Eric Harper Presents

08/20/2025

10 years ago, when I was still running a film and video production company, my team and I tested out a new camera and jib arm with the help of the incomparable Courtney Waskin of Ms Waskin and The Radio.

We did a second test with the EZ Jib and Canon C300. This time, in addition to our Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens, we rented a Canon 16-35mm lens from Clev...

08/14/2025

My favorite Halloween read! (Well, possibly tied with Something Wicked This Way Comes.) A NIGHT IN LONESOME OCTOBER is narrated by an animal familiar, S***f the dog, as he works to save the world from supernatural end times, alongside a collection of gothic monsters and Universal characters. In fact, nearly all the main characters are animal familiars (cats, rats, birds, etc). It’s not a brutal book, but full disclosure: it’s possible not every familiar might make it to the end. And wonderfully, the book is divided into 31 chapters corresponding to the days of the month. I read it one chapter a day so the climax occurs in real time on Halloween.

08/07/2025

🧘

Save the Dates!

For the remaining months of 2025, the in-person workshop for Tarot and Journaling for Self-Care at The Dreaming Tree will be the first Sunday of the month at 3:00 pm.

Dates include:

September 7
October 5
November 2
December 7

Themes will be announced as they arrive.

As always, beginners are welcome! And tickets are here: https://calendly.com/jcharper/in-person-tarot-workshop

Getting your ticket in advance helps me plan for seating and snacks. I realize it's not always possible, but I appreciate it if you can. 😀

Need help? Send me your questions.

07/26/2025

Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke (1990), winner of the Edgar award and probably the book I have recommended more to people than any other. Few authors capture loneliness, longing, grief, or guilt like Burke, or wrap it in such melodious prose. Or create characters who struggle so hard, yet so often fail, to do the right thing.

07/22/2025

What Craig said!

I primarily sell used books, so I like it when people bring me used books to resell, with one exception.

Although it doesn't happen very often, I'm always feel a little sad when somebody trades in a Christopher Barzak book because it means that they can't take it off their shelf whenever they want, they can't loan it to a friend and they can't re-read it at their leisure.

You should, and I'm not just saying this because he was on an episode of with me and the incomparable Eric Harper, OWN every one of this Youngstown author's books.

You can start with "Monstrous Alterations". A wild collection of short stories where fairy tales, gothic narratives and classic monster stories are transformed into new wonders.

Available through Bookshop.org
https://bookshop.org/a/85659/9781590217610

07/08/2025

Shop via this link and POP Art Books Culture gets a percent of the sale: https://bookshop.org/shop/popabcstore

Free shipping this week! Maybe it’s time to catch up on those Neighborhood Bookstore podcast reads. 😉

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

05/30/2025

Full disclosure: I haven’t listened to this episode yet. But the Lesson Number Two guys (who also host You're All Doomed: A Friday the 13th Podcast) always put out great movie discussions. SHOOT TO KILL is a sharp, forgotten thriller.  I have a soft spot for it because I first watched it with my mom in the early 90s, and we loved it. Not least because it features a cast made up entirely of 1980s movie villains (making it a guessing game of “who done it”). You should check out the movie *and* their podcast. 

[European version] It’s time for a deadly pursuit!

[U.S. version] It’s time to shoot to kill!

Grab your diamonds and check out our latest episode.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lesson-number-two/id1762078231?i=100071052188

05/30/2025

Bestselling author David Morrell gives a shoutout to Neighborhood Bookstore podcast! Craig and I talked with David about his horror novel CREEPERS in one of our most popular interviews.

David and his author friend Jack Carr David Speaking to the Southwest Writers Group David’s PBS Interview with Journalist Lorene Mills Interview with Rambo Author David Morrell on Captain America: The Chosen! David Morrell Talks Creepers on the Neighborhood Bookstore Podcast David and Jack Carr ta...

04/19/2025

Want to know what’s going on at POP Art Books Culture (owned by my Neighborhood Bookstore podcast co-host, Craig “The Caveman” Duster)? Then get with the newsletter!

It's a good week to sign up for our newsletter!

Just saying...

Click or copy this link to sign up.
https://mailchi.mp/7055701cbe2f/thank-you-for-subscribing-to-pop-art-books-culture

04/08/2025

We’re absolutely thrilled and agog to be included on David Morrell’s website in his video tab. Check out our NEIGHBORHOOD BOOKSTORE podcast interview and other fine productions at the link below:

David and his author friend Jack Carr David Speaking to the Southwest Writers Group David’s PBS Interview with Journalist Lorene Mills Interview with Rambo Author David Morrell on Captain America: The Chosen! David Morrell Talks Creepers on the Neighborhood Bookstore Podcast David and Jack Carr ta...

03/08/2025

David Morrell shared our interview with him about his horror novel CREEPERS. 🤩

On Episode 5 of Neighborhood Bookstore podcast, bestselling author David Morrell (creator of Rambo) discusses his non-supernatural horror novel CREEPERS.In t...

02/27/2025

Podcast planning at POP Art Books Culture!