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"Redline" airs Feb. 4 on CBS

Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010 at 07:14PM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper in | Comments2 Comments

Update

My first episode of The Mentalist, "Redline," is currently set to air on Feb. 4 on CBS. It's been my whole world for a while, so I do hope you'll check it out. I'll post some promos and whatnot when they show up.

But if you're bored, how about a huge academic journal on the relationship between horror and modern philosophy?

Posted on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 11:53PM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper | Comments1 Comment

Ad Hominem Attack: The Machinima

A fellow named Jorge Campos recently asked me if he could take my short story "Ad Hominem Attack" (which originally appeared in Thug Lit) and turn it into a machinima. I'd hear about machinimas, in which video games or other computer programs are used to create animated movies guerrilla style, but I'd never seen one. The results are pretty cool. You can watch it on Vimeo here, YouTube here or watch the embedded version below.

Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 12:32PM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper | Comments Off

Shill

The Mentalist's second season debuts Sept. 24. Check it out.

 

Posted on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 11:11PM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper in | Comments Off

Trash Culture: More Metal

No news. Writing a lot, hope to have some stuff to announce in the near future. Here's what I'm pumping into my brain while the writing is coming out the other end. Put on some headphones and enjoy some music.

Sleep, "Dragonaut"

High on Fire, "Turk"

Electric Wizard, "Dunwich"

Ahab, "Old Thunder"

Posted on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 12:35AM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper | Comments Off

Coming Up For Air

Working on The Mentalist is taking up all my time ... it's nerve-wracking and a ton of fun, and I'm learning every day from some of the best writers in the business. If all goes according to plan, my first episode should air in February.

I'm also using my newfound paycheck to buy books, books, books.

Currently reading: Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell (fantastic) a book on Alexander the Great, I finally finshed Blood Merridian (worth it). Coming up, I've got the original Tarzan novel coming, and what the hell, I bought Moby Dick after becoming obsessed with Ahab's The Wretched Call of the Sea, which has to be the best funeral doom concept album about whaling.

Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 12:17AM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper | Comments2 Comments

Second Thuglit Anthology out now

         The second Thuglit anthology, Sex, Thugs, and Rock & Roll, is out in stores now. It features my short story "Like Riding a Moped" along with stories from folk like Justin Porter and Jed Ayres. I haven't picked up a copy yet, but it's sure to be the nastiest, bloodiest piece o'print in your local bookstore, so go out and buy a copy or six. Once again, massive thanks to Todd Robinson for including me once more in his thuggish fun.

In other news, I've started my teevee writing gig at The Mentalist, which so far appears to be the best job in the universe. We started at a sprint, so as predicted there's not going to be any new stories from me for a bit, but I've got a few half-done things that I hope to get into working shape when I get a breather. Stay tuned, go buy Thuglit and watch The Mentalist, Tuesday nights on CBS. And call your mother.

Currently reading: Strong Magic by Darwin Ortiz and Let the Right One In by A Huge String of Swedish Letters.

Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 11:19AM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper | Comments Off

Dirtnap Avenue Reviewed

The formidable Jedidiah Ayres, who is named like one of my characters, has posted a review of my unpublished novel Dirtnap Avenue on his blog Hardboiled Wonderland. Jed, who will be sharing the pages of Sex, Thugs and Rock & Roll with me this summer, seemed like the perfect person to review my novel about the criminal roots of St. Louis, catching many of my crime-nerd references:

His first novel, Dirtnap Avenue mines the same rich ground. Harper draws upon the sensationalized and mythologized elements of Missouri’s outlaw tradition and crime history from the James Younger Gang to Tom Egan and up to the Chain of Rocks Bridge murders and so does his protagonist, Jesse Priest, who sees himself as belonging to that tradition as a singular unfolding narrative and is seeking his place in it.

Thanks for the kind words, Jed.

Currently reading: The amazing In the Rogue Blood by John Carlos Blake.

 

Posted on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 06:04PM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper in | Comments2 Comments

Big News: I Got a Job

I'm proud to announce that I'm the new staff writer on The Mentalist (Tuesdays on CBS, yo). I'm going to be working for Bruno Heller, who not only created the show but also created one of the all-time greats, HBO's Rome. I have no idea what's going to happen next in my life, but it should be fun.

The bad news is that all my other stuff is going to grind to a halt, at least for little while. But do stay tuned.

Currently reading: I just finished Dave Cullen's new book Columbine, which is quite good, and True Grit, which is even better. Next up is In the Rogue Blood by James Carlos Blake, or maybe The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell.

Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 08:53PM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper in | Comments Off

Bookless Interview

I've just had an interview published by Bookspot Central as part of their "Bookless" series of short story interviews. Go check it out, and thanks to Brian for selecting me.

In other news, I have a lot of other news that isn't quite news yet, so stay tuned for updates.

Currently reading: True Grit.

Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 02:52PM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper in | Comments Off
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