The Kraus Project, by Jonathan Franzen @ NYRB
Over at the New York Journal of Books, I review Jonathan Franzen’s new translation of Karl Kraus essays called The Kraus Project. Continue reading The Kraus Project, by Jonathan Franzen @ NYRB
Category: books
CCLaP Fridays: Bitter Orange, by Marshall Moore
This week Karl Wolff reviews “Bitter Orange,” by Marshall Moore, about a gay man coming to terms with his superpower to turn invisible. Does that make him a hero or a villain? Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Bitter Orange, by Marshall Moore
A CCLaP Mini-Review and the CCLaP Journal #2
At CCLaP today, I review a mind-bending space opera from Image Comics and CCLaP Journal #2 is available for your reading pleasure. Continue reading A CCLaP Mini-Review and the CCLaP Journal #2
The NSFW Files: The Image, by Jean de Berg
This week in my ongoing essay series, I take a look at The Image, by Jean de Berg, a work of minimalist eroticism. Continue reading The NSFW Files: The Image, by Jean de Berg
CCLaP Fridays: Sloughing Off the Rot, by Lance Carbuncle
Part psychogeography, part hallucination, part body horror, and part vision quest, Sloughing Off the Rot is not for the squeamish, easily disgusted, or overly serious. This is bizarro literature as fine art. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Sloughing Off the Rot, by Lance Carbuncle
Young Mr. Roosevelt, by Stanley Weintraub@NYJB
Stanley Weintraub’s brisk, short, and informative book covers FDR’s years as Undersecretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson, where FDR has to contend with the shadow of his wife’s uncle, former President Teddy Roosevelt. Continue reading Young Mr. Roosevelt, by Stanley Weintraub@NYJB
CCLaP: “On Being Human,” by Karl Wolff, on sale now!
My new book, “On Being Human,” has been published (in both ebook and handmade hardcover versions) by the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography. You should go out and buy a copy right now! Continue reading CCLaP: “On Being Human,” by Karl Wolff, on sale now!
The Ivan G. Goldman Interview
In this interview, I talk with Ivan Goldman about our damaged and corrupt justice system, media scaremongering, and those annoying (and seemingly omnipotent) Koch brothers. Continue reading The Ivan G. Goldman Interview
CCLaP Fridays: The Early Parking Garages of San Francisco, by Mark D. Kessler
This week at CCLaP Karl Wolff reviews, “The Early Parking Garages of San Francisco,” by Mark D. Kessler, an obscure topic that may reward a specialized type of reader. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Early Parking Garages of San Francisco, by Mark D. Kessler
The Megapolitan Flaneur, Part 2: Making and Meaning
In this installment of The Megapolitan Flaneur, I get a crash course in bookbinding from Jason Pettus, founder of CCLaP. Continue reading The Megapolitan Flaneur, Part 2: Making and Meaning
The Driftless Area Review 