The Combinations Week is coming!
The Combinations Week is coming! Reviews, analysis, and an interview with Louis Armand. Continue reading The Combinations Week is coming!
Category: comedy
Commonplace Book: Anthony Burgess on book reviewers
Anthony Burgess on book reviewers Continue reading Commonplace Book: Anthony Burgess on book reviewers
Science Fiction Week: Starship Grifters by Robert Kroese
A starship captain who can’t tell the truth. An android who can’t lie. Hilarity ensues. Continue reading Science Fiction Week: Starship Grifters by Robert Kroese
Hitler Saved My Life: WARNING―This Book Makes Jokes About the Third Reich, the Reign of Terror, World War I, Cancer, Millard Fillmore, Chernobyl, and … Nude Photograph of an Unattractive Man. by Jim Riswold @ NYJB
“This isn’t the usual tearjerker cancer story. It is a gleefully offensive cancer story. It is the Blazing Saddles of cancer stories.” Continue reading Hitler Saved My Life: WARNING―This Book Makes Jokes About the Third Reich, the Reign of Terror, World War I, Cancer, Millard Fillmore, Chernobyl, and … Nude Photograph of an Unattractive Man. by Jim Riswold @ NYJB
Commonplace Book: Tom Wolfe on Impeachment and Continuity
Tom Wolfe on impeachment and continuity in government. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Tom Wolfe on Impeachment and Continuity
Translation Tuesdays: Vampire in Love, by Enrique Vila-Matas
“Vampire in Love” represents another innovative voice in Spanish language literature. With this collection, Vila-Matas can join the likes of Roberto Bolaño, Severo Sarduy, and Carlos Fuentes. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Vampire in Love, by Enrique Vila-Matas
CCLaP Fridays: How to Speak Midwestern, by Edward McClelland
The Midwest has many accents, each beautiful in its own way. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: How to Speak Midwestern, by Edward McClelland
Fourscore Phantasmagores, by Rupert Bottenberg
Make sure to bring “Fourscore Phantasmagores” along for Tabletop Day 2017! Continue reading Fourscore Phantasmagores, by Rupert Bottenberg
American Odd: Pack of Lies, by Gilbert Sorrentino
This week I conclude my essay series American Odd by looking at Gilbert Sorrentino’s postmodern masterpiece “Pack of Lies.” Continue reading American Odd: Pack of Lies, by Gilbert Sorrentino
Translation Tuesdays: Super Extra Grande, by YOSS @ NYJB
“Super Extra Grande” by Yoss is “. . . . joyous and raunchy . . . Yoss creates a fascinating and beautiful universe built upon the ideals of cooperation and egalitarianism.” Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Super Extra Grande, by YOSS @ NYJB
The Driftless Area Review 