Samantha Shannon: The Next J.K. Rowling?

I read an article today about Samantha Shannon who will release a novel entitled The Bone Season this year.  She is a literature student at Oxford University and many people say she could be the next billion dollar author, as her book will be one of seven books in a series. She has everything going for

Rogue Literature: Villains as Heroes

Lately I’ve been listening to Johnny Cash songs.  Many of his tunes are about the exploits of criminals like “Folsom Prison Blues”, “Cocaine Blues”, “25 Minutes to Go” and “Hardin Wouldn’t Run”.  Cash had an ability to tell the story of a criminal better than anyone (even though he served absolutely zero time), but his