Re: Father Figure (was Re: RARA-AVIS: Positions still open)

From: Brian Thornton (bthorntonwriter@gmail.com)
Date: 13 Aug 2008

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    Well from what I've gathered as a result of an extended back-and-forth discussion of this when he abruptly dropped out of the Bouchercon Noir Panel at the last minute, he made it quite clear that as far as he was concerned, his stuff trascended labels, and certainly wasn't really "genre fiction."

    As for whether he actually has, I suppose it is all in where Barnes and Noble shelves him.;)

    All the Best-

    Brian

    On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 12:33 PM, <DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net> wrote:

    > Brian wrote:
    >
    > "So kudos to James Sallis for being able to "transcend labels.""
    >
    > But has he, really? His books are shelved in the mystery section of
    > bookstores, well, at least those in which you can find his books.
    >
    > Mark
    >
    >
    >

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