Zagreb Noir, by Ivan Srsen @ NYJB
“Zagreb Noir,” edited by Ivan Sršen, is yet another international addition to the long-running Akashic Noir series. Continue reading Zagreb Noir, by Ivan Srsen @ NYJB
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Commonplace Book: Priorities
“She was a Calvinistic Sabbatarian in religion, and in worldly manners she was a devout believer in the high rank of her noble relatives.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Priorities
Commonplace Book: Choice excerpts from “Satanskin,” by James Havoc
Happy Halloween! Enjoy a few choice excerpts from James Havoc’s cult classic, “Satanskin.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Choice excerpts from “Satanskin,” by James Havoc
American Odd: Conspiranoia!: the Mother of All Conspiracy Theories, by Devon Jackson
This week I continue my American Odd essay series with a look at Conspiranoia!: the Mother of All Conspiracy Theories, by Devon Jackson. It’s the essay the UFO nazi Bilderbergers don’t want you to read … or do they? Continue reading American Odd: Conspiranoia!: the Mother of All Conspiracy Theories, by Devon Jackson
“My Wet Hot Drone Summer: New Lovers #4,” by Lex Brown @ NYRB
If “My Wet Hot Drone Summer” by Lex Brown is any indication of the quality Badlands Unlimited brings to the literary erotica market, then they are off to a great start. Continue reading “My Wet Hot Drone Summer: New Lovers #4,” by Lex Brown @ NYRB
CCLaP Fridays: Something Good, Something Bad, Something Dirty, by Brian Alan Ellis
“Something Good, Something Bad, Something Dirty,” by Brian Alan Ellis shines a comedic light on the same desperation and absurdity of the human condition. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Something Good, Something Bad, Something Dirty, by Brian Alan Ellis
Hunting with Eagles: In the Realm of the Mongolian Kazakhs by Palani Mohan @ NYJB
“Hunting with Eagles” by Palani Mohan offers a rare glimpse into a vanishing way of life captured by a photojournalist nomad. Continue reading Hunting with Eagles: In the Realm of the Mongolian Kazakhs by Palani Mohan @ NYJB
The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government, by David Talbot @ NYJB
“The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government” by David Talbot is a book chronicling the collision of two powerful dynasties, the Dulles family and the Kennedy family. Continue reading The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government, by David Talbot @ NYJB
Liberation, Edited and Introduced by Mark Ludwig
“Liberation,” edited and with an introduction by Mark Ludwig, casts a global net to find out what poets think about the concept of freedom. Continue reading Liberation, Edited and Introduced by Mark Ludwig
Horizontal Collaboration: The Erotic World of Paris, 1920–1946, by Mel Gordon @ NYJB
Horizontal Collaboration, by Mel Gordon is “an illuminating linguistic, cartographic, and historical exploration of Parisian lusts.” Continue reading Horizontal Collaboration: The Erotic World of Paris, 1920–1946, by Mel Gordon @ NYJB
The Driftless Area Review 