Bookstore: Last Words of the Executed Forthcoming in Spring 2010, introduction by Studs Terkel. I spent six years on this oral history of capital punishment in the United States. Though not a political book, it asks: If these are the most reviled, outcast members of society—why does it remain a cultural value to record what they say? Time Out Chicago The nice folks at Time Out commissioned me to write the “Chicago Today” chapter. It's the entry with the Obama picture.   The Neil Gaiman Reader Darrell Schweitzer’s critical look at author Neil Gamain’s legacy includes two lengthy interviews, including a never-before-published conversation Neil and I had in 1995. Gaiman’s works include the Hugo Award-winning novel “American Gods” and DC Comics’ acclaimed series “The Sandman.”   John Woo: Interviews The first authoritative oral history of the legendary director, following his years in Hong Kong to his present work in Hollywood. I served as both editor and chief contributor of the collection. The volume is available in both hardcover and paperback editions.   A Friendly Game of Poker Editor Jake Austin asked me to write about my college poker table. He might have regretted it.   100 Bullets: The Counterfifth Detective Brian Azzarello’s hardboiled tribute to Raymond Chandler. He was kind enough to ask me to write the introduction.   Graphic Communications Today I provide film analysis and commentary on for Bill Ryan’s updated edition. I go on about Quentin Tarantino’s direction of the “commode sequence” in “Reservoir Dogs” and quote François Truffaut, who said. “Film lovers are sick people.” And, in a way, I suppose we are.