By Emmanuel Gutierrez |Features Editor| Alumnus and independent, horror author Martin Lastrapes released "The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Witch," book two of his trilogy, The Vampire and the Hunter, on 4 July, 2015. The novel is a "whimsical vampire horror" set in the Inland Empire where Dracula himself gives Adam and Jesus—the vampire and the hunter—a task to perform and if they fail, Olivia, the woman whose heart they both vie for, will lose her life. The interview for the first entry in the trilogy, "The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Girl", is available here: http://coyotechronicle.net/martin-lastrapes-alumnus-author/ The following is the second interview between Lastrapes and myself … [Read more...] about Fireside Chat with Martin Lastrapes
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James Brown — Professor Profile
By Emmanuel Gutierrez |Features Editor| Critically acclaimed author of "Los Angeles Diaries: A Memoir", screenwriter, and mentor James Brown is a beloved English professor at CSUSB. One day, a student called, gushing over her favorite professor's literary accomplishments, the disheartening details of his youth, the awe-inspiring road of self-betterment he walks today, and the humble, generous man she appreciates every day when she walks into class. Brown's considering retirement soon, and in effort to hopefully persuade him to stay longer so she may enroll in his master's program, she requested an exposé on the man. Suffice to say, the Coyote Chronicle immediately folded at the … [Read more...] about James Brown — Professor Profile
Martin Lastrapes: Alumnus & author
By Emmanuel Gutierrez |Features Editor| Acclaimed author and CSUSB alumnus Martin Lastrapes published his second novel, "The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Girl", topping Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Vampire Horror during its first week on sale. Lastrapes won the Paris Book Festival's grand prize and the Hollywood Book Festival for General Fiction for his first novel “Inside the Outside”. He was runner-up for the New York and San Francisco Book Festivals. Lastrapes earned his Bachelor’s degree in English/Creative Writing and graduated after completing his master’s in Composition in 2006. "The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Girl" is a "whimsical vampire horror," set in the Inland … [Read more...] about Martin Lastrapes: Alumnus & author