There's always next year, folks! Thanks for all the votes and positive comments.
--- Jeffrey P. Frye continues to write his sometimes funny, sometimes dark tales of life behind bars on the Bank Robber's Blog. The Bloggie-nominated posts are the best insight into prison life you can get.
--- You can watch the release video for Steve Hussy's Back on YouTube. It looks pretty but also proves I can swear as much as ever.

MAY 2015
--- Here's the release video for The Savage Kick #7 on YouTube.
--- And our final release this month is... The Savage Kick #7. Three years in the making it looks pretty but packs a violent kick of confessional and crime stories inside its cover.
--- Another MSP release is the acerbic The Migrant by u.v. ray... It's already been nominated for a British Arts Council "Saboteur Award" so get a copy and pop your vote in. It's clearly the best book on the list for "Best Novella."
--- Back by Steve Hussy is our second release. It's a bitterly honest account of teachers, as written by a real-life teacher. As the book confirms, it's not students you need to worry about... it's the people that teach them.
--- Our first release this month is Seymour Shubin's The Captain. It's an Edgar Allen Poe Award-winning crime/confessional novel by the late and great Seymour Shubin. I can't recommend it highly enough... and I say just that in my introduction.

APRIL 2015
--- Four new books coming out next week, folks. They are Seymour Shubin's The Captain, Steve Hussy's Back, u.v. ray's The Migrant and The Savage Kick #7.
--- I'm beavering away on the new Murder Slim Press books. Check for updates on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

MARCH 2015
--- u.v. ray has an all-new review section on his personal website. His first review looks at the post-punk band Capsula and their album "Dead or Alive."
--- Happy Birthday on March 3rd to both Murder Slim stalwarts Richard Watts and your favourite felon and Bank Blogger, Jeffrey P. Frye.
--- I'm uploading about three book/movie reviews each fortnight on this page. This one for Requiem For A Dream should raise a few eyebrows... although I'm predominantly trying to focus on stuff I love.

FEBRUARY 2015
--- Plugging away on the interior art for The Savage Kick #7. To gaze at their beauty (ahem) MSP Facebook page, where I've been showing a few examples of it.
--- Great new entry called on the Bank Robber's Blog called "Chief Executive Robber." If you looking for an insightful analysis of bank policy, who would know more than a convicted bank robber?
--- Still adding reviews to the website. Have a look at the Outsiders section to find out about lesser known classics like The Quiet Earth and Scarecrow, amongst others.

JANUARY 2015
--- The Bank Robber's Blog continues into 2015 with Jeff's excellent and heart-rending views on the "Je Suis Charlie" incident.
--- Steadily updating reviews onto the new website. Why not check out Murder Slim's book reviews first... there's already a couple of classics on them from Bukowski and John Fante, along with a hidden gem called Hangover Square.
--- Here's a brand new interview with Mark SaFranko on Decibel Magazine. Lounge Lizard and Hating Olivia are part of it, and it's a great read.

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