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#CVG2019: A Smeghead’s Guide to Red Dwarf

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 driftlessareareview

You need to attend this Red Dwarf panel or else Mr. Flibble will be very cross. Continue reading #CVG2019: A Smeghead’s Guide to Red Dwarf

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art, austria, book reviews, books, comedy, Drama, fiction, german, history, horror, humor, liberalism, media, modernism, New York Journal of Books, nyjb, politics, pop culture, satire, theater, thomas bernhardLeave a comment

The Last Days of Mankind: A Visual Guide to Karl Kraus’ Great War Epic by Deborah Sengl @ nyjb

May 8, 2019May 25, 2025 driftlessareareview

Deborah Sengl continues the legacy of acid-tongued Austrian artists from Kraus and Kafka to more contemporary voices like Thomas Bernhard and Elfriede Jelinek. Continue reading The Last Days of Mankind: A Visual Guide to Karl Kraus’ Great War Epic by Deborah Sengl @ nyjb

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book reviews, books, comedy, communism, culture, experimental, fiction, history, modernism, politics, pop culture, postmodernism, surrealism, WeekLeave a comment

The Combinations Week is coming!

January 26, 2019January 24, 2019 driftlessareareview

The Combinations Week is coming! Reviews, analysis, and an interview with Louis Armand. Continue reading The Combinations Week is coming!

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Commonplace Book: Anthony Burgess on book reviewers

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 driftlessareareview

Anthony Burgess on book reviewers Continue reading Commonplace Book: Anthony Burgess on book reviewers

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Science Fiction Week: Starship Grifters by Robert Kroese

October 3, 2018September 29, 2018 driftlessareareview

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

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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

November 16, 2017May 31, 2025 driftlessareareview

“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

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Commonplace Book: Tom Wolfe on Impeachment and Continuity

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 driftlessareareview

Tom Wolfe on impeachment and continuity in government. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Tom Wolfe on Impeachment and Continuity

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Translation Tuesdays: Vampire in Love, by Enrique Vila-Matas

May 16, 2017May 15, 2017 driftlessareareview

“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

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CCLaP Fridays: How to Speak Midwestern, by Edward McClelland

May 5, 2017March 28, 2020 driftlessareareview

The Midwest has many accents, each beautiful in its own way. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: How to Speak Midwestern, by Edward McClelland

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Fourscore Phantasmagores, by Rupert Bottenberg

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 driftlessareareview

Make sure to bring “Fourscore Phantasmagores” along for Tabletop Day 2017! Continue reading Fourscore Phantasmagores, by Rupert Bottenberg

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