The Driftless Area Review End of Year Report
A roundup of events of the past year and what to look forward to next year. Continue reading The Driftless Area Review End of Year Report
Category: CCLaP
CCLaP Fridays: Papal Bull, by Joe Wenke
This week at CCLaP, I review “Papal Bull,” by Joe Wenke, a humorous take-down of the Holy See’s many flaws and foibles. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Papal Bull, by Joe Wenke
The NSFW Files: The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek
In my latest installment of the NSFW Files, I discuss The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek, a relentless attack on the human species by the controversial Austrian Nobel Laureate. Continue reading The NSFW Files: The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek
CCLaP Fridays: A Giant Cow-tipping by Savages, by John Weir Close
I celebrate Black Friday by reviewing A Giant Cow-tipping by Savages, by John Weir Close, in which Close explores the wild world of mergers and acquisitions in the coke-fueled 80s. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: A Giant Cow-tipping by Savages, by John Weir Close
CCLaP Fridays: Anything That Moves, by Dana Goodyear
This week at CCLaP, I review Anything That Moves: Renegade Chefs, Fearless Eaters, and the Making of a New American Food Culture, by Dana Goodyear, that encompasses everything from anti-FDA crusaders to luxury chefs in Vegas to seekers of illegal whale meat. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Anything That Moves, by Dana Goodyear
The NSFW Files: Ada, or Ardor: a Family Chronicle, by Vladimir Nabokov
This week Karl Wolff continues his essay series, The NSFW Files, with “Ada, or Ardor: a Family Chronicle,” by Vladimir Nabokov, an erotic tale of incest set in an alternate historical timeline. Continue reading The NSFW Files: Ada, or Ardor: a Family Chronicle, by Vladimir Nabokov
CCLaP Fridays: Pervert, by Mr. If
This week at CCLaP Karl Wolff reviews “Pervert,” by Mr. If, a confrontational erotic memoir of sorts that hocks a gobbet of spit at everything proper and polite in the United Kingdom. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Pervert, by Mr. If
CCLaP Fridays: Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin, by Catherine Merridale
This week at CCLaP, I review Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin, by Catherine Merridale, about the history of Moscow’s most iconic structure. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin, by Catherine Merridale
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
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