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
Tag: book reviews
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!
CCLaP Fridays: Fighting for an American Countryside, by Jennifer Vogel
This week Karl Wolff reviews “Fighting for an American Countryside” by Jennifer Vogel, an in-depth look at the economic, political, and cultural challenges facing rural Minnesota in a world ravaged by the Great Recession. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Fighting for an American Countryside, by Jennifer Vogel
CCLaP: “Sweet Thunder” by Ivan Doig and the upcoming release of “On Being Human,” by Karl Wolff
Last week I reviewed “Sweet Thunder,” by Ivan Doig, about a newspaperman doing battle with a colossal mining company in Butte, Montana and details on my upcoming book of essays, “On Being Human.” Continue reading CCLaP: “Sweet Thunder” by Ivan Doig and the upcoming release of “On Being Human,” by Karl Wolff
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
I Don’t Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t), by Leah Hager Cohen @ NYJB
“I Don’t Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t),” by Leah Hager Cohen is a slim hardcover packs in plenty of information and does so in a way that entertains and enlightens. Like a Science Friday broadcast, one can read this short book during a couple of commutes. Continue reading I Don’t Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t), by Leah Hager Cohen @ NYJB
CCLaP Fridays: In Thunder Forged: Iron Kingdom Chronicles (The Fall of Llael: Book One), by Ari Marmell
This week at CCLaP I review “In Thunder Forged: Iron Kingdom Chronicles (The Fall of Llael: Book One),” by Ari Marmell, an exciting RPG tie-in novel full of intrigue, set-piece battles, and steampunk mecha. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: In Thunder Forged: Iron Kingdom Chronicles (The Fall of Llael: Book One), by Ari Marmell
The Driftless Area Review 