Dana King
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Author |
| Location | Laurel, Maryland, United States |
| Introduction | A cisgendered, straight, white male in his late sixties who is tired of platitudes ad bullshit from both the right and the left. A political pragmatist who believes people should be left alone to find their happiness so long as it does not adversely affect another, and that free speech is the greatest right one can have. As for the rest, read what’s here and draw your own conclusions. |
| Interests | My family, writing, reading, |
| Favorite movies | Animal House, Apollo 13, Appaloosa, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Big Lebowski, Chicago, The Drop, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Get Shorty, The Godfather, The Hustler, L.A. Confidential, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Open Range, Saving Private Ryan, Sunset Boulevard, Unforgiven, The Usual Suspects. More depending on the day you ask. |
| Favorite music | Classical orchestral music, big band jazz (60s and later), rhythm and blues, classic country |
| Favorite books | Too many to name. Favorite authors include (alphabetically): Stephen Ambrose, Eric Beetner, Lawrence Block, Ken Bruen, Declan Burke, James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Tim Hallinan, James D.F. Hannah, Carl Hiaasen, Declan Hughes, Joe Lansdale, Dennis Lehane, Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain, David McCullouch, John McFetridge, Adrian McKinty, Walter Mosley, Scott Phillips, Richard Price, Johnny Shaw, Charlie Stella, David Swinson, Joe Wambaugh, Donald Westlake/Richard Stark, Don Winslow, Tom Wolfe, Frank Zafiro and pretty much anyone else who writes with grit and wit but maintains enough realism I don’t have to waste reading energy suspending disbelief. (Apologies to those who deserve mention but I had to stop somewhere.) |