Nohow On is about nothing. But like Jerry Seinfeld said, “Even nothing is something.” Continue reading Espresso Shots: Nohow On: Company, Ill Seen Ill Said, Worstward Ho, by Samuel Beckett
Body horror collides with a kind of digital mysticism. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Desert Tiles by Mike Corrao
Ranging across the globe and excavating past and present, Colonies of Paradise by Matthias Göritz is a personal journey of self-discovery. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Colonies of Paradise, by Matthias Goritz @nyjb
A series dedicated to literature in translation whether classic or contemporary. Originally published in Czech as Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války (1921 – 1923). Translated from the Czech by Cecil Parrott. Original illustrations by Josef Lada Published by … Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: The Good Soldier Švejk, by Jaroslav Hašek
Pop culture, politics, science fiction, and everyday surrealism combine into tiny literary confections. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Roses are Red, Violets are stealing loose change from my pockets while I sleep, by David S. Atkinson
The Freaks of Mayfair offers pleasant distraction with humane portraits of freaks, faddists, climbers, and fakers. Continue reading Forgotten Classics: The Freaks of Mayfair (1916) by E.F. Benson
Beckett exists in a kind of Irish Modernist Mount Rushmore beside other iconic writers like Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats, and James Joyce. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Samuel Beckett: The Complete Short Prose, 1929 – 1989, edited and with an Introduction and Notes by S. E. Gontarski
“Denver Noir is a fascinating exploration of this sunny city’s dark side.” Continue reading Denver Noir, by Cynthia Swanson @ nyjb
A series dedicated to literature in translation whether classic or contemporary. Originally published in 1945 as Na Drini Ĉuprija Translated from the Serbo-Croat by Lovett F. Edwards A Signet Classic from 1967 Yugoslavian literature, much like the nation forged in … Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: The Bridge on the Drina, by Ivo Adrić
“The Rise and Reign of the Mammals is an important book, full of fascinating mammals and the dramatic history of mammal paleontology.” Continue reading The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, by Steve Brusatte @ nyjb
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