August 2009

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  • 08.30.09
    J the R Guardian and Boston Globe Reviews Uncategorized | Comments Off
    J the R Guardian review by Hermione Hoby. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/30/john-revelator-peter-murphy-review And a Short Takes review in the Boston Globe. EXTREME spoiler alert. http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/08/30/short_takes_boston_globe/
  • 08.27.09
    The territory and the adventure Uncategorized | Comments Off
    “The thing you play at the beginning is the territory. What follows is the adventure.” – Ornette Coleman
  • 08.25.09
    The gift of the grab Uncategorized | Comments Off
    J the R tagged as 'grabber' by the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/21/RVDV18UMV6.DTL&feed=rss.books
  • 08.25.09
    God bless the mid-west Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Lovely review of J the R from the Plain Dealer at www.cleveland.com. John the Revelator' by Peter Murphy is a compelling coming-of-age story Sunday, August 23, 2009 Paula McLain Peter Murphy's darkly gorgeous debut, "John the Revelator," is an Irish coming-of-age novel. It's also a meditation on why we tell stories. John Devine is the only son of his colorful, chain-smoking, single mother Lily. He's a singular boy, flung into the world on the night of a raging storm. In the opening sentence, he notes, "My mother said the thunder was so loud, she flinched when it struck, strobes of lightning ...
  • 08.24.09
    Five Knuckle Shuffle Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Five questions with the Rev Murphy over at the Chapters blog... http://chaptersbookstoredublin.blogspot.com/2009/08/5-questions-withpeter-murphy.html
  • 08.23.09
    Wexarcana Uncategorized | Comments Off
    J the R reviewed in the Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-bk_johntherevelator_0823gd.ART.State.Edition1.4bab3f9.html
  • 08.23.09
    The Ballad of Rick and Johnny Uncategorized | Comments Off
    David Kamp's Vanity Fair story about the friendship between Rick Rubin and Johnny Cash, first published 2004. http://davidkamp.com/2006/09/american_communion.php Here's short film about the recording of American V: A Hundred Highways. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8oaABiZDsg&feature=related And here's a classic: Anton Corbijn's clip for Delia's Gone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1iKEPzF1Js
  • 08.22.09
    Well Dick, it is what it is… Uncategorized | Comments Off
    J the R review by Richard Eder in the LA Times. Beware of plot spoilers. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-peter-murphy23-2009aug23,0,110539.story
  • 08.18.09
    Once Upon a Time in the West Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Today John the Revelator is published in the US by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Godspeed.
  • 08.18.09
    Thanks and praise… Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Many thanks to the wonderful folks at the Kilkenny Arts and Flatlake Festivals for having us over the weekend. We had a ball. Sound Bloke of the Year award goes to noir maestro Declan Burke for giving us a lift back to Connolly station. Here's a nice wee piece about J the R in the US magazine Paste. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/08/best-of-whats-next-2009-peter-murphy-author.html