Espresso Shots: Big Bang Generation, by Gary Russell (Doctor Who: The Glamour Chronicles)
Will the Doctor save the universe? Continue reading Espresso Shots: Big Bang Generation, by Gary Russell (Doctor Who: The Glamour Chronicles)
Tag: book reviews
Blog Update: Shelter in Place II plus 2 “lost” reviews!
Have you been washing your hands? Obeying social distancing guidelines? If not, please do so. Let’s combat this pandemic and then we can get on with the rest of our lives. Anyone else really want to go to a bookstore or a mall or a restaurant? The lockdown has given me time to update the blog. I have begun the CCLaP review updates, updating nearly a dozen blog entries, including book reviews and essays. I have also updated all my Joe Bob Briggs website book reviews. These include two “lost” book reviews. I categorize them as “lost” because Joe Bob … Continue reading Blog Update: Shelter in Place II plus 2 “lost” reviews!
Blog Update: Shelter in Place Edition
A short update in these challenging times. The rainy weather and Shelter In Place order have conspired to make staying inside the sane choice. Now that everything is closed (except essential services) and COVID-19 ravages the landscape like the Angel of Death, I have started the process of updating my blog. I have started adding text for my voluminous CCLaP reviews. CCLaP, aka The Chicago Center for Literature and Photography, closed its metaphorical doors a few years ago. At present there are only a handful of CCLaP reviews up. For your reference, I am proceeding from the most recent (2019) … Continue reading Blog Update: Shelter in Place Edition
Wednesday Comics Panel: The Night: A Graphic Novel, by Philippe Druillet
Brief and beautiful, Druillet’s genius shines through in this madcap adventure across post-apocalyptic wastes. Continue reading Wednesday Comics Panel: The Night: A Graphic Novel, by Philippe Druillet
Late June Update / Countdown to CONvergence
I’m on 4 panels at CONvergence 2019! Continue reading Late June Update / Countdown to CONvergence
Pop Culture Week Preview
A preview of Pop Culture Week. Continue reading Pop Culture Week Preview
Translation Tuesdays: Spells by Michel de Ghelderode @ nyjb
“Spells by Michel de Ghelderode offers a collection of stories both beautiful and loathsome. He represents literature that must be wrestled with to fully appreciate. . . . [it] is literature distilled from despair, nostalgia, and sickness.” Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Spells by Michel de Ghelderode @ nyjb
Economic Thought: A Brief History by Heinz D. Kurz @ nyjb
From ancient Greece to the modern globalized economy, Kurz distills the essence of various schools of thought and the personalities who made them. Continue reading Economic Thought: A Brief History by Heinz D. Kurz @ nyjb
RANDOM UPDATE AUGUST 2018
Sorry, it’s been a while. It has been over two months since I’ve posted a review. Prior to this temporary hiatus, my wife and I went to CONvergence in Bloomington, Minnesota. It was a little bittersweet, since it was the … Continue reading RANDOM UPDATE AUGUST 2018
Harry Benson: Persons of Interest, by Harry Benson @ NYJB
The photographs are instantly recognizable, the name is not. Continue reading Harry Benson: Persons of Interest, by Harry Benson @ NYJB
The Driftless Area Review 